#BIRTHDAY: Maja Tatić from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 52 today Do you have a favourite part of what used to be Yugoslavia? A part you have a soft spot for, and always cheer on if/when they take part in our favourite TV show? One ex-Yugo nation that is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aistė from Lithuania is 45 today It’s not often that you get a song with the word thrush in it. Unless it’s a jingle for an advert for some medical products I guess. And when a bird is mentioned, it’s usually something more showy, like a bluebird […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vanja Radovanović from Montenegro is 40 today Many countries have never won the big prize in our favourite TV show. Some seem to have difficulties getting through semi-finals, even though they try – really try. Montenegro is a beautiful pocket-sized country. It produces some very scenic music […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jessy Matador from France is 40 today Have you had a good week? Has it snowed where you are? Or is it fine and sunny in an Israeli stylee? Whatever your week, you must be glad that it’s almost the weekend. So with that in mind, here’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Blas Cantó from Spain is 31 today If you recall, it seemed like there were hundreds of performers who didn’t get the 2020 gig but were then kept on for Rotterdam 2021. Actually, the number was far less than that but it’s a nice thought to hold. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Spiteri from Malta is 75 today When Portugal won in 2017, they had held the record for the most entries without a win. It’s not a record a country wants, but it’s one to watch. But who holds that record now? Well, it depends on your […]
#BIRTHDAY: Serhat is 58 today Every now and then, Eurovision yields a folk hero. They don’t set out to be renowned, but it just happens to them. And whatever they do, any criticism just bounces off them. In 2019, we saw the Sammarinese send today’s birthday boy Serhat […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paradise Oskar from Finland is 32 today It’s fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final. You could even win. So it’s always a thing when a high flier in the semi-final […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hadise from Türkiye is 37 today Let’s cast our minds back to former years, to countries taking a long-term absence from our favourite TV show. They could be financially constrained, disappointed with results, or there could be other darker reasons. Our friends in Türkiye/Turkey used to be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Artsvik from Armenia is 38 today Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For many years, it was probably Portugal, but now the field could be wide open. For somewhere a bit ‘exotic’, you may want our friends in Armenia to win. […]