Eimear Quinn was the last artist to take victory for Ireland, in 1996, with “The Voice”. While some may see it as a re-release, Eimear is releasing a new orchestral version of her winning Eurovision Song Contest entry. Some of you may have witnessed Eimear perform the new […]
BIRTHDAY: Sue Schell from Switzerland is 70 today Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we’d rather not talk about. And I’m not possibly going to mention singers from the world’s oldest republic. But today we have a lady […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
BIRTHDAY: Agnetha Fältskog is 70 today When we celebrate the birthdays here, we usually stick to soloists and duos. However, when we can we’ll post the occasional birthday of a bigger group member. Especially if it’s a big birthday. When you think of Sweden – and have stopped […]
SVT have announced their programming plans on the lead up to Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light, which they will broadcast alongside other European broadcasters on Saturday 16th May. On Saturday 9th May, SVT will broadcast Inför ESC. This year, David Sundin and Christer Björkman will guide the Swedish […]
Following on from the ANNOUNCEMENT that “De Eurovisa” will be broadcast as usual, YLE have announced further programming to fill the void of this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Three former Contests will be shown in full. 2014 (their best placing since 2006), 2006 (Lordi achieve Finland’s only […]
Tonight, SuRie is back for a second Lockdown Eurovision Party – following some sound issues last week. We can all join SuRie via her official YouTube channel HERE from 18:30GMT/19:30CET. SuRie will be hosting her very own Lockdown Eurovision Party, performing many Eurovision classics. So pour yourself a class of […]
BIRTHDAY: Maribelle from the Netherlands is 60 today One month from today, the fans of our favourite TV show were due to be gathering in the Netherlands for two weeks for thrills, spills and the occasional piece of quality music. It’s not to be, but we can still […]
Following venues in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol, the Harrogate Convention Centre will also be turned into an NHS Nightingale hospital – to help fight Coronavirus. The Harrogate Convention Centre hosted the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest and in 2020 will house an additional 500 NHS beds in the […]
BIRTHDAY: Srbuk from Armenia is 26 today First to perform in a semi-final? Is that a good gig or not? On the plus side, you’re the first to get those rehearsals out of the way. On the minus side, if you don’t make it out of the semi-final, […]