BIRTHDAY: Hugo Sigal from Belgium is 72 today We celebrate the winners here. We also celebrate the also-rans. And, indeed, we celebrate the last places too. After all, there are many last-placed songs that are better known than the songs that beat them. Today we take a trip […]
BIRTHDAY: Gianluca from Malta is 30 today Are there any countries you would love to see win for the first time? Well there aren’t that many left, but some are dying to lose their winning virginity. Today we look at the Mediterranean’s happiest rock. In 2013 they sent […]
The Official Album of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has now been released. The Album is available across iTunes, Spotify and other platforms across the continent. In the UK, the Official Album costs £10.99 on iTunes. Other platforms and other countries may have different prices. Author: Richard […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Anna Filipchuk from Russia is 15 today Anna took part in JESC 2018 in Minsk, with the song Unbreakable. Happy birthday Anna! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
BIRTHDAY: Laila Kinnunen from Finland would have been 80 today That first entry. Always daunting for a broadcaster. What will Europe think of us? How will we do? Will we have the money to take part every year? Back in the 1960s, participation was easier. Eurovision was a […]
It was announced earlier today that Blink TV, the production company behind SBS’s Eurovision – Australia Decides, has won an award. They have been announced Regional winner’s of the Asian Academy Creative Awards for Best Music or Dance Programme. Furthermore to the award news, the first two contenders […]
The Estonian broadcaster, ERR, has received 178 songs for next year’s National Selection. Of those 178 songs, 76 were submitted in Estonian. Ringvaade, the Estonian television show, will reveal the 24 songs to appear in Eesti Laul 2020 next week – 12 on Wednesday and 12 on Thursday. […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Anne Gadegaard from Denmark is 28 today Anne took part in the first JESC in 2003, in her home country. She’s also taken part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015. Happy birthday Anne! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
Denmark will not be returning to Eurovision Young Musicians next year, in Zagreb. Denmark have not participated in the Contest since 2004. After a successful participation at Eurovision Choir in Gothenburg this year, DR had considered a return to the Contest, but sadly this on not to be. […]
BIRTHDAY: Anri Jokhadze from Georgia is 39 today It could be time to have another contender for Mr Eurovision. Each country will have one – as well as a Mrs/Miss/Ms Eurovision. But we’ll leave the ladies for another time. Georgia has had 12 songs make it to the […]