#BIRTHDAY: 31 May – Sopho Khalvashi from Georgia is 40 The first decade of this century saw a big expansion of the amount of countries taking part in our favourite TV show. Fifteen countries débuted. That’s more countries than took part in the first contests. One such début […]
#BIRTHDAY: 30 May – Pasha Parfeny from Moldova is 40 Mr Eurovision. Every country has one. Or several. Or someone who thinks they are deserving of this title. Not to be confused with Dr Eurovision, obviously. There’s only room for one of those. Moldova has a claimant to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Wyn Hoop from Germany is 90 Do you ever get confused by song titles? You expect a song in a certain language because of the title, and you get something else? Songs in Serbo-Croat with English titles for example. Today’s birthday boy Wyn Hoop (né Winfried Lüssenhop) […]
#BIRTHDAY: 27 May – Roger Bens from France is 58 It’s often debated which song contest is the best one ever. The one that took place in Göteborg/Gothenburg in 1985 will rank there among the best. It had some great songs, some tight voting, and Lys Assia. Representing […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 May – Ines from Estonia is 45 You can always tell when a country is seriously gunning for a win. They seem to up their game, just to bring themselves to Europe’s attention. And then, bang, they have that win under their belt. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 May – Emma Marrone from Italy is 42 Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Nine top 10 finishes in their last ten attempts, including one win. Which other of the Big Five can boast that record? Of course, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 May – Silje Vige from Norway is 50 Can you imagine how it feels if you’re closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the world had ever seen at the time. And imaging doing all of this if […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 May – Malene from Denmark is 44 It a sad truth that for [almost] every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners. And out of all those non-winners, there’s always a last place. As past performance is […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 May – Athena Manoukian from Armenia is 32 There’s that exclusive club of performers that was formed in 2020. So exclusive that only around a dozen acts are fully paid-up members. A large number applied, but lost out due to an appearance in 2021. This club […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 May – Max Mutzke from Germany is 45 Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had their place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree with this, but it can add that extra je ne sais quoi to proceedings. […]
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