As we all know by now, the EBU released a statement on Friday that the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will not be held in Ukraine. The decision comes after on-going discussions with UA:PBC following the victory of Kalush Orchestra in Turin a few weeks ago, as well as […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glennis Grace from the Netherlands is 44 today Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I’ve said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Recently we had a win by our friends in the Netherlands. Over the years, the Dutch […]
#BIRTHDAY: Oto Nemsadze from Georgia is 33 today Do you ever spot when countries appear to put in songs they like, rather than ones they think can win our favourite TV show? You have to admire them for staying true to themselves. In Tel Aviv, Georgia sent today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: RiskyKidd from Greece is 28 today Have you noticed an increase in collaborations? No? Well, maybe not necessarily in Eurovision circles, but definitely in the wider world of music. But what happens in music eventually permeates to Eurovision. And in 2014 Greece entered a collaboration between Freaky […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anabel Conde from Spain is 47 today Second, eh? Is there a more annoying position? Well, maybe not if you’re the host broadcaster. But if you’ve travelled half-way across Europe with high hopes, then finishing second and finishing sixteenth are about the same thing. In 1995 when […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nevena Božović from Serbia is 28 today It’s good to celebrate people in Eurovision circles that blaze a trail. Those that do achieve a first. Like Milly Scott for example. Or even Lys Assia. Today it’s birthday girl Невена Божовић/Nevena Božović (now Ивановић/Ivanović). Why, you may ask, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kasia Kowalska from Poland is 49 today Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For me, for years, it was Portugal. Then we had 2017… These days it would have to be somewhere like Malta. Or Georgia. Or maybe Poland. It’s a […]
Yesterday, Sam Ryder took to the stage at Wembley. Sam was part of Capital FM’s Summertime Ball line-up and performed in front of an audience of 80,000 people. You can watch his performance of Space Man below: Let us know what you think about the United Kingdom at […]
2022 Estonian Eurovision Song Contest Finalist, Stefan, has released a brand new single – “Miraaž”. The official video is to follow, but you can listen to “Miraaž” below: Let us know what you think about Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below or […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ivo Linna from Estonia is 73 today Hooray! A legend’s birthday! Well, we think he is anyway. It’s from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what it could via the gift of song. It’s a very important thing in that nation. Today’s […]