BIRTHDAY: RiskyKidd from Greece is 25 today Have you noticed an increase in collaborations? No? Well, maybe not necessarily in Eurovision circles, but definitely in the wider world of music. But what happens in music eventually permeates to Eurovision. And in 2014 Greece entered a collaboration between Freaky […]
BIRTHDAY: Anabel Conde from Spain is 44 today Second, eh? Is there a more annoying position? Well, if you’re the home entry, then maybe not if you’re the host broadcaster. But if you’ve travelled half-way across Europe with high hopes, then finishing second and finishing sixteenth are about […]
BIRTHDAY: Tor Endresen from Norway is 60 today We can all agree that Eurovision is a bug. It gets to you, and you can’t get enough. Sometimes you may even think it’s taken over your very soul. It must be the same if you’re a performer. You keep […]
BIRTHDAY: Rambo Amadeus from Montenegro is 56 today Don’t you just love those ‘novelty’ entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I’ll let you work out which. Of course, these novelties sometimes have a message, even if it’s heavily […]
BIRTHDAY: Esther Ofarim representing Switzerland is 78 today Picture the scenario: you’ve heard of the Eurovision Song Contest and think you’re good enough to compete. But your nation can’t or won’t participate. What do you do? You find a country that will. It’s happened many times. Czechs singing […]
IRELAND: Nicky Byrne to participate in Soccer Aid 2019 Nicky Byrne, who took part in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland, will again be taking part in the charity event Soccer Aid, which takes place this Sunday, 16 June. Nicky is part of the World XI squad, […]
BIRTHDAY: Ivo Linna from Estonia is 70 today Hooray! A big birthday! And a legend’s. Well, we think he is anyway. It’s from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what it could via the gift of song. It’s a very important thing in […]
BIRTHDAY: Linda Williams from the Netherlands is 64 today We continue our brief sojourn into the world of Benelux today. It was once a powerhouse of song, but since got overtaken by places further north, east and south. However, with so many song to pick from, there are […]
BIRTHDAY: Blanche from Belgium is 20 today You wait ages for a Belgian performer to come along, and then two appear on consecutive days. Well, Belgium have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are a lot of singers to choose from. As you’ll know, […]
BIRTHDAY: Lisa del Bo from Belgium is 58 today Do you ever hear a song and think that it sounds a lot like another song? It’s not quite plagiarism, but there are similarities that you can’t ignore. The plagiarism allegation is levelled at songs every year, usually without […]
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