BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence is 26 today It’s a curious thing that the first song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest, and the last song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest come from the same country. The unassuming Dutch have this particular record, and I can hardly […]
BIRTHDAY: Loïc Nottet from Belgium is 24 today Do you feel for Belgium? A fully-formed country, but two broadcasters that keep to their own markets – except for Eurovision of course and, I understand, there are very few channels of communications between the two. I’m sure it’s not […]
Mickey Harte has indirectly duetted with the Eurovision Song Contest winner, Anne-Marie David. Anne-Marie took victory in 1973, while Mickey Harte finished in 11th place, in 2003. When Anne-Marie David saw Mickey Harte’s version of “Wonderful Dream” (“Tu te reconnaitras”), she had the following to say: “When I […]
The European Broadcasting Union recently launched Eurovision Home Concerts. Show two will air tomorrow (Friday 10th April), on YouTube, at 17:00 CET. The week two acts to perform are: Montaigne – Australia Aksel – Finland Daði Freyr – Iceland Vasil – North Macedonia Gjon’s Tears – Switzerland Leonora […]
BIRTHDAY: Fabrizio Moro from Italy is 45 today If you could put money on the next country of the Big Five to win, who would you pick? Germany was the last of them to win, but that was a long time ago now. But that leaves Spain, France, […]
Last week, Ryan O’Shaughnessy was amongst the first line-up for Eurovision Home Concerts. Along with “Together”, that he represented Ireland with in Lisbon two year’s ago, Ryan also performed “Think About Things” – due to be performed by Daði Freyr in Rotterdam, in May. You can watch Ryan’s […]
“Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light” will this year be replacing the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020, due to the Coronavirus. The show will feature not one, but two big sing-a-longs. The first virtual choir will be formed of all of this year’s selected participants, that would’ve represented each […]
Next week on Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th and Saturday 18th April, Austria will select their winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The Contest will be on ORF1 at 20:15 CET. Andi Knoll, the Austrian commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest, will host the show. Ten jurors, all […]
Eyebrows were raised when Spain did not feature on the participant’s list for the postponed Eurovision Young Musicians – due to have been held in Zagreb, on Sunday 21st June. Due to the end of “Clasicos y Reverentes”, the show that was used to select their 2018 participant […]
BIRTHDAY: Anouk from the Netherlands is 45 today We’re all missing a Dutch interpretation of a 21st Century contest, but at least we’ll get one in 13 months time. It’ll be here before we know it. But we can still go Dutch, with the country’s rich past going […]
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