#IRELAND: Review of 1993 National Final As you will know, Ireland has had seven victories at the Eurovision Song Contest. It leads the table of winners. But how did this happen? We at Eurovision Ireland went back in time to 1993, to see what Niamh Kavanagh had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 30 today It must be a thankless task trying to make that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s not just […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we are at the letter G. Gothenburg Gothenburg, hosted the thirtieth Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 – […]
Following on from earlier when we brought you news of Estonia and San Marino, confirmation has been received from another non-debutant – Slovakia. RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster were on the initial list of participants for the inaugural Contest back in 2003 – but later withdrew. While they […]
Following a week on from the debut of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga”, one of its biggest hits has entered the UK Official Chart. “Husavik” (performed by Molly Sanden), has debuted on the Chart at number 60. There is more good news for Iceland in […]
A further two countries have declined participation at the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, to be held in Warsaw on Sunday 29th November. Estonian broadcaster ERR have revealed that Estonia will not be making their debut at this year – the only Baltic country yet to […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Sweden. 1961 In 1961, Sweden […]
USA: Eurovision performers from across the pond Whilst Eurovision is distinctly a European, Mediterranean and Australian affair, our friends across the Atlantic have occasionally been called in to help countries with their songs. As rumours always swirls around about a US version of Eurovision, or a US broadcaster […]
Exciting news from France today! France representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam will be chosen using a national final, but this time it won’t be ‘Destination Eurovision‘! The selection process will be called ‘Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez‘ (Eurovision France, it’s you who decides’). Submissions […]
Australia will see a possible change in broadcaster if participation takes place in Warsaw. Following ABC participating in 2017, 2018 and 2019, it is likely that SBS will return to hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2015 and 2016. ABC had a contract with the European Broadcasting […]