#BIRTHDAY: Blanco from Italy is 20 today Do you remember the contest in Turin like it was yesterday? The warm weather, the noteworthy stage, the act from 2020 stealing the show. It was good to be back to nearer normality. And, of course, we get the chatter about […]
#BIRTHDAY: Véronique Müller from Switzerland is 75 today Never forget your heritage. Yes, we know there are people out there who may think the Eurovision Song Contest only started in 2012. But it has a rich history going back nearly 70 years. In the early 1970s there was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Claudette Pace from Malta is 55 today We’re already over 20 contests into the 21st Century. Where has the time gone? It only seems like yesterday since we were at Globen for the first time, when it was a shiny building with a large ornamental lake instead […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jimmie Wilson is 42 today Who doesn’t love a duo? After all, with two singers for the price of one, you’re bound to connect with at least 50% of the singers trying to sell you a song. Our friends in San Marino have tried a few different […]
With the Final of Selectia Nationala 2023 fast approaching on the 11th of February 2023, Eurovision Ireland had the pleasure to catch up with the lovely Andrada Popa, one of the contenders to fly the Romanian flag on the main stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sopho from Georgia is 38 today Did you ever wonder what songwriters are thinking of when they come up with titles? Do they go for something long – like Barry White – or something brief, to the point, and easy to search for on Google*. Shorter song […]
Brooke Scullion has been participating on the 2023 season of Dancing with the Stars Ireland – the Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing. This week, Brooke danced a Samba to SloMo – the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest Spanish entry, performed by Chanel. Brooke scored a respectable 26 out […]
#BIRTHDAY: Trijntje Oosterhuis from the Netherlands is 50 today Four years too early? Well, It’s not often someone is four years too early outside of an Olympic setting. But as we’re heading to Rotterdam’s fair city in the spring, it’s good to celebrate what the Dutch have done […]
#BIRTHDAY: José Cid from Portugal is 81 today I mention from time to time that we love someone who tries. Even though they’ll never be the continent’s favourite. Often through no fault of their own. Actually, today’s birthday boy did really well for his native Portugal, and his […]
#IRELAND: And the winner is… The people of Ireland has decided who will carry their hopes in Liverpool in May. After a combination of international jury, Irish jury and public voting, that lucky winner is… WILD YOUTH!!! They will perform in the first half of the first semi-final […]