On Tuesday, the Participants List for the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was released – although the European Broadcasting Union has indicated this may not be the final one. Seven countries have withdrawn ahead of this year’s Contest and ESCXtra have approached their national broadcasters to see if […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mathé Altéry from France is 93 today We like taking chances here, and I’ll wager that, unless you’ve down your research, you may not know today’s song. It’s probably never ever been played at the typical Eurovision disco. Back in 1956, on some Thursday night in May, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Red Hurley from Ireland is 71 today It’s all very well being a singer, but you need that right song to sing in the first place. It could be one you’ve written yourself, in which you’ve only got yourself to blame if it goes wrong. Or you […]
On Tuesday, we REVEALED the 2020 Participation List for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – or so we thought. With the format change of pre-recorded performances, the EBU have announced a possible increase to twenty participating countries – although a deadline is currently unknown. The EBU told ESCplus […]
After the cancellation of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and the indefinitely-postponed Eurovision Young Musicians, we approached Interkulter, the organiser’s of the European Choir Games – which Eurovision Choir is part of. Edlira Keta, Choral Consultant for Interkulter, had the following to say: “There will most definitely be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katarína Hasprová from Slovakia is 48 today Today is another in our occasional series of countries we wish were back in our favourite TV show. They may have legitimate reasons for not being there anymore, but it doesn’t stop us wanting them back. Our friends in Slovakia […]
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: Lúcia Moniz from Portugal is 44 today Portugal? Why have they only had one win? They have a Latin-based language so some nations can ‘sort of’ understand them. It’s warm and sunny, and who doesn’t love a bit of warmth and sun, especially if you’re northern. Aside […]
#BIRTHDAY: Carola from Sweden is 54 today We know you like our birthday feature. Well this is one you won’t want to miss. Sweden is – in some eyes – the pinnacle of Eurovision-ness. So when a Swedish birthday comes along, we’re going to celebrate it. Today’s birthday […]
The 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will look very different from what we are use to. Due to the ongoing travel restrictions, this year’s participating acts will be performing from their home countries, in a TV studio with a similar set-up, to ensure fair play. The show will […]
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