RUSSIA: Philipp Kirkorov from Russia is 52 today Do you like it when someone’s called Mr Eurovision? Is it an overused term? Are the people who claim to have this title really deserving? Every country could claim to have one. Russia’s could be today’s birthday boy Фили́пп Бедро́сович […]
Love them or hate them, Jurors at Eurovision have an important task to do, as 50% of their saying contributes to deciding qualifiers from each semi-final and later, the winner of the whole contest. Today, Eurovision.tv published the full list of jury members from each participating contry. Each […]
BIRTHDAY: Arlette Zola from Switzerland is 70 today Could we have a win from ‘Old Europe’ this year? People are touting a win from the continent’s western half, maybe even from as far west as Europe goes. Of course, back in the day, Eurovision was a club purely […]
BIRTHDAY: Anna Oxa from Italy is 58 today We’re continuing our look at duets through the ages. As I’ve said, they can be hit or miss. They can be well-suited, or thrown together in a rush because they look attractive, or no-one else wants the gig. Today we […]
BIRTHDAY: Elena Risteska from North Macedonia is 33 today Are you a fan of ballads, or do you prefer something faster? It’s true that there’s no consensus in Europe, as we get songs of all varieties wining our favourite TV show. Today we go down a more mid-tempo […]
BIRTHDAY: Mija Martina from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 35 today I think we need to start a campaign to bring tempt countries back to entering songs in our favourite TV show. Maybe our friends at the EBU should make it cheaper to enter. Bosnia AND Herzegovina is/are one […]
BIRTHDAY: Aysel from Azerbaijan is 30 today Do you have an all time favourite duo? Is it one of those pairing that acheieve notoriety, like a certain Belgian twosome from 1973? Or someone a lot more recent like two Spaniards last year? Either way, we love duets as […]
BIRTHDAY: Georgina Abela from Malta is 60 today What is it with some countries that takes years out of our favourite TV show? They’re in, they’re out… To be fair, finances pay a role, as getting a singer on stage for three (or six, or maybe nine) minutes […]
BIRTHDAY: Sophie Garel from Luxembourg is 77 today You wait ages for songs from 1968, and then two come along at once. It was an interesting year. The first one in proper colour, the first Spanish win, and the first one with big pictures of the acts. We […]
BIRTHDAY: Ronnie Tober from the Netherlands is 74 today It’s about time we went vintage again, just to show what today’s performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren’t all classics, but you can guarantee that every song will have at least one fan. Back […]
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