#BIRTHDAY: Sennek from Belgium is 32 today Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite competing in our favourite TV show since the year dot. They’ve had a couple of near misses, but of the seven originals, that second won proves elusive. With Belgium, there’s […]
#ESC2022: Turin – the first views Eurovision Ireland – well, some of it – has made it to Turin. We can’t get into the Press Centre until Wednesday 4 May. But it doesn’t stop us looking around nearby. We found the impressive Piazzale Grande Torino and the park […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdelena Tul from Poland is 42 today There’s the old adage that it doesn’t matter where you perform in the running order, if you’re good enough you should still get the place you deserve. It probably does hold water, but is not strictly speaking the full story. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christabelle from Malta is 30 today As we know, for performers at least, Eurovision can be a drug. With the prospect of international fame (or infamy), many performers try to represent their country before they get there. Some even try again after they’ve done it. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elena Risteska from North Macedonia is 36 today Are you a fan of ballads, or do you prefer something faster? It’s true that there’s no consensus in Europe, as we get songs of all varieties wining our favourite TV show. Today we go down a more mid-tempo […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vlado Kalember from Yugoslavia is 69 today Time to slip in a little duet for your viewing pleasure. It comes from that mythical country Yugoslavia. And goes to show that, for a time at least, a larger entity can function perfectly well. Back in 1984, Yugoslavia (remember […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. We have a guest reviewer […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aysel from Azerbaijan is 33 today Do you have an all-time favourite duo? Is it one of those pairing that achieve notoriety, like a certain Belgian twosome from 1973? Or someone a lot more recent like two Spaniards in 2018? Either way, we love duets as they […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VI We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. You can find some of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacqueline Boyer from France is 81 today Because we celebrate all aspects of our favourite TV show here, it should be no surprise when I dig deeply into the archives. I’ve dug/digged very deeply today, back to the fifth contest. No, it’s not from 2006, but from […]