#OBITUARY: Peppino di Capri Italian entertainment legend Peppino di Capri has died at the age of 86. Born Giuseppe Faiella, he had been singing for audiences for some eighty years, starting with entertaining American troops on the island of Capri from the age of four. by 1958 he […]
#BIRTHDAY: 10 July – Anne-Cathrine Herdorf from Denmark is 59 If there’s one country that you can rely on, it’s our friends in Denmark. Yes, they took a few years out in the 1960s and 1970s. But they’re a firm fixture, and even win from time to time. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 July – Mietek Szcześniak from Poland is 62 Do you have a particular type of song? Is upbeat your thing? Are you a fan of something ‘ethnic’? Do you like a well-constructed ballad? Well, there’s always something for everyone, but today is something for you lovers […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 July – André from Armenia is 47 It’s début time again, and one that saw an expansion into the Caucasus – that area some claim is Europe and some claim is Asia. We’re not going to discuss that geographical question here. Today’s birthday boy Անդրեյ Սերգեյի […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 July – Omar Naber from Slovenia is 45 Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only male vocalist to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are […]
#BIRTHDAY: 6 July – Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 36 It must be a thankless task trying to get that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: 5 July – Lucía Pérez from Spain is 41 How are you on the free language rule? Do you think it’s fine, or should countries sing in their own languages? Some countries singing in their own languages have done well lately, but it’s not always been the […]
#BIRTHDAY: 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson from Iceland is 67 Today we’ve got one of those performers who keeps coming back. Once isn’t enough. Neither is twice. So maybe third time lucky is the way to go. Today’s birthday boy Eiríkur Hauksson has tried three times to win […]
#BIRTHDAY: 3 July – Aisel from Azerbaijan is 37 When your country has a good record in our favourite TV show, it puts extra pressure on performers to keep up this tradition. But there will come a time when that country will do badly. In 2018, our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: 2 July – Marcha from the Netherlands is 70 If you recall, we thought we’d have a contest in the sunny Netherlands in 2020 after they won in Tel Aviv. They were trying for over 40 years between wins, and it shows that persistence eventually pays off. […]
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