#BIRTHDAY: John Lundvik from Sweden is 40 today Do you ever see a song in our favourite TV show and think it’s definitely definitely going to do well? You’re so sure you’ll put money on it winning? That particular song might be from, say, Sweden, so you’re on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 64 today What was the best contest of all time? Yes, it was 1985. It’s been scientifically proven*. So any act that took part in that contest in Göteborg should be very proud of themselves. After all, when Lys Assia is the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tina Karol from Ukraine is 38 today Who doesn’t love a good thigh-slapper of a song. It’s more than just plain old Schlager. A good old banger that will fill a dance floor, even if the lyric isn’t the most profound in the world. A thigh-slapper with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bjørn Tidmand from Denmark is 83 today Do you want a home entry? Do you? Of course you do. The home entrants are an even more select bunch than the winners, so we should celebrate them. After all, they get the chance to travel from their home […]
#BIRTHDAY: Barbara Dex from Belgium is 49 today You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show nearly 30 years ago. It really makes you feel old. I was bumbling along nicely until I noticed today’s song and its […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 53 today We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#IRELAND: Interview with Leila Jane Eurovision Ireland caught up with 2023 hopeful Leila Jane. She has made the Irish National final, taking place on 3 February 2023 on RTÉ1. She told us about multi-national songwriting, the person she’d like to duet with and, of course, her favourite cake. […]
#OBITUARY: Richard Oesterreicher from Austria Austrian conductor and jazz musician Richard Osterreicher has died aged 90. Between 1978 and 1991, he fulfilled the role of conductor a total of 12 times, making him one of the most recognised Eurovision personalities in that time. Outside of Eurovision appearances, he […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 57 today Now we know a certain country with a blue and yellow flag has excelled in our favourite TV show. You may even think they could win this coming year. And no, I’m not talking about Palau. The truth is that […]
Brooke Scullion has revealed that she will be performing at this year’s OGAE Australia’s (ESCFAN) Preview Parties ahead of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. Brooke represented Ireland at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, in Turin. Brooke will be performing in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. […]