#BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 62 today What was the best contest of all time? Yes, it was 1985. It’s been scientifically proven*. So any act that took part in that contest in Göteborg should be very proud of themselves. After all, When Lys Assia is the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paloma San Basilio from Spain is 70 today We often get massive stars taking part in our favourite TV show. They may not be household names worldwide, but it doesn’t mean they’re not respected in their sphere. Today’s birthday girl Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez is a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Takis Biniaris from Greece is 65 today Being last to perform at our favourite TV show must be at least as tricky as performing first. If you’re on first, you’ve got an audience to warm up. If you’re on last, you’ve had to watch everyone else perform. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors is 80 today The last two days we’ve had ladies from Sweden in this slot. And guess, what, here comes another one. Flickorna tar över, as they say in sunny Växjö. Now, Kikki and Sahlene could only manage a pitiful third in their respective contests, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson is 68 today It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country picked up the baton […]
#IRELAND: Maria Christian continues to impress on The Voice France As we reported earlier this year, Maria Christian, now known as Maria Cuche, has been competing in The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix, the French edition of the international Voice franchise. Back in January, Maria sang the Irish […]
BIRTHDAY: Linda Lepomme from Belgium is 65 today What’s your view in which is the best contest ever? Was it 2019? Is it another one from the 21st Century? Or is it one from longer ago? There’s a school of thought that the best contest of all time […]
BIRTHDAY: Izhar Cohen is 69 today Everyone loves a winner. In fact, if you leave it at one appearance and one win, you’ll always be a winner. But why stop at one win? You could win twice. It’s been done. But it’s also very high-risk. Many have tried, […]
THEVOICE: Maria Christian appears on The Voice France The Voice is a worldwide franchise, that has produced more than its fair share of Eurovision performers in its time. But if you were watching the French edition over the weekend, you may have seen Ireland’s very own Maria Christian. […]
BIRTHDAY: Özkan Uğur from Turkey is 66 today We don’t always celebrate soloists in this column. There are singers who perform in duets, trios and bigger. But no bigger than six, obviously. Today we have a very active member of a trio who took part twice. It’s today’s […]
BIRTHDAY: Margo representing Luxembourg is 58 today I know you love a song that crosses the boundaries of our different tastes, and is something that can do no wrong. Today must fit that bill if any song can. It has almost everything. Three songwriters, of which two are […]
BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 67 today I know we’re in the midst of another Eurovision Song Contest, but the birthdays just keep on coming, And today we have one for a home entrant! I always say that second is best for the home entrant to finish. […]
BIRTHDAY: Søren Bundgaard from Denmark is 63 today. We often discuss the idea of a gimmick on here. Sometimes they work, like a job lot of waving cats. Sometimes not, in the case of a giant apricot stone. Of course, the gimmick doesn’t have to be inanimate. Today’s […]
BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 60 today Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre stylee and be given the title ‘legend’. It’s usually accompanied by the line “the real winner […]
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