#BIRTHDAY: Simone Drexel from Switzerland is 68 today Do you look at those big anniversaries to see what happened 10, 20, 30 years ago (and so on). For a contest that’s been going for nearly 70 years, you have plenty of material. A mere fifty years ago, we […]
During the last week, while we had restricted press access , we at Eurovision Ireland have been taking a look back at some of the memorable moments of Eurovision over the years. There is no doubt that Eurovision over the years has often given us lots of rather […]
The big week has arrived ! Tonight , we at Eurovision Ireland are kicking off our live coverage when we bring you the first of our Live Blogs for this year. Tonight we are covering Semi Final 1 Dress rehearsal 2, where the international juries will be watching […]
During the last week, while we had restricted press access , we at Eurovision Ireland have been taking a look back at some of the memorable moments of Eurovision over the years. There is no doubt that Eurovision over the years has often given us lots of rather […]
Ahead of tomorrow night’s first Semi Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö, here is a timely reminder on how you can vote during this year’s Contest. Here is a handy video from the European Broadcasting Union: Let us know what you think about the 2025 […]
SRG SSR, the Swiss national broadcaster, along with the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed the new Semi Final Qualifier Announcement format ahead of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. In a split screen for viewers, three countries will be shown at a time, with one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors from Sweden is 85 today Yesterday we had a lady from Sweden in this slot. And guess, what, here comes another one. Flickorna tar över, as they say in sunny Örebro. Now, Sahlene could only manage a pitiful third in her contest, and she was […]
#ESC25: Best Eurovision lyric Part I As we know, a song can live or die on that killer lyric, and could even rely on a single line in that lyric. We at Eurovision Ireland have had a look through the lyrics of the songs competing in Basel, and […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, we will be looking back at Switzerland since their first participation. Today we begin with 1967. 1967 – “Quel coeur vas-tu briser?” In 1967, when the Contest was held in Vienna, Austria, Géraldine represented Switzerland with “Quel coeur […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s May 12th: Saturday 12th May 2018 On this day in 2018, the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]