BIRTHDAY: Miriam Christine from Malta is 41 today Do you ever wonder how some people from one country end up in another? Or how someone’s parents got together, in order that someone has an unusual dual nationality? A certain Burkinabé-Latvian combination must be one of the most unusual. […]
Eurovision Takeover has received confirmation by BBC Alba to say Scotland will not be present in Gliwice this November. BBC Alba are not looking beyond this year’s Eurovision Choir at present, although talks with the European Broadcasting Union have already taken place surrounding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. […]
It is now the end of June and the participation deadline for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is upon us. Not that surprisingly, Greece have confirmed that they will not be returning to the Contest this year – although no specific reason has been given by ERT. Greece […]
BIRTHDAY: Gitte representing Germany is 73 today Remember Germany? They win very occasionally and also finish near the bottom of the table these days? A country in the middle of Europe bordering lots of places? Well they don’t always win or finish badly. And they don’t always have […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 71 today Do you like the contests that were in black & white? Or are you definitely a fan of colour? If you delve into the archives, there are some monochrome gems in the early days of the contest. Well, today we’re […]
BIRTHDAY: Michael Ball from the UK is 57 today Runner-up day today. There’s been plenty of them through the years. Only one year – to my knowledge – has no runner-up. It’s a good place if you’re a host broadcaster’s entry for many reasons. And back in the […]
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 […]
RTVE have confirmed via their website, that Spain will indeed be participating in Gliwice this year. We previously announced that the news would be confirmed or not through “RTVE Responde” on Sunday. It is currently unknown how the Spanish entry for Gliwice will be selected. This however, may […]
BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 72 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
Year after year Eurovision competitors try to reinvent the wheel and impress us with either a heart-felt performance, strong visuals or powerful voices. Some try to have it all; sometimes it works, other times it’s just too much for the viewers to handle. Today we’re going to look […]
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