BIRTHDAY: Maxi from Ireland is 70 today Some countries in our favourite TV show have had a very illustrious history, even if these days it’s a little more patchy. It’s difficult to fathom out why. Or is it? So to remember those past good times, we’ve delved back […]
BIRTHDAY: Ben Cramer from the Netherlands is 73 today The contest in the Netherlands is rapidly approaching, with songs aplenty being picked, a city getting ready, and all the fun, games and bafflement that will follow. With that in in mind, it’s time for another Dutch birthday. Maybe […]
BIRTHDAY: Claes af Geijerstam is 74 today Do you remember the 1970s? It’s no bad thing if you do. It means you have seen lots of editions of our favourite TV show, and your favourite might not even be from the 20th Century! Imagine that. Contests before 2000. […]
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: Patrick Juvet from Switzerland is 69 today As we all know, fans of our favourite TV show sometimes see big international stars before they really make it. We can pinpoint when your average singer got their first taste of the big stage and never looked back. Back […]
BIRTHDAY: Gitte representing Germany is 73 today Remember Germany? They win very occasionally and also finish near the bottom of the table these days? A country in the middle of Europe bordering lots of places? Well they don’t always win or finish badly. And they don’t always have […]
BIRTHDAY: Anne-Marie David is 67 today A winner? Well, there have been 67 of them, so they’ll crop up here from time to time. There is another winner who has a birthday today, but I’ll save her for another year. Today’s birthday girl Anne-Marie David has actually represented […]
BIRTHDAY: Martine Clémenceau from France is 70 today When your country has had success in our favourite TV show, the pressure is always on your singers to repeat that success year after year. But there often comes a year (or more), when those good placings desert you. I […]
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