#BIRTHDAY: Franka Batelić from Croatia is 32 today Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. It’s been mainly downs lately although there has been a recent ‘up’. And they should take comfort that anyone can win our favourite TV show. Just look […]
#BIRTHDAY: Igor Cukrov from Croatia is 40 today Do you notice that some areas specialise in certain styles of music? For example, our friends in Finland like their hard rock, and they’ve occasionally sent it to our favourite TV show. The Balkans, by contrast, like their big ballads. […]
The Swiss city of Biel, are preparing to celebrate Nemo’s victory at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö. The Swiss city of Biel will honour Nemo with a celebration on Monday 17th June, at 18:00 BST/19:00 CEST. The public party will take place in Burgplatz, which is […]
AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, have provided an update following the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö. While AVROTROS have not said they will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest, they are still considering it. The full statement from AVROTROS can be read below: “In the past few […]
#BIRTHDAY: Colm ‘C T’ Wilkinson from Ireland is 80 today Over the years, many big stars have taken part in our favourite TV show. Some are stars of the charts, some are TV personalities, but plenty have excelled in musical theatre. Back in 1978, the contest was opened […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have confirmed an independent review of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest is now underway. The EBU has requested an independent review following a number of incidents seen on screen and also behind the scenes. The EBU confirmed this in the following statement: […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 4th, we are continuing with Olly Alexander. He represented the United Kingdom with “Dizzy”, taking 18th place with […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 3rd, we are continuing with Silvester Belt. He represented Lithuania with “Luktelk”, taking 14th place with 90 points. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monika Linkytė from Lithuania is 32 today What do you think of the three Baltic states? They had their fair share of success and failure, with those two things seemingly concentrated in some areas more than others. We know that Estonia has won, and Latvia has won. […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 2nd, we are continuing with Bambie Thug. They represented Ireland with “Doomsday Blue”, taking 6th place with 278 […]