#ST PATRICK’S DAY: A time to celebrate It’s that time of the year again. No, not that time, that’s in May. If you’re Irish, then this is the day for you. Much of the world goes a little bit green – in more ways than one. So here […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tamara Gachechiladze from Georgia is 39 today Do you ever wonder what becomes of Eurovision stars after they’ve had their three minutes of fame? I’ll wager some of them go back to working in [insert coffee shop chain here]. Maybe some of them end up catching norovirus […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bettina Soriat from Austria is 55 today Eurovision likes a trier (to a degree anyway). Those unsung performers who often start as a backing singer and maybe, just maybe graduate to become the named act. It’s a rite of passage for some Norway’s Håvard Gryting and Fernandes […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mattis Hætta from Norway is 63 today It’s always good when countries use their own languages to sing in. Or if a country also demonstrates their culture, even better. And if you’re from the northern end of our continent, then this could include a joik. A joik […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alfred García from Spain is 25 today Do you want a song from the late 2010s? Do you? Really? Something that still has a bit of a shine on it? In other words, a song from 2018? Well you’re in the right place. Do you remember Lisbon? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Izhar Cohen from Israel is 71 today Everyone loves a winner. In fact, if you leave it at one appearance and one win, you’ll always be a winner. But why stop at one win? You could win twice. It’s been done. But it’s also very high-risk. Many […]
#PORTUGAL: And the winner is… After two semi-finals and a Grand Final, Portuguese broadcaster RTP has awarded the golden ticket to one lucky act, who’ll defend their country at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. That lucky act is… Maro, singing saudade saudade Is it […]
#ICELAND: And the winner is… Iceland are still hoping for their maiden win in the Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight broadcaster RÚV chose the representative hoping to change that statistic. After a combination of a public and televote, the act going to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin […]
#SWEDEN: And the winner is… One of the most eagerly-anticipated national finals of the 2022 season has just ended, and Swedish broadcaster SVT has handed out the coveted golden ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. But who’s got it? Singing for Sweden in Turin […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tommy Nilsson from Sweden is 62 today There’s a core of people out there who believe that a certain country can do no wrong. You know the thing, a person could read out the phone book on stage and still make the top five. In other news, […]