#BIRTHDAY: Marianna Zorba from Greece is 56 today Do you like tunes that reflect the country they come from? Or do you like a good dance tune that could come from anywhere? There’s a place for both, although their fortunes can be very mixed. Our friends in Greece […]
#CHRISTMAS2023: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 1 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Linda Wagenmakers from the Netherlands is 48 today A prop is always a good thing to make your song stand out just that little bit more than the rest. The question is: what kind of prop do you use? It could be a big sparkly glitter ball. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdi Rúzsa from Hungary is 38 today We miss Hungary. There, we’ve said it. Putting politics aside, they’ve put in some memorable stuff since that début in sunny Ljubljana in 1993. It’s not all been plain sailing, but without Hungary, it would be a far poorer contest. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vili Resnik from Slovenia is 60 today Is the free language rule a good thing? We have seen a clutch of good results where singers have stuck to their own tongue, but we know there’s one language that predominates above all others. Of course, in 1998 there […]
#BIRTHDAY: Greetje Kauffeld from the Netherlands is 84 today Today we go back a few years. Yes, definitely quite a few years. After all, it would be a dull old thing if I just picked 21st Century songs. And if you don’t know any songs from the last […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tom Dice from Belgium is 34 today Do you ever wish a certain country could win, not because they have the best song, but because you want to visit it? Or maybe you want your own country to win so you don’t have to spend huge amounts […]
#JESC23: Interview with Melissa and Ranya from Italy Eurovision Ireland caught up with Melissa and Ranya, who will be singing Un mondo giusto for Italy in the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice on 26 November. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Viktor Klimenko from Finland is 81 today We often mention false flags here, and it can be a little misleading at times. Many people don’t participate for their country of birth because their country of birth isn’t participating. Such a thing happens with today’s birthday boy Viktor […]
#JESC23 – The Press Centre Eurovision Ireland made it to the Centre for Media and Press at JESC. It’s contained within the Palais Nikaïa. Here’s Richard… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland