#BIRTHDAY: Ivi Adamou from Cyprus is 29 today You can tell when some countries are really out for a win. And that is really out for a win. They up their game, they maybe get in some of the best writers and performers, and hope for the best. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is 23 today Let’s think big today. Countries that is. There are few, despite how small our fair continent is. But nowadays Eurovision songs don’t need to come from European countries. I’m talking Australia. Honorary Europe for two weeks in May and sometimes […]
#BIRTHDAY: Renato from Malta is 71 today Our friends in Malta are now firmly in the Eurovision family. It wasn’t always so. After a few goes in the 1970s, they had a few years out and made a fresh start in the 1990s. It may seem odd that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kamil Mikulčík from Slovakia is 45 today Our friends at the EBU encourage as many countries as possible to take part in our favourite TV show. Some decide against it, either due to funding or lack of interest by the broadcaster. Us diehard fans would love to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vrčak from North Macedonia is 42 today It’s one thing to be a soloist, another to be half of a duo, but another thing entirely to be part of a trio. Do you give yourselves a fancy name? Or do you insist that all of you get […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elena Tsagrinou from Cyprus is 28 today What do you think of those fan favourite songs? There’s usually one every year. Are you fully on board with them, and think they’re the best things ever? Do you like them for what they are – another pleasant song? […]
#BIRTHDAY: José Velez from Spain is 71 today There’s often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you run the risk of the public picking a novelty. Our friends in Spain generally went down […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kari from Finland is 62 today The free language rule. It’s part and parcel of the typical Eurovision experience. But in the 1980s it was a different story. Countries could only sing in languages of their own country. It perhaps gave an advantage to those more commonly-spoke […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Skorgan from Norway is 64 today The Eurovision Song Contest has yielded some real legends over the years. In fact, you could say that a certain amount of ‘Eurovision Royalty’ has emerged. People like those memorable winners, and definitely those highly-respected triers. Today’s birthday girl Anita […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tomas N’evergreen from Denmark is 53 today What do you think of the duo? A good idea? It’s true that with two people sharing the load, it takes some of the stress out of being on a massive stage. And as a viewer, it’s likely you might […]