#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. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stella Maessen is 67 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 […]
IRELAND: Fifty years since Dana If you were around 50 years ago tonight, you may have witnessed Ireland’s first ever win the Eurovision Song Contest. A mere five years after we saw Ireland début in Naples, Dana took home the prize at the RAI Theatre in Amsterdam. Dana, […]
BIRTHDAY: Katja Ebstein from Germany is 75 today There is an elite bunch of people out there who have taken part more than once. It’s as if they cant get enough of the Eurovision drug. And I don’t mean Ibuprofen. But that elite club has advanced membership for […]
BIRTHDAY: Dana from Ireland is 68 today Eurovision announcement! What could be better? Well, an announcement that it’s your own city, or that you put a bet on the host city three months ago at 100/1 and it’s come up trumps. It’s apt that today we found out […]
BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 69 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: David Alexandre Winter from Luxembourg is 76 today It’s good to remember our history. You know, those times before 2000 when the contest still happened, even if it was a little bit smaller and, generally, more western than it is now. In 1970 it was much much […]