IRELAND: Fifty years since Dana If you were around 50 years ago tonight, you may have witnessed Ireland’s first ever win the Eurovision Song Contest. A mere five years after we saw Ireland début in Naples, Dana took home the prize at the RAI Theatre in Amsterdam. Dana, […]
LEAPDAY: Songs in the Key of 29 It only comes but once every four years, so why not celebrate it. If it’s your birthday today, then many happy returns from the Eurovision Ireland team. And how best to commemorate this most elusive of dates? Why, with songs that […]
OBITUARY: Dina from Portugal has died aged 62 Singer Dina, who represented Portugal in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest, has died after a short illness aged 62. She sang in the contest held in Malmö’s Isstadion on 9 May 1992, performing the song Amor d’agua fresca, co-written by […]
On Saturday 23rd February, Denmark holds its annual Melodi Grand Prix at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning to choose who will fly their flag at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Tel- Aviv, Israel. I admit to having a soft spot for Denmark due to my Danish […]
#PORTUGAL: Maria Guinot has died Portuguese singer Maria Guinot has died after a short illness. She was famous in Eurovision circles for performing in the 1984 contest in Luxembourg with the song ‘Silêncio e Tanta Gente‘. It finished 11th with 38 points. Many think it should have done […]
Every Monday for the last few weeks, we have been looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, in our final #MondayMemories, we look back at Turkey, a country that competed 34 times – the last in 2012. Turkey debuted in the Eurovision […]
Every Monday for the last few weeks, we have been looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, in our penultimate #MondayMemories, we look back at Slovakia, a country that competed 8 times – the last in 2012, after failing to qualify from […]
This week as a one off, #WinnersWednesday is on a Sunday – after many winners have been crowned in various sporting events this weekend. This week, we continue to look back at past winners from the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we will be casting our eyes over […]
Every Monday, we will be looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we look back at Morocco, a country that competed only once – in 1980. Morocco debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1980, when the Contest was held in […]
Welcome to the continuation of our new series of articles that we are running every Wednesday across the summer – #WinnersWednesday. This week as a one off, it’s on a Thursday – just like television schedules been mixed up during the World Cup. Every week, we will look […]
Every Monday for the next few weeks, we will be looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we look back at Monaco, a country that competed 24 times – the last in 2006, after failing to qualify from a single Semi Final. […]
Over the summer months, we will cast back time in our interview vaults, in a series of Throwback Thursdays. Over the past six years or so, we have interviewed a number of Eurovision stars past and present which have provided some classic moments. In 2015, the Eurovision Song […]
Every Monday for the next few weeks, we will be looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we look back at Luxembourg, a country that competed 37 times – the last in 1993, when Eastern expansion started to take place. Luxembourg debuted […]
1994: Ireland In 1994, the 39th Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Point Depot, Dublin. Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan took part for Ireland, becoming their sixth entry to win for their country. Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan finished with a 60 point margin over their nearest […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we look at what happened at the Eurovision Song Contest and Family of Events #OnThisDay. Today is 29th May 2018 and we look at the last time Israel hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. 29th May – 19 Years Ago Today On this day in […]
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