#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 58 today It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir) appeared […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fredi from Finland is 78 today Eurovision songs are occasionally branded – by muggles – as nonsense. Meaningless lyrics, daft arm-waving dance routines, and reinforcement of national stereotypes. Some of this may be true, but we love them nonetheless. Even if the title may make you think […]
Over the last 24 hours, we have heard some sort of news from Azerbaijan, Belgium & Ukraine – this is either to do with participation in Warsaw or how they will select their entry. Rumours circulated various websites over the past 24 hours that ITV, the Azeri national […]
PBS, the Maltese national broadcaster, have today confirmed that Malta will be participating in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Applicants can submit entries up until Sunday 23rd August. 12 finalists will be chosen to attend a television recording – which will be transmitted later on both television […]
#BIRTHDAY: Braulio from Spain is 74 today It’s always a curious mix of countries in our favourite TV show. We have the 21st Century newbies, to those that have racked up 50 appearances or more. So it follows that, occasionally, we pick songs from times before you, dear […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ester Peony from Romania is 27 today What do you think of stage shows? Should they be kept simple, in order to emphasise a song? Or is there anything wrong in a kickass dance routine or novel staging? Both can work. Just look at the contrast between, […]
Today, we have some participation news from Bulgaria, Italy and North Macedonia – however this does not include set confirmations. BNT, the Bulgarian national broadcaster have confirmed the nation will not be participating in Warsaw. However, a return in participation next year may be possible if the relevant […]
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 […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
Could we see another Eurasian nation, like Russia, participate at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest? Sadly not. TRT, the Turkish national broadcaster have confirmed the news to Eurofestivales earlier today. TRT stated they do not participate in any Eurovision contests. TRT previously participated in the Eurovision Song […]
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