RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, revealed that an agreement is in place to hold four editions of ‘Benidorm Fest’ – meaning the festival will be held until at least 2026 at the earliest. The news was revealed during ‘Eurovisión, el festival que quieres’, which was broadcast live on […]
The Coronavirus pandemic is still causing problems around the world, with the Viña del Mar International Song Festival cancelled for a second year running. The cancellation was a joint agreement between the local government and festival organisers. While the local government voted against holding the festival, the representatives […]
The Semi Final of Ranina has taken place. Out of the six remaining acts, the jury chose the following three to go forward to next week’s Final: Nikoloz Kajaia Barbare Makhatadze Gega Shonia The Final of Ranina will air next Saturday, November 13th. The Georgian representative for the […]
Anne Gadegaard from Denmark, has turned 30 years old today. Anne represented Denmark, at the 2003 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Arabiens drøm”. Happy Birthday, Anne! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
Earlier today, the Kazakh National Final for the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place. After a public and jury vote, which was a 50:50 split, both Beknur Jánibekuly & Álınur Khamzin tied for first place and will both go forward to represent Kazakhstan in Paris. Following a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katerine Duska from Greece is 32 today Our friends in Greece are vociferous Eurovision fans. It’s true they had a really purple patch some time ago, when they could do absolutely no wrong. Those top 10 places started in 2001, and generally continued about a dozen years. […]
On the lead up to the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is been held in Paris, we are looking back at all the countries to have participated in the Contest and their histories – past and present. Today we continue with Israel’s story. Israel debuted at the […]
Gabriela Yordanova from Bulgaria, has turned 19 years old today. Gabriela represented Bulgaria, alongside Ivan Stoyanov, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 9th place, with “Colour of Hope”. Happy Birthday, Gabriela! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – […]
#HALL OF FAME: Welcome inductees 11 and 12 Here at Eurovision Ireland, we want to celebrate those most illustrious people who have made our favourite TV show the thing that it is today. In each edition, we’ll induct two performer or personalities from somewhere in Eurovision land. These […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nodar Tatishvili from Georgia is 35 today That thing when you get a well-performed duet at our favourite TV show. In theory, you get two able performers, who bounce off each other, giving us the best of both worlds. It’s odd that more duets haven’t won the […]