BIRTHDAY: Amir from France is 36 today Do you ever get caught up in the storms of interest that surround some songs? A momentum builds behind [insert song here] and people think it just has to show up to win. The fan community can sometimes get it very […]
BIRTHDAY: Ingrid Peters from Germany is 66 today Do you remember the contests back in the 1980s? They were a different affair to now, with countries often finishing in similar positions year in, year out. Our friends in German only managed one win, but also managed four runners-up […]
#IRELAND: It was 40 years ago today… As we know, Ireland leads the table of most wins with seven. It also has the unique distinction of one performer winning twice. Forty years ago today, that unique performer won for the first time with the song What’s another year. […]
BIRTHDAY: Hanna Pakarinen from Finland is 39 today If you were fortunate enough to be a Eurovision performer, would you want to do it in your home country. If you were a participant in 2019, the chances are you were from somewhere colder than Tel Aviv. So going […]
BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 69 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 59 today From Italy Minor to Italy major in 24 hours. Talk about convenience, even though if it’s your birthday in these countries, it’s likely you’ll be having a small celebration. Stay safe, people. Our friends in Italy have at times had […]
BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 21 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]
BIRTHDAY: Niels Olsen from Denmark is 66 today From high to low to high. Well, from high to ‘High’ to high our Eurovision birthdays take us. Yes, we have another winner today. Some winning songs pass us by, but others make an impression for years and years. Back […]
BIRTHDAY: Knut Anders Sørum from Norway is 44 today Yesterday we had a winner. But as we know our favourite TV show is a competition, and for every winner, someone has to prop up the other end of the table. The song that comes last can sometimes be […]
BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence is 26 today It’s a curious thing that the first song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest, and the last song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest come from the same country. The unassuming Dutch have this particular record, and I can hardly […]