#BIRTHDAY: Serhat is 56 today Every now and then, Eurovision yields a folk hero. They don’t set out to be renowned, but it just happens to them. And whatever they do, any criticism just bounces off them. In 2019, we saw the Sammarinese send today’s birthday boy Serhat […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paradise Oskar from Finland is 30 today It’s fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final. You could even win. So it’s always a thing when a high flier in the semi-final […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rita Guerra from Portugal is 53 today We mentioned yesterday about Portugal finally getting a win. But before Salvador did his stuff in Kyiv, those Lusophones have had some cracking little songs. We can’t put our finger on why Portugal hasn’t done that well (apart from one […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
#BIRTHDAY: Artsvik from Armenia is 36 today Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For many years, it was probably Portugal, but now the field could be wide open. For somewhere a bit ‘exotic’, you may want our friends in Armenia to win. […]
Over the last weeks , we at Eurovision Ireland have been taking a look at the fates and fortunes of the many performers and hosts who have graced our beloved contest over the years. Once all that pre-contest preparation was over and the actual contest had taken place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefan Raab from Germany is 54 today Every country has its Mr Eurovision. And, of course, its Mrs/Ms Eurovision too. But some national claims to title are easier to judge. In Germany, you may think it can only be a certain Mr Siegel, with perhaps a Mr […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
Interkultur have confirmed to Eurofestivales that Belgium will not be hosting Eurovision Choir 2021 alongside the World Choir Games next year. The Contest is normally held alongside the European Choir Games, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the World Choir Games was moved from 2020 to 2021. Henriette […]
#BIRTHDAY: Loukas Giorkas is 34 today Our friends in the Hellenophone community used to have a torrid time of it. They’d be true to themselves and enter stuff reflecting their culture, and would earn few rewards. Then in the early part of the 21st Century something changed and […]
The format for this year’s Turkvision will see both a Semi Final and Grand Final in the revived Online contest. It will be the first time a Semi Final has been used since 2014. The rules have also been announced for the 2020 Contest: Participants must be at […]
Since 2017, 50% jury and 50% online voting has been used to decide the outcome of the results of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. While this isn’t changing, the online voting will be tweaked. Between 2017 and 2019, online voters were able to vote for 3, 4 or […]
The third themed round of Ranina, “Georgian Folklore”, has been completed in Georgia over the past two weeks. Each week, five of the ten finalists took to the stage. Here are the results as they stand after three rounds: 356 points – Rato Gelovania & Sandra Gadelia 351 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Despina Olympiou from Cyprus is 45 today Are you a real fan? Could you name every single song by every single country, in order? Could you also throw in where they finished? Then we like to throw in challenges every now and then. For various reasons, some […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jedward from Ireland are 29 today Do you think we’re short-changing you, with only one birthday per day. Well it wouldn’t be right if we were to dilute the attention we give to a birthday boy or girl. Unless it’s twins. And if you want twins, you’ve […]
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