I reached out to the Eurovision Ireland team to discover three key highlights of their 2022. Third up is Bogdan! Eurovision Song Contest 2022 For me, one of the highlights of Eurovision 2022 was the amazing crowd reaction in PalaOlimpico. Their cheers for Chanel, WRS, Zdob si Zdub […]
I reached out to the Eurovision Ireland team to discover three key highlights of their 2022. Second up is Sarah! Eurovision Song Contest 2022 What stood out for me in Turin was Diadato’s stunning performance of “Fai Rumore” in one of the semi finals interval acts . So […]
I reached out to the Eurovision Ireland team to discover three key highlights of their 2022. First up is James! Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Any Eurovision has plenty of highlights and 2022 was no exception! Turin put on a spectacular show and although some “fans” complained about the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chris Kempers from Germany is 58 today Did I hear you ask for a duet? Did I? Did I? well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Miki from Spain is 26 today We mentioned that some countries have gone from mediocre participants to challengers to a victory. There are of course countries that have gone the other way. They try and try, but their broadcaster relies on past glories. It could be argued […]
#BIRTHDAY: DJ BoBo from Switzerland is 55 today If you’re a fan of the history of our favourite TV show, you’ll first know that there were contests before 2000. You’ll also know who won when. Take 1956 for example, when the late great Ms Lys Assia won. She […]
#BIRTHDAY: Patricia Kraus from Spain is 59 today Do you wonder why some songs don’t do better? Perhaps, for example, it could be severe make-up. Or a mischievous green shawl that is eventually cast aside. Or backing guitarists trying to get in on the act. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amaia from Spain is 24 today As you’ll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You’ll relish the black & white of some, but equally you’ll enjoy the “4K HD-ness” of the more recent contests. As it happens, today we go all […]
#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 […]