RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have begun the 2026 Dancing With the Stars celebrity reveals today. The former Irish Eurovision representative, Niamh Kavanagh, was the first celebrity to be revealed earlier today. Niamh took victory at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with “In Your Eyes”, before returning as […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have withdrawn from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna, during the EBU General Assembly last Thursday. Following the country’s withdrawal from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister), have both reacted to the […]
The ABU, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, has decided against converting the ABU Song Festival into a Song Contest. The ABU first considered holding a Song Contest in 2019, in Qingdao, China. Following the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, it was placed on hold again and has never taken place. […]
TG4, the Irish national broadcaster, will tonight look back at ten years of participation, ahead of the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Tbilisi. Since 2015, TG4 have annually participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with the exception of 2020 – due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Tonight, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Charlie McGettigan from Ireland is 75 today As you’ll know, unless you’ve been living in a crater on Mars, Ireland has won our favourite TV show seven times. No country has won more. Yep, not even [insert country here]. One of those seven (yes, seven) winners was […]
The Isle of Man have announced the date for Arrane son Mannin 2026 – their national selection for the Pan Celtic Song Contest 2026. The Arrane son Mannin will take place on Saturday 17th January, at the Peel Masonic Hall. Song submissions (which must be in Manx Gaelic) […]
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2026 have announced the Artists and their songs for both the International and Folklore Contests. The six Artists taking part in the International Contest are: Chile – Sondelvalle – “El Ciclo” Dominican Republic – Johnny Sky – “Call on Me” Estonia […]
Mikaela Samuelsson has turned 32 years old today. Mikaela most recently took part, as part of Dolly Style, at Melodifestivalen 2025 – finishing in 5th place, with “Yihaa”. Happy Birthday, Mikaela! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or on our FACEBOOK, BLUESKY, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK pages. […]
On the lead up to the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Tbilisi, we will be taking a look back at participating countries past and present, while we will also look at the top three Acts to ‘Shine Bright’ from all the previous Contests. Today we are looking […]
Andrey Kunets from Belarus, has turned 30 years old today. Andrey represented Belarus, at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 2nd place, with “Noviy den”. Happy Birthday, Andrey! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
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