#BIRTHDAY: Chiara from Malta is 48 today Do you remember the 1990s? It was a fine decade when our favourite TV show moved in the general direction of getting bigger and bigger. A certain country returned in that decade, after a 16 year absence. Can you guess which […]
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2025 have opened the song submissions for both the International and Folklore Contests. Song submissions can be made online HERE. Submissions close on Friday 1st November. The Song Festival will take place between Sunday 23rd February and Friday 28th February. Six songs […]
Eurovision Ireland’s countdown to the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Madrid, continues today. This year, our countdown will look at the top Acts to ‘Bloom’ for the Participating Countries past and present, while we will also look at the top five Acts to ‘Bloom’ from all the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Brinck from Denmark is 50 today Does a well-known songwriter help to get a song votes? Eurovision is a songwriter’s competition after all, and a singer’s performance can make or break a song. Back in 2009, our friends in Denmark talked Ronan Keating into co-writing a song […]
Omroep Flevoland, the Dutch regional broadcaster, have chosen their representative for Regio Songfestival 2024. Omroep Flevoland have selected Sanne-Maaike Oudshoorn to represent Flevoland at the Regio Songfestival 2024. Sanne-Maaike Oudshoorn will represent the Dutch province with “Ik wil anders” – with parts of the song available to listen […]
Suns Europe is a song contest that celebrates minority languages across Europe and they have now released tickets for the 2024 Contest. Tickets for SUNS Europe 2024 cost €11.50 and are available to purchase from HERE. As with all the previous editions, the 2024 Contest will be held […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have confirmed further details for Eurosong 2025 – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. Following the CONFIRMATION of participation, Michael Kealy had the following to say: “Our 2024 entry Bambie Thug bewitched audiences and came sixth at the […]
Eurovision Ireland’s countdown to the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Madrid, continues today. This year, our countdown will look at the top Acts to ‘Bloom’ for the Participating Countries past and present, while we will also look at the top five Acts to ‘Bloom’ from all the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Patrick Fiori from France is 55 today It’s always nice to hear a song that’s not English. But even more special when we hear a proper minority language. Our friends in France have gone down that road in the past with, among others, Breton and Antillean Creole. […]
TG4, the Irish national broadcaster, have started the competitive stage of Junior Eurovision Éire – their national selection for the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Madrid. Tonight the ten finalists all took to the stage, fighting for just eight places. Tonight’s judges were Niamh Ní Chróinín, the […]