#BIRTHDAY: Lys Assia would have been 100 today We’re breaking with tradition today and celebrating the birthday of someone no longer with us. That’s because this person has a special place in Eurovision folklore, and you might not know much about her. It’s Lys Assia! Today’s birthday girl […]
#SERBIA: And the winner is… Pesma za Evroviziju 2024 has just finished, and Serbian broadcaster RTS has decided which song will carry its hopes in Malmö at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. After a combination of jury and televoting, the lucky song is Ramonda by Teya Dora. […]
#SERBIA: Live Blog of Pesma za Evroviziju ’24 from 20.00,gmt/21.00CET Serbia decides tonight who will succeed Luke Black as their representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sixteen acts will compete for the Golden Ticket, some of whom have done their stuff for Serbia before. Can tonight’s winner mount […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mariya Yaremchuk from Ukraine is 31 today Let’s just forget current events at the moment. We’re here to celebrate birthdays, wherever they fall throughout Europe (and Australia). Today we’re celebrating the birthday of Марія Назарівна Яремчук/Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk who did her stuff for Ukraine in 2014. Yes, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bernadette from the Netherlands is 65 today Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible. They were allowed a few phrases in other languages. If you did it right, you could […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 80 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And they almost did it in Rotterdam. And that’s a lot of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 77 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 29 today We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs the other four with its results. And when it does win, it will be another glorious […]
#SANMARINO: And the winner is… San Marino RTV has just finished its selection process – Una Voce per San Marino – to pick a song to represent the republic’s hope at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May. After several night, culminating in a 17-song final, […]
#SANMARINO: Live blog of Una Voce from 20.00GMT.21.00CET Our friends in the Most Serene Republic make their choice tonight, with the final of Una Voce per San Marino. A grand total of 17 songs are up for the Golden Ticket to Malmö. Can tonight’s choice make it through […]