Roger Pontare, the Swedish representative at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin and the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, has been jailed for two months. Roger Pontare was arrested after drunk-driving on the E4 bypass, a main bypass between Sweden and Finland. The arrest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Takis Biniaris from Greece is 68 today Being last to perform at our favourite TV show must be at least as tricky as performing first. If you’re on first, you’ve got an audience to warm up. If you’re on last, you’ve had to watch everyone else perform. […]
BHRT, the Bosnian national broadcaster, have confirmed non-participation at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. BHRT are still under sanction, with ongoing debt owed to the European Broadcasting Union. Lejla Babović, BHRT’s Head of International Affairs, had the following to say: “BHRT is still under EBU sanctions and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amaury Vassili from France is 34 today The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but French is often a good bet too. So imagine our surprise when one of the Big […]
Two recent Eurovision legends from the United Kingdom have performed together. Sam Ryder was joined on stage by Hannah Waddingham last night in Los Angeles. They performed “Fought & Lost” together. Let us know what you think about the United Kingdom, 2022 and 2023 Eurovision Song Contest – […]
AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, has announced the date of Junior Songfestival 2023 – their national selection for the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Junior Songfestival 2023 will take place on Saturday 23rd September, again from the RTM Scene Ahoy, for a second year in a […]
RTL, the Luxembourg national broadcaster, have confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. This follows a return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, after a 30 year break. While Czechia have yet to participate in the Contest, they […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sophie Carle from Luxembourg is 59 today The hosts nation always has an interesting job on its hands. They might want to win, but the contest has cost them a whole chunk of money, so an honorable mention might be better. Our friends in Luxembourg have, like […]
Nika Turković from Croatia, has turned 28 years old today. Nika represented Croatia at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Hej mali”. Happy Birthday, Nika! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
Khabar Agency, the Kazakh national broadcaster, have confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Daniyar Tussupbekov, Khabar’s Director of International Cooperation and Distribution, had the following to say: “I am sorry to inform that this year the Khabar Agency […]
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