STAGGY: Day One of Eurovision Eurovision Ireland’s newest team member has been getting to grips of the hurly-burly of the press centre. But first, he had to get there. It was a long journey for someone heading to their first show. There was time to have a break […]
BIRTHDAY: Anjeza Shahini from Albania is 32 today Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and hope. Who knows, that win or good placing was just a few voters away. Naturally, there […]
ESC2019 – Day 1 lunchtime thoughts We took time out to talk over the first four rehearsals on day one. Do you agree with us. And do you see our newest team member? He doesn’t say much. We also thank Phil Colclough of OnEurope and Sam Ross of […]
ESC2019: James’s first thoughts – 4 May Want to see a bit of the Press Centre? Then search no more. There will be more to come Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Blog of Day One rehearsals #Dare to dream Live from 9.00am CET So, we’re here. After months of national finals, internal selections, withdrawals and parties, the Eurovision Circus has finally arrived in sunny Tel Aviv. As ever, we’re blogging the rehearsals. You may not always think we’re […]
BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 69 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
BIRTHDAY: Intars Busulis from Latvia is 41 today Every song will have at least one fan. Yes, every song. The fan may not shout about it, for fear of ridicule. But I’m sure even you, dear reader, likes an ‘unpopular’ song. I say that because the song from […]
BIRTHDAY: Remedios Amaya from Spain is 57 today We love winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. But we should also remember that someone has to come last. Whether that song deserves to come last is another matter. Back in the day, the last placed song could have finished […]
RUSSIA: Philipp Kirkorov from Russia is 52 today Do you like it when someone’s called Mr Eurovision? Is it an overused term? Are the people who claim to have this title really deserving? Every country could claim to have one. Russia’s could be today’s birthday boy Фили́пп Бедро́сович […]
BIRTHDAY: Arlette Zola from Switzerland is 70 today Could we have a win from ‘Old Europe’ this year? People are touting a win from the continent’s western half, maybe even from as far west as Europe goes. Of course, back in the day, Eurovision was a club purely […]
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