BIRTHDAY: Lars Berghagen from Sweden is 74 today You wait ages for a Swede, and then two come along at once. To be fair, they have been participating since 1789, so we have rich pickings on the birthday front. Today’s birthday Lars Nils Berghagen, known to his friends […]
ESC2019: Pænda from Austria on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland caught up with Austria’s Pænda on the Orange Carpet on Habima Square, before she attended the official opening reception nearby. A certain mouse was very pleased to see her. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Sarah McTernan at the Orange Carpet The official opening of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest took place on Sunday 12 May with a gala opening at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. All the stars parade along the Orange Carpet, and Eurovision Ireland caught a few words from Irish […]
ESC2019: The best/worst lyric of 2019? We all know that killer line in a song can make or break it. But what could be the crucial one this year? Albania – Every song, every tear is just a bitter souvenir… Armenia – First you said you kneeled, you […]
BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors form Sweden is 69 today We love people who can multi-task. If they can sing, write, dance, present, they’re a good old sort in our book. Today’s birthday girl has done most of the above. She was one of the first to sing in our […]
ESC2019: Euroclub opening night After many days of rehearsals, the Euroclub finally opened up. There are two queues to get in, depending on whether you have a press pass or a wristband. Once in, you’re greeted by a pleasant open air area with plenty of seating. Inside is […]
STAGGY: Day eight at Eurovision 2019 It’s getting exciting in Tel Aviv! Squeak! It’s Tamta from Cyprus! Squeeeak! There’s life outside the Eurovision bubble! Squeak! Never try and catch a bus on Shabbat. Squeak! Euroclub!!! Squeak!!! It’s Hera Björk from Iceland!!! Squeeeeeeak!! It’s Rylan!! Squeeeeak! It’s joiking Fred-René […]
BIRTHDAY: Nathalie Pâque from France is 42 today You may think that the winners are the most important things to come out of the contest. They are one of them, obviously, but sometimes you have to look deeper to pick out other important aspects. Today’s birthday girl brought […]
While my colleagues are working hard in sunny Tel Aviv, bringing you live blogs of the rehearsals, meanwhile , back in the not quite so sunny UK , I started to have a think about how the more senior generation televoter may vote during our week of two […]
#CYPRUS: INTERVIEW WITH TAMTA IN TEL AVIV Eurovision Ireland managed to grab a quick word with Tamta at the Press Centre here in Tel Aviv. Is she feeling the pressure after Cyprus’ second placing last year? Watch and find out! Do you like the Cypriot song? Will it […]
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