France Télévisions, the French national broadcaster, have confirmed participation at the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. France Télévisions have yet to decide how they will select their entry. France have taken part in nine editions of the Contest and hosted it in 2022, in Montpellier. France are […]
Mariam Mamadashvili from Georgia, has turned 18 years old today. Mariam represented Georgia, at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “Mzeo”. Happy Birthday, Mariam! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
S4C, the Welsh national broadcaster, have announced details for Cân i Gymru 2024 (A song for Wales) – their national selection for the Pan Celtic Song Contest 2024. Cân i Gymru 2024 will take place on Friday 1st March, from the Swansea Arena. The show will be hosted […]
Ireland have announced the date for the Pan Celtic National Song Contest (Comórtas Amhrán Náisiúnta 2024) – their national selection for the Pan Celtic Song Contest 2024. The Pan Celtic National Song Contest will take place on Saturday 27th January, from Carlow. Song submissions (which must be in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anni-Frid Lyngstad is 78 today Just once in a while, I’ll pick a birthday for a member of a group. And I’ve gone obscure. Possibly. Let’s see if her group’s song rings any bells at all. I understand it did OK in the 1970s. I jest of […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster and the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed slogan news for all future Eurovision Song Contests. The legacy of Liverpool’s good vibes lives on – with United By Music set to resonate from Merseyside to Malmö and well beyond. The slogan was created by the BBC […]
#BIRTHDAY: Edyta Górniak from Poland is 51 today Do you ever think that some broadcasters enter a song in our favourite TV show but don’t actually want to win? It might be due to budgetary constraints, or just no venue big enough. Or it could be because the […]
LRT, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, have announced broadcast plans for the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. LRT will be broadcasting the Contest for the first time since they last participated in 2011. LRT will be broadcasting the Contest live on LRT 1 with Ramūnas Zilnys as […]
#BIRTHDAY: Benny Borg from Norway is 78 today Back in the 1970s, it was almost the same countries that turned up every year. There was none of this semi-final tomfoolery. And as for the concept of countries further east taking part. Well, that would just be madness. Obviously […]
Last night, the BBC, the British national broadcaster, broadcast live week eight of the 2023 season of Strictly Come Dancing. For week eight, Layton Williams danced an Argentine Tango. Layton danced the Argentine Tango to the winning 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry, “Tattoo”. Layton scored 39 points with […]