#BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 72 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
#ESC2022: Day trip to Lugano Eurovision Ireland loves its history. And what better was to indulge this by visiting the home of the first Eurovision Song Contest. So we took an excursion from Turin to Lugano to see what the Swiss lakeside town had to offer. And did […]
Are you travelling into Turin Airport and hoping to catch the train into the city centre? Then you are unfortunately in for a rude surprise. The Airport Train is currently only running as far as Venaria. Once at Venaria, you’ll need to catch the Bus on the SF2 […]
#ESC2022: Staggy Day 3 Turin is close to Lugano, where the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956. So he had to go! Authors: John Stanton, Staggy Ristamouse Source: Eurovision Ireland
TVP, the Polish national broadcaster, has confirmed that ‘Szansa na sukces’ will once again be used to select the Polish participant for the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. For those interested, a Casting Call will take place at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw, on Saturday 14th & Sunday […]
Last night, the Semi Final 1 Public Qualifiers making the Final of the 2022 American Song Contest were revealed. The Public have spoken and the four qualifiers are: Alabama – Ni/Co – The Difference Colorado – Riker Lynch – Feel the Love Kentucky – Jordan Smith – Sparrow Oklahoma – AleXa […]
#ESC2022: Brief tour of Turin We at Eurovision Ireland had a bit of time to ourselves on Sunday 1 May, so had a wander around Turin’s fair city. Obviously there is so much to see, so here’s a very small flavour of what we found. Is there anywhere […]
Last night, the second Semi Final of the 2022 American Song Contest took place. The Jury have had their say and have selected their second Finalist. The Jury have selected Tennessee’s Tyler Baden to perform “Seventeen” in the Final. Public voting closes at 07:00 ET today, to select […]
NBC, the American national broadcaster, has released the line-up for Semi Final 2 of the American Song Contest tonight. You can see the line-up below: The eleven participating acts taking part in Semi Final 2 are: American Samoa – Tenelle – Full Circle California – Sweet Taboo – […]
Helena Meraai from Belarus, has turned 19 years old today. Helena represented Belarus, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “I Am the One”. Happy Birthday, Helena! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]