There are many good reasons to learn a language… to make travel more enriching, to boost your CV, to be able to speak to friends, family and co-workers more easily… now we can add loving the winner the Eurovision Song Contest to this list! According to Duolingo’s Twitter […]
One of the high points of this year’s national selection season was definitely when KEiiNO announced they were returning to Norsk Melodi Grand Prix with their song Monument! Although largely sung in English, Monument does include a few verses in Northern Sami, sung by band member Fred Buljo. […]
With the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 just days away, we’re really getting in to the mood here at Eurovision Ireland! While Staggy and his happy elves keep you up-to-date with all the goings on in Gliwice, the website’s resident linguist and travel expert James has made a […]
For those of you planning on attending the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Gliwice, you might want to learn a little bit more about the Polish language. Our Editor John came across this useful and educational video over on YouTube from Langfocus: Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
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 […]