#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 77 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Janika Sillamaa from Estonia is 49 today In these days of Eurovision semi-finals – and the bloodbaths they have become – it’s important to remember that they were tried twice in the 1990s. These two almost-forgotten events need celebrating, as there were gems of songs that never […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 58 today What do you now? It’s Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We knew […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amir from France is 40 today Do you ever get caught up in the storms of interest that surround some songs? A momentum builds behind [insert song here] and people think it just has to show up to win. The fan community can sometimes get it very […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glennis Grace from the Netherlands is 46 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. Not too far back we had a win by our friends in the Netherlands. Over the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Oto Nemsadze from Georgia is 35 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: Anžej Dežan from Slovenia is 37 today What’s the right language for a Eurovision song? It’s a vexed question. Be true to your own language, and you get admired for sticking to your guns. Use a more widely spoken one, and more people immediately get your message. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anabel Conde from Spain is 49 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: Tor Endresen from Norway is 65 today That thing when you’ve tried for years to do something. And then when you get to do that thing you’ve been yearning for, you end up feeling disappointed. It’s happened to us all. It makes you wonder why you bother. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Måns Zelmerlöw from Sweden is 38 today A winner you say? You want a winner? Well, every birthday boy and girl are winners, but there are over 60 acts that have won our favourite TV show’s grand prize. and we’ve got a corker for you today. If […]
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