#ESC2026: The Turquoise Carpet The Turquoise Carpet event and Opening Ceremony has taken place in Vienna, and Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to talk to some of the stars. Performers in the First Semi-Final Performers in the Second Semi-Final Performers in the Grand Final Author: John Stanton Source: […]
#BIRTHDAY: 10 May – Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 74 It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country […]
So we’ve reached the final hurdle of a marathon week of rehearsals in Vienna.Today saw the final rehearsals of the week for the remaining five countries from Semi Final 2 and the Big 4 plus Austria . We hopefully by the end of today will get some first […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 May – Sanja Doležal is 63 You sometimes get an inkling when a country is on a road to a victory. They assemble suitable songwriters, find a popular groove, and then achieve success a few years later. That fate befell a country you won’t find on […]
Hello again dear Readers and fans ! Yes I know it’s a day late but yours truly needed some time off yesterday . However, better late than not at all, so without further ado, here’s a review of yesterday’s rehearsals . with the first ten songs from Semi […]
Yesterday the Big 4 , France, Germany , UK and Italy plus the hosts Austria , took to the stage for the very first time . As we promised yesterday, here’s pictures of their first rehearsals . Italy Sal da Vinci “Per sempre si “ The staging depicts […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 May – Ivan Mikulić from Croatia is 58 With the 2026 contest getting ever closer, some will examine whether we can get a first-time winner. Could there be one, or could another country achieve its eighth win. One country yet to win is Croatia. Yes, we […]
Welcome back dear readers and fans! Today we have Day 6 of the rehearsals in Vienna , with remaining Semi Final 1 countries having their second rehearsals and the Big 4 plus hosts, Austria , having their first rehearsals . As with the rehearsal yesterday, we will get […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 May – Elisa from Portugal is 27 The year 2020 seems a long time ago now. It was the year some thought the world had ended, because their favourite TV show went on hiatus. There were, of course, far more serious things going on. But we’re […]
After several weeks since the National Final season ended , the big fortnight is here and it’s time to get on with the serious business of Eurovision 2026, taking place, as we all know by now , in Vienna, Austria . While some of us are already out […]
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