#BIRTHDAY: 30 Oct – Maja Tatić from BiH is 56 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: 29 Oct – Aistė from Lithuania is 49 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 28 Oct – Vanja Radovanović from Montenegro is 44 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 27 Oct – Tanel Padar from Estonia is 46 Do you remember the start of this century/millennium? The bug was behind us and we had a whole new one hundred/one thousand years to look forward to. And of course our favourite TV show carried on. One year […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 Oct – Blas Cantó from Spain is 35 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 Oct – Michael Rice from the UK is 29 You know those countries that used to rule the roost, but are now having a very hard time? Well, even though many say otherwise, they are still trying, and I’m sure every country out there would love […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 Oct – Serhat is 62 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 Oct – Victor Vernicos from Greece is 20 It’s been many a year since a lower age limit on performers meant that we said to goodbye to precocious child stars at our favourite TV show. They do have their own show now, which means a more […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 Oct – Donny Montell from Lithuania is 39 A good song needs a killer lyric. That’s obvious. But it also needs those specific lines that put it above the rest. What is your favourite line from a song? The first song sung by today’s birthday boy […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 Oct – Jerry Heil from Ukraine is 31 Do you ever study what could be the best draw in a Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final? There are theories that if you sing in [insert draw order here], then you have no chance of winning. It’s true […]