Kalush Orchestra has raised $900,000 for their trophy – as we’ve explained HERE. Thanks to ‘Whitebit’, the much needed funds have been raised for the military. .Kalush Orchestra, had the following to say via Facebook: “Friends, you are incredible! We are grateful to each and every one of […]
This week, the formal suspension of all Russian EBU member broadcasters took place. Earlier this year, the Russian member broadcasters claimed to have withdrawn from the EBU, however there was never anything formal – hence the suspension. Eric Campbell, Secretary of EBU Governing Bodies, had the following to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eyþór Ingi from Iceland is 33 today Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks their age or not. Many performers try to look younger than they are. Some succeed. Some […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tooji from Norway is 35 today It’s an achievement these days to make the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. For those 20 acts, they’ve had to arrive in a host city extra early, rehearse and rehearse, and then aim to beat other worthy songs. So […]
#BIRTHDAY: Emma Marrone from Italy is 38 today Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Seven top 10 finishes in their last nine attempts, including two runner-up spots. Which other of the Big Five can boast that record? Of course, for […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ruslana from Ukraine is 49 today With certain countries in the news for certain reasons, it’s probably important to remember their countrymen and women have birthdays too. And a winner definitely needs celebrating. So a winner from a country in the news, with a birthday, needs a […]
The 66th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) from Turin, Italy reached 161 million people over the 3 live shows in 34 measured markets. The viewing share for the Grand Final on Saturday 14 May was up three percentage points on 2021 at 43.3%. Host country Italy delivered their biggest […]
#BIRTHDAY: Malene from Denmark is 40 today It a sad truth that for [almost] every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners. And out of all those non-winners, there’s always a last place. As past performance is no guide […]
During the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Sam Ryder secured the United Kingdom a record sixteenth second placing. The last time the United Kingdom reached this position was in 1998, one year after their last victory. Today we conclude our look back at the second placings. 1992 Micheal Ball […]
So, after all the build up, all the excitement, the dust has settled on Eurovision 2022 and we now have to wait to see, not only which city we will be travelling to next year , but also there is a possibility that we may even have to […]