#BIRTHDAY: Louisa Baïleche from France is 44 today Our friends in France have been in our favourite TV show since the start. Yes, that’s even those contests in the 20th Century. Five wins in that time too, although nothing more than a runner-up spot since 1977. Over forty […]
EMA 2021 will take place as a one artist show, after Ana Soklic was internally chosen after the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. The national selection will take place on Saturday 27th February. Ana Soklic will perform three songs during the selection, however a further one or two […]
#ISRAEL: Final shortlist of songs revealed Israeli broadcaster KAN has revealed the three songs ኤደን አለነ/עדן אלנה/Eden Alene will perform in HaShir Shelanu L’Eurovizion, which will take place on 25 January. Nine songs were initially in the running, with the Israeli public asked to pick two through online […]
Tõnis Niinemets co-host for Eesti Laul 2021 has been announced for the forthcoming national selection. Joining Tõnis will be Grete Kuld for both the Semi Finals and the Grand Final. A former weather presenter, Grete is now an actress and singer. In 2020, when Tõnis Niinemets joined the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Koit Toome from Estonia is 42 today What better way to kick off 2021 with the birthday of some who may get to Rotterdam in May. It’s often nice when we see people having another go at winning European singing’s biggest prize. Back in 1998, we saw […]
Olga Shimanskaya, the Russian participant at the 2020 Turkvision Song Contest, has won the Audience Sympathy Award – after the vote closed on New Year’s Eve. Olga took victory with 39,588 after competing against thirteen of the other 2020 Turkvision participants. No monetary prize was awarded, unlike the […]
The Welsh selection process for Eurovision Choir has been put back a year, to 2022 – after the auditions had already been DELAYED by the Coronavirus pandemic. The rescheduled dates of Côr Cymru are: Semi Finals – 18th to 20th February 2022 Children’s Final – 2nd April 2022 […]
#OBITUARY: Liam Reilly has died aged 65 Legendary Irish singer/songwriter Liam Reilly died aged 65 on 1 January. An incredibly popular figure in the Irish entertainment industry, the Eurovision community will best remember him for coming second in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb. In 1978 he […]
HAPPY 2021 FROM ALL OF US HERE AT EUROVISION IRELAND! Eurovision fans the world over ring in each New Year with ESC Radio’s annual Eurovision Top 250, the much coveted list of contest entries as voted for by the fandom. The top spot (for the 9th consecutive year) […]
#OBITUARY: Carlos do Carmo has died aged 81 Portuguese singer Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida died on 1 January 2021 aged 81. He was widely known throughout Portugal as an exponent of the Fado tradition. In 1976, he was selected by broadcaster RTP to represent […]
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