#INTERVIEW: Brendan Murray of Ireland Eurovision Ireland caught up with Brendan Murray. He told us about his plans for the staging of his song at the national final, advice for singers and songwriters, and of course, cake. Here’s his song Brendan sings Real love in the Late Late […]
#BIRTHDAY: ManuElla from Slovenia is 33 today We love countries that try. And try. And try. They don’t always succeed, but even after taking part for over a quarter of a century, they feel that maiden win is not far off. Slovenia first took part in their own […]
#INTERVIEW: Rachel Goode of Ireland Eurovision Ireland caught up with Irish hopeful Rachel Goode. She told us about her national final staging, her stand out Eurovision moment, and of course cake. Here’s her song Rachel sings I’m loving me in the Late Late Show Eurovision Special on Friday […]
#EUROVISION IRELAND REVIEWS: Irish Eurosong 2022 As we know, Irish broadcaster RTÉ is holding a national final for the first time since 2015. Six lucky performers are in the running for the coveted ticket to Turin. We at Eurovision Ireland have reviewed the six songs. Watch the video […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cindy Berger from Germany is 74 today Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and all you get is two singers facing each other shouting as loudly as they can. A […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tuğba Önal from Turkey is 48 today Remember Turkey? They were the ones who could properly get away with that vert eastern sound. You know the ones – their preview videos always featured the Bosphorus and the Pamukkale thermal springs. And don’t forget the letter ‘i’ without […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hanne Krogh from Norway is 66 today Eurovision has had a lot of innovations over the years. Of course the most recent ones include the new voting structure and HD, but the changes go back for years. Can you imagine, for example, Eurovision songs without preview videos? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 49 today Début entries? Don’t you love them? That new country comes along with high hopes of success. They maybe can’t believe they’re mixing it with some of these countries that have participated since 1893. Of course, there was an experiment in 1993 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Netta Barzilai from Israel is 29 today As we know, when the contest takes place, there has to be a winner. It may not be every fan’s favourite song. But the vocal fans only make up a tiny proportion of the people who vote, so it’s possible […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 66 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]