#BIRTHDAY: Monica Anghel from Romania is 54 today Our friends in Romania haven’t had it that good of late. After a good run of form for most of this century, we’ve now only seen them in the Grand Final once since 2018. There was even a time when […]
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 1st, we are starting with the reigning champion, JJ. He represented Austria with “Wasted Love”, taking victory with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kenan Doğulu from Türkiye is 51 today Let’s be honest – our friends in Türkiye/Turkey are sorely missed from our favourite TV show. They added that bit of exotica to proceedings, and were gunning for another win when they abruptly stopped coming along after the 2012 shows. […]
RTSH, the Albanian national broadcaster, have confirmed the participants of Festivali i Fëmijë 63 – their national selection for the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Tbilisi. RTSH have revealed that the winner of the Junior category will represent Albania in Tbilisi. The winner will be chosen by […]
13 MEP’s, from across seven countries, have written an open letter to the EBU, in regards to the “credibility crisis” surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest. The 13 MEP’s come from Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain. The open letter from the EU to the EBU reads […]
#BIRTHDAY: Zdravko Čolić is 74 today It’s important to remember that our favourite TV show started around the middle of the 20th Century – it’s not just a thing invented in the 2010s for people to show off posh frocks and much arm waving. And with 20th Century […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eyþór Ingi from Iceland is 36 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 […]
This afternoon, the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, released record breaking figures from across all platforms, for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. The Eurovision Song Contest has delivered its biggest impact yet – across TV, digital platforms, and streaming charts – cementing its place as one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nadine Beiler from Austria is 35 today Some countries have had a patchy relationship with our favourite TV show. Take Italy for example. They took over a decade out, and eventually won when they chose to. Then there are our friends in Austria. It’s been a bit […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tooji from Norway is 38 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 […]