ESC2019: What’s in the bag? Every year, we’re lucky enough to get a press bag containing things useful to the job we do. In this reveal, we see what the 2019 bag contains. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Day five at Eurovision 2019 A day off, so time to get away from the press centre. Squeak! They have a beach (or seven) here! Squeak! “22”? Is that a sign? Squeak! All this warm sun! Always protect your eyes. Squeak! Staggy Ristamouse is on Facebook. Author: […]
BIRTHDAY: Dafna Dekel is 53 today Everyone has a birthday – except for Carola – so when one comes along that has a particular significance (that is because we’re in their country), my eye is drawn to it for these articles. Today it’s the turn of birthday girl […]
IRELAND: Interview with Sarah McTernan in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland caught up with our very own Sarah. She told us about enjoying Israel, making friends, and her band’s signature song. And cake of course. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#SAN MARINO: Interview with Serhat in Tel Aviv After a full day of rehearsals here in Tel Aviv, Eurovision Ireland were lucky enough to chat with San Marino’s Eurovision king, Serhat himself! How has Serhat changed as a performer since 2016? What does he make of his TV […]
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 […]
EUROVISION IRELAND: Meet Staggy, the squeaky-clean story-hunting mouse Eurovision Ireland can proudly reveal our latest team member. He’s already made an impression with a number of this year’s performers. So if you see him, say hello. Or just squeak at him. It’s Staggy Ristamouse. If you look hard […]
BIRTHDAY: Dana International from Israel is 47 today It’s winner time! Yeah, winner time! You know the ones. They scored more points than the countries they were up against. Except in one instance. But that’s another story. Plenty of countries have won more than once, and some have […]
This year Bar Refaeli, Erez Tai, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub will host the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. This is the second year running we have seen four people host the Contest, however last year was an all-female line-up. The official Eurovision Song Contest website provided […]
Yesterday the Israeli broadcaster KAN revealed the slogan to accompany Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv – DARE TO DREAM! Slogans have been part of Eurovision since 2002 and each host city devises one to sum up their hopes, themes and generally message of their contest. But what we […]
The slogan for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv has been revealed tonight – Dare To Dream. As usual, the theme artwork is to follow this announcement. Jon Ola Sand had the following to say: “This aspirational tag line represents and symbolises everything that the Eurovision […]
Netta took Europe by storm while participating at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. She hope’s to do the same again, when she tour’s Europe during November. She will be visiting the following cities: 12/11 – Vienna, Austria 13/11 – Zurich, Switzerland 15/11 – Berlin, Germany 17/11 – Paris, […]
One of the best things about Eurovision is that it moves every year – so not only does every contest give you another set of songs to enjoy, but it also gives you a brand new host city to explore and fall in love with! But just how […]
Yes, we know many of you suspected this is where we were heading, but today it’s been officially confirmed by the EBU that the gorgeous seaside city of Tel Aviv in Israel will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2019! Interestingly, some of you might remember that Tel Aviv […]
After speculation coming from the Israeli media, the European Broadcasting Union have released an official statement: “Tel Aviv and Jerusalem have both submitted extremely strong bids which meet the needs of the Contest. We are examining the proposals carefully in order to choose the best overall location for […]