BIRTHDAY: Hanna Pakarinen from Finland is 39 today If you were fortunate enough to be a Eurovision performer, would you want to do it in your home country. If you were a participant in 2019, the chances are you were from somewhere colder than Tel Aviv. So going […]
For fans of the Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom, joyous news from earlier today, has now become sad news. While “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light” will be broadcast on the BBC, it’ll only be shown by the catch-up service iPlayer – not on a traditional linear […]
Eurojury, the popular pre-contest vote from Eurovoix has returned for it’s eighth consecutive year. This year’s edition will be hosted by the evergreen Rob Lilley and this year he will be joined by James Rowe. For the first time, 2020 will see the introduction of Semi Finals – […]
The European Broadcasting Union recently launched Eurovision Home Concerts. Show three will air tomorrow (Friday 17th April), on YouTube, at 17:00 CET. The week three acts to perform are: Uku Suviste – Estonia Lesley Roy – Ireland Jeangu Macrooy – Netherlands Ulrikke – Norway Hurricane – Serbia Lake […]
BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 69 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, both Rondo Media and S4C have yet to make a decision on the Welsh participation at the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The audition rounds of “Chwilio am Seren” usually take place in the latter parts of April. Due to the current […]
The Scandinavian block of Denmark (DR), Norway (NRK) and Sweden (SVT) all withdrew from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2005 – although Sweden continued with TV4, before an SVT return until 2014. DR, the Danish broadcaster has announced that it won’t be returning to the Contest in […]
Within the last hour, the European Broadcasting Union have confirmed that 46 broadcasters from 45 different countries will be showing “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”. It hasn’t been confirmed if all the broadcasters will be showing the special programme live or on delay. All 41 participating broadcasters that […]
BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 59 today From Italy Minor to Italy major in 24 hours. Talk about convenience, even though if it’s your birthday in these countries, it’s likely you’ll be having a small celebration. Stay safe, people. Our friends in Italy have at times had […]
BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 21 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]