#BIRTHDAY: Henri Dès from Switzerland is 84 today Today we have an absolute classic. You won’t be able to argue with me. Mr Phil of this parish will send the boys round if you don’t think this should have won awards. But what is it? You might be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dana from Ireland is 74 today Winners. We love ’em. Well, mostly. We always get the winner we deserve. But perhaps, just perhaps, there are winners that shouldn’t have been winners. Do you agree? In 1970, we witnessed a pocket-sized contest in Amsterdam Amsterdam. Dana (née Rosemary […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katja Ebstein from Germany is 79 today There is an elite bunch of people out there who have taken part more than once. It’s as if they can’t get enough of the Eurovision drug. And I don’t mean Ibuprofen. But that elite club has advanced membership for […]
#OBITUARY: Guy Bonnet of France has died French singer songwriter Guy Bonnet has died aged 78. The representative of France as a performer at two Eurovision Song Contests, and the writer of a third song, he passed away in the French city of Montpellier. His first attempt as […]
#BIRTHDAY: Julio Iglesias from Spain is 80 today Eurovision can throw up those acts that like to play down the fact they once represented their country. Their publicity material omits that three minutes of their life when they performed before several hundred million people. We wonder why, since […]
#CHRISTMAS2022: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 2 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Stella Maessen is 69 today Those people who keep coming back for me. Is i good because they know what they’re doing? Or is it bad because they’re doing someone else out of a chance? Today’s birthday girl Stella Maessen disguised her appearances a little, by only […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 72 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gianni Morandi from Italy is 77 today I know you like the variety of tunes we have on this site. We don’t always pick your Euphorias or your songs about phoenixes. Eurovision is far too rich to stick to the common stuff. So when I had the […]
#OBITUARY: Mojmir Sepe of Slovenia has died aged 90 Renowned conductor and songwriter Mojmor Sepe has died at the age of 90. Whilst you may not know him, he was involved in the Eurovision Song Contest as a writer, conductor and juror over a span of 32 years. […]
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