Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s April 22nd: Saturday 22nd April 1978 On this day in 1978, the 23rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jaklin Baghdasaryan from Armenia is 28 today We all remember 2024. It was memorable on so many levels. Not all of them completely savoury. But, we still had 37 songs competing for the crystal microphone. And one of them features today. Our friends in Armenia usually generally […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ronnie Tober from the Netherlands is 80 today It’s about time we went vintage again, just to show what today’s performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren’t all classics, but you can guarantee that every song will have at least one fan. Back […]
SRF, the Swiss national broadcaster, have reached the online voting stage, for the Eurovision School Song Contest, which forms part of the PUBLIC PROJECTS they have organised, as part of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. The public can now vote HERE for their favourite entries via an online […]
AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, have commenced the online broadcasts of Junior Songfestival 2025 – their national selection for the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. AVROTROS revealed Junior Songfestival 2025 episode 1, on Friday 4th April, while episode 2 went online on Friday 18th April. Both episodes cover […]
PrePartyES have announced the dates for their 2026 Pre-Party Concerts. Following the 2025 edition of PrePartyES over the weekend, the organisers have revealed that the 2026 edition will be taking place on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th April. At this moment in time, no further details are known. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Željko Joksimović is 53 today There are great songs, and there are great songs. Others may not think so, but I think this is one of the greatest. Cast your mind back to 2004. We didn’t have just one show in the host city – we had […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s April 19th: Saturday 19th April 1980 On this day in 1980, the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
Ilya Volkov from Belarus, has turned 23 years old today. Ilya represented Belarus, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Poy so mnoy”. Happy Birthday, Ilya! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rolf Løvland from Norway is 70 today The phrase Mr Eurovision is bandied around quite easily sometime. Some countries have one contender. Others have several. It’s a great discussion point the next time you’re with like-minded fans. Over in Norway, there are a number of possible Mr […]