Category: Eurovision 2023

#JESC23 – The Press Centre

By John Stanton on November 24, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#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

#JESC23: The first rehearsal clips

By John Stanton on November 23, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#JESC23: The first rehearsal clips After several days of rehearsals, we have got the first clips of what the TV viewers will see on Sunday afternoon. In the video below, we see extracts of the songs from Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Ukraine and the […]

#BIRTHDAY: Chris Doran from Ireland is 44 today

By John Stanton on November 22, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Chris Doran from Ireland is 44 today One of these days, Ireland will win again. There, it’s out there. It might not be for a few years, but it’ll happen. That is, as long as they keep taking part. For now, at least, that seems highly likely. […]

#BIRTHDAY: Hovi Star from Israel is 37 today

By John Stanton on November 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Hovi Star from Israel is 37 today It’s always worth remembering that our favourite TV show is a contest for writers, not just performers. So maybe it’s time it made more of the songwriters again. Anyone recall the 1985 postcards? I’m bigging up writers as today’s song […]

#BIRTHDAY: Gracia from Germany is 41 today

By John Stanton on November 18, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Gracia from Germany is 41 today Our friends in Germany haven’t had the most consistent of times of late. Yes, they’ve had one win in this Century, but also a few results that were not quite as good. As you’ll know, we’ve had two contests in Kyiv, […]

#BIRTHDAY: Brendan Murray from Ireland is 27 today

By John Stanton on November 16, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Brendan Murray from Ireland is 27 today Who says we just pick those obscure songs from decades no-one remembers. The ones where you can understand why they sank without trace. But we can pick obscure ones from recent contests too. We jest. Today’s birthday boy is someone […]

#BIRTHDAY: Anni-Frid Lyngstad is 78 today

By John Stanton on November 15, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Anni-Frid Lyngstad is 78 today Just once in a while, I’ll pick a birthday for a member of a group. And I’ve gone obscure. Possibly. Let’s see if her group’s song rings any bells at all. I understand it did OK in the 1970s. I jest of […]

#BIRTHDAY: Edyta Górniak from Poland is 51 today

By John Stanton on November 14, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Edyta Górniak from Poland is 51 today Do you ever think that some broadcasters enter a song in our favourite TV show but don’t actually want to win? It might be due to budgetary constraints, or just no venue big enough. Or it could be because the […]

#BIRTHDAY: Benny Borg from Norway is 78 today

By John Stanton on November 13, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

#BIRTHDAY: Benny Borg from Norway is 78 today Back in the 1970s, it was almost the same countries that turned up every year. There was none of this semi-final tomfoolery. And as for the concept of countries further east taking part. Well, that would just be madness. Obviously […]

🕺 #DANCE: When #ESC23 Winner ‘Tattoo’ Meets The Argentine Tango

By escppeurovision on November 12, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Last night, the BBC, the British national broadcaster, broadcast live week eight of the 2023 season of Strictly Come Dancing. For week eight, Layton Williams danced an Argentine Tango. Layton danced the Argentine Tango to the winning 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry, “Tattoo”. Layton scored 39 points with […]