#BIRTHDAY: Ruslana from Ukraine is 49 today With certain countries in the news for certain reasons, it’s probably important to remember their countrymen and women have birthdays too. And a winner definitely needs celebrating. So a winner from a country in the news, with a birthday, needs a […]
The 66th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) from Turin, Italy reached 161 million people over the 3 live shows in 34 measured markets. The viewing share for the Grand Final on Saturday 14 May was up three percentage points on 2021 at 43.3%. Host country Italy delivered their biggest […]
#BIRTHDAY: Malene from Denmark is 40 today It a sad truth that for [almost] every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners. And out of all those non-winners, there’s always a last place. As past performance is no guide […]
During the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Sam Ryder secured the United Kingdom a record sixteenth second placing. The last time the United Kingdom reached this position was in 1998, one year after their last victory. Today we conclude our look back at the second placings. 1992 Micheal Ball […]
So, after all the build up, all the excitement, the dust has settled on Eurovision 2022 and we now have to wait to see, not only which city we will be travelling to next year , but also there is a possibility that we may even have to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ari Ólafsson from Iceland is 24 today There are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There’s nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the semi-final stage. It’s not the fault of the singer, or the song. It’s just, well, stuff. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Juliana Pasha from Albania is 42 today We all want to see a new country win, don’t we? Whether it’s to experience a new take on our favourite TV show, or to try the local cuisine, or practice a different way of asking for a beer. That’s […]
This afternoon, the European Broadcasting Union released a statement surrounding the voting irregularities of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania & San Marino. The statement can be seen below: “This year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) was an enormous success in bringing hundreds of millions of people across the world […]
#BIRTHDAY: Merethe Trøan from Norway is 52 today Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as we know […]
Next month, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’ will be held on Saturday 4th June. This morning, the BBC announced that Sam Ryder has joined the line-up of performers. Sam Ryder will join Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, […]
KiKa, the German national broadcaster, have confirmed their participation at the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Yerevan, Armenia. It is currently unknown how the German representative will be chosen. In 2020, their debut year, an internal selection was used. However last year, a national selection was used, […]
#ESC2022: Interview with BBC’s Richie Anderson Eurovision Ireland caught up with Eurovision fan Richie Anderson. He tells us about life at BBC Radio 2, his Eurovision memories and, of course, his favourite cake. Did you enjoy the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest? Did the right songs do well? Tell […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laura Voutilainen from Finland is 47 today Finland. The the country famed for lakes, rally drivers and beautifully unfathomable words. And a Eurovision tradition going back over 60 years. One win to show for it, even though they may have warranted much more. In 2002, today’s birthday […]
At the weekend, the Official Chart company revealed that Sam Ryder had entered the top 10, ahead of the midweek chart reveal. Today, Sam Ryder is currently sitting at number 2 and only 1,880 chart sales behind Harry Styles – who has topped the chart for the last […]
Kalush Orchestra, winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, have revealed that they are auctioning off their winners trophy. The proceeds from the auction will go towards to a charities supporting Ukraine and their armed forces. Oleh Psiuk of Kalush Orchestra, had the following to say: “We plan […]
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