#BIRTHDAY: Gisela from Andorra is 44 today Happy New Year! And may your dreams for 2023 all come true. Whether it’s trying your first lobster thermidore, taking that trip to Funchal, or that [insert country here] wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool on 13 May. But you’re […]
#BIRTHDAY: Siw Malmkvist is 86 today We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she’s been doing her thing for 60 years. I’m talking about today’s birthday girl Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist. Swedish by […]
#BIRTHDAY: Barbara Berta from Switzerland is 59 today Contests come and go, and sometimes songs that you took an interest in seem to pass out of memory, even though they may have popular at the time. Back in 1997 – yes, there were contests in the 20th Century, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kaliopi from North Macedonia is 56 today We often talk about those that take part in our favourite TV show over and over again. And also we talk about those trailblazers. Well, today we have someone who fulfils both criteria. Back in 1996, you’ll know that there […]
#BIRTHDAY: Javine from the UK is 41 today It’s that odd time when we’ve all got over Christmas (unless you’re orthodox) and we’re waiting for that end digit to tick over to a ‘3’. Has it been a good year for you? One country who had a very […]
#BIRTHDAY: Boris Novković from Croatia is 55 today If you’re not confident on stage by yourself, what do you do? Well, you get some pals up there with you. You know they’ll be on your side, and if things don’t go well, you can lay the blame on them. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maarja-Liis from Estonia is 42 today If you’re anything like me, you’ll be starting your festivities very shortly. Or it could be tomorrow. Or it could be early next month. Whenever it is, have fun and make the most of it. But enough of a good preach, […]
#CHRISTMAS2022: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 24 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Beth from Spain is 41 today Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our friends in Spain have – almost without exception – always had their national language in their […]
#CHRISTMAS2022: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 23 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Andreas from Cyprus is 35 today Here’s a pleasant little song to ease you into what may be an extra long weekend of eating, drinking, laughter, stress and disappointment. I joke about some of those things of course. It’s a fun time of year, unless you don’t […]
#CHRISTMAS2022: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 22 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Karmen Stavec from Slovenia is 49 today Do you wonder why some songs change the language they’re sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the worry that a language might not sound right to a wider audience. It can sometimes work, […]
#CHRISTMAS2022: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 21 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy is 75 today Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there’s a school of thought that thinks RAI could win any time they want to. They have had […]