Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
Who doesn’t love a Top 10? All Eurovision fans do! So here are our Top 10 Fun Facts for you to impress at your Eurovision parties and show off to your friends! Read on! 1 – This is the first time Tel Aviv has hosted a Eurovision event […]
Recently we published an article looking at the furthest distances Eurovision has travelled over the decades. While compiling the data for that article, Eurovision Ireland regular and global wanderer James worked out the distance each Eurovision Song Contest has travelled from the previous year’s host venue to the […]
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 […]
Recently we wrote a Top 10 list detailing the first half of countries at the Eurovision Song Contest which have yet to score over 200 points. And now that the busy 2018 national selection season is over, we can bring you part 2! 21 countries have yet to […]
Scoring at Eurovision has always been a hot topic and countries have been leapfrogging over each other since the start of the contest to claim that coveted “Highest Scoring Eurovision Winner” spot. In 1994, Ireland had it with 226 points. Then in 1997, the UK snatched it by […]
Last year in Kyiv, not only did Salvador Sobral break the record for the highest number of points ever scored at the Eurovision Song Contest (so far!), he also broke another slightly more dubious record – namely, ending Portugal’s reign as country with the Most Participations at […]
The illustrious OGAE fan clubs around Europe (and beyond) are busy casting their votes, to see who would win the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest if they were selecting the winner. Clubs from 28 countries have already cast their votes and now we have three – yes, three – more […]
The grand final of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen 2016 took place yesterday March 12th, where 12 finalists battled it out for the chance to represent their home country at Stockholm. Fourth heat finalist Frans was hotly tipped to win on the night with his song ‘If I Were Sorry’ and he […]
Established in 2009, rock band Minus One have been making waves in Cyprus and beyond with their brand of driving, edgy rock. Now, they are turning their sights on a Eurovision win at Stockholm with their song, ‘Alter Ego’. I don’t know about you, but I REALLY want […]
In less than four months, we will have been to Stockholm, picked a winner and started planned to go to <insert country name here>. But did you know that Sweden’s capital is one of a select bunch of cities that have been in the title of a Eurovision […]
BELGIUM : With the Eurosong Final tomorrow and a place at Eurovision 2016 on offer we, thought it best to look at our Top 10 moments in the country’s history at the contest – Some Triumphs and some Controversial moments. #Belgium Let’s take a look at their top […]
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