BIRTHDAY: Birgitta from Iceland is 40 today Opening a contest is always daunting. Closing it is probably worse, because being on first means to can take advantage of the free bar in the Green Room for longer. Back in 2003 we were in sunny Rīga, which was a […]
Well, the dust has well and truly settled on the Adult contest in Tel Aviv and while we’re waiting for the much anticipated announcements of the dates of next year’s contest and host city in the Netherlands, meanwhile we have Junior Eurovision coming up in just a matter […]
BIRTHDAY: Susanne Georgi from Andorra is 43 today You want colour? Well after two days of glorious monochrome it’s a now a good time to see if you’re colourblind or not. And it’s not only colour, it’s also from this century! Control yourself! Do you remember Andorra? They […]
Scotland debut at this year’s Eurovision Choir contest in Gothenburg. This year, the Scottish will be represented by Alba and will feature seventh in the running order. The following biography about Alba has been sourced from the EBU Press Handbook. Therefore the following biography is credited to the […]
Wales return for the second Eurovision Choir contest, after taking part in the augural edition in Riga, two year’s ago. This year, the Welsh will be represented by Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion and will feature tenth in the running order. The following biography about Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion has been […]
BIRTHDAY: Ann-Christine from Finland is 75 today What’s this you ask? We had 1966 yesterday, so why 1966 again today? Well, why ever not. We get swamped with songs from the last decade, but it’s good to revisit where the past times. In Luxembourg in 1966, we had […]
Poland just missed this year’s Eurovision Final by only two points. Their representative, Tulia, finished 11th in the first semi final with 120 points. If you enjoyed Fire of Love (Pali się), you will definitely enjoy Tulia‘s new song Trawnik, a collaboration with the 1996 Polish Eurovision singer […]
With a decision on the Eurovision 2020 host city expected in the coming weeks, we thought we’d ask you, the Eurovision Ireland readership where YOU think the contest is heading next! Will it be Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port? Or will it be Maastricht, birthplace of the Euro currency? […]
Mary Kennedy, the host of the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. She is officially leaving RTE this September, after celebrating her 65th birthday. Mary told the RTE Guide: “I’d love to stay but it’s up to RTE if I go or not. All I can say is that […]
The running order for next weekend’s edition of Eurovision Choir has been revealed by RTBF, the Belgian broadcaster. The contest will be opened by Host country Sweden, while it’ll conclude with Wales. The full running order looks like this: Sweden Belgium Latvia Germany Norway Denmark Scotland Slovenia Switzerland […]