This Sunday in Wales, the Final of Côr Cymru will take place – selecting the Welsh entry for Eurovision Choir 2019. Five Choirs will take to the stage – one from each of these five categories – Show, Children’s, Mixed, Equal Voice & Youth. The 2019 Finalists in […]
BIRTHDAY: David Alexandre Winter from Luxembourg is 76 today It’s good to remember our history. You know, those times before 2000 when the contest still happened, even if it was a little bit smaller and, generally, more western than it is now. In 1970 it was much much […]
BIRTHDAY: Michalis Rakintzis from Greece is 62 today Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries were taking it in turns to be relegated. And we had some interesting acts. When we […]
BIRTHDAY: Molly Smitten-Downes from the UK is 32 today We had a birthday of someone from a country that would love to win. And I’d love to see them win. Today we have a country in the same doldrum-like predicament. They try in a very nonchalant sort of […]
Earlier today the running order for both Eurovision Song Contest 2019 semi finals was revealed, meaning we know what order the songs will perform in on the Tuesday and Thursday nights in Tel Aviv. When will your favourites perform? Who has drawn a good spot? Who is going […]
BIRTHDAY: Sieneke from the Netherlands is 27 today It’s no April Fool that some countries have probably done a lot worse than they’ve deserved to over the years. I’m thinking of those countries that perhaps haven’t won in a long long time. The one I have in mind […]
Fuego diva Eleni Foureira performed as a special guest on the live TV show from Greece ‘It’s Show Time’. After her magical performance, our Eurovision Ireland correspondent from Athens was lucky enough to get an interview with the pop sensation and amongst other questions, she was asked about […]
At the start of March, Paul Clarke confirmed to Wiwibloggs that the Eurovision Asia Song Contest is still in the works and that he may have spoken too soon regarding the contest. Back in the autumn, it was reported that the Gold Coast could host the inaugural contest […]
So….with preparations well on track in Israel , the host country for this years Eurovision song contest , I thought this might be a good time to look at the fates and fortunes of the host country , in terms of chosen act, final result the year after […]
YOUTUBE: How is your favourite doing? 25-31 March Every year, we look at which songs are the Youtube favourites. Last year, Netta’s Toy was the favourite, and we know what happened to her. So will this year’s most-watched official video suffer the same fate? The figures for 25 […]