BIRTHDAY: Gitte representing Germany is 73 today Remember Germany? They win very occasionally and also finish near the bottom of the table these days? A country in the middle of Europe bordering lots of places? Well they don’t always win or finish badly. And they don’t always have […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 71 today Do you like the contests that were in black & white? Or are you definitely a fan of colour? If you delve into the archives, there are some monochrome gems in the early days of the contest. Well, today we’re […]
BIRTHDAY: Michael Ball from the UK is 57 today Runner-up day today. There’s been plenty of them through the years. Only one year – to my knowledge – has no runner-up. It’s a good place if you’re a host broadcaster’s entry for many reasons. And back in the […]
Here is the first of our “Languages” articles, where we examine the use of different languages used at the Eurovision Song Contest. Up until the late 1990’s, it was normal for the home language to be used by participating nations. The first language sung at the inaugural Eurovision […]
BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 72 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
BIRTHDAY: Vilija from Lithuania is 33 today Do you ever wonder what happens to those singers that don’t make it to a Grand Final? There are a large number of acts who have nothing to do after Wednesday and Friday mornings. The thing to do is for them […]
BIRTHDAY: Jean-Karl Lucas from France is 37 today Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions right. And some, well, not quite as right. As with every year recently, the Big Five […]
BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 53 today What do you now? It’s more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We […]
BIRTHDAY: Maria Guinot from Portugal would have been 74 today Even though most countries like to use English to sing in at our favourite TV show, it’s nice to hear something that’s truer to its roots. Portuguese was a very misunderstood language until 2017. But if you were […]
To celebrate Dublin’s Pride Parade this weekend, we here at Eurovision Ireland are taking a look back at some of the superstars of LGBTQ culture who have graced the Eurovision stage over the years – that’s right, it’s time to look at Eurovision drag queens! Thanks to shows […]
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