#BIRTHDAY: Catherine Ferry from France is 70 today It’s good to have a really good look back in time to those earlier contests. The days of simplicity, when a singer had to actually sing, with fancy-schmancy backdrops and pre-recorded backing vocals. In 1976, we saw our friends in […]
The annual summer spectacular, Allsång på Skansen, is back and the 2023 season premiered on Tuesday. Helping kick-off the season was Loreen. Amongst her various performances, Loreen performed “Tattoo”, which you can watch below: If you missed the premiere episode of Allsång på Skansen 2023, you can watch […]
#BIRTHDAY: Miriam Christine from Malta is 45 today Do you ever wonder how some people from one country end up in another? Or how someone’s parents got together, in order that someone has an unusual dual nationality? A certain Burkinabé-Latvian combination must be one of the most unusual. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maxi Garden from Germany is 49 today Duos come in strange pairings sometimes. We’ve had the lovers, the siblings, the twins, and the people put together as a result of a TV talent show. But then there is another type of duo. This is the parent and […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have announced changes to Melodifestivalen – their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. 30 entries, instead of 28 entries will compete in 2024. There will be five Heats in 2024, instead of four Heats and the Semi Final (Andra Chansen) round […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 75 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
CyBC, the Cypriot national broadcaster, has confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Cyprus have participated at the Contest nine times, however they have not participated since 2018. CyBC have stated that poor results and are financial results are […]
KAN, the Israeli national broadcaster, has confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Israel have participated at the Contest three times, however they have not participated since 2019. KAN have stated that they are currently concentrating on the Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Ball from the UK is 61 today Runner-up day today. There’s been plenty of them through the years. Only one year – to my knowledge – has no runner-up. It’s a good place if you’re a host broadcaster’s entry for many reasons. And back in the […]
Sara Markoska from North Macedonia, has turned 28 years old today. Sara represented North Macedonia, at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Za ljubovta”. Happy Birthday, Sara! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]