#BIRTHDAY: 4 Jan – Patricia Kraus from Spain is 62 today Do you wonder why some songs don’t do better? Perhaps, for example, it could be severe make-up. Or a mischievous green shawl that is eventually cast aside. Or backing guitarists trying to get in on the act. […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 24 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: Thanos Kalliris from Greece is 63 today Do you like your traditional song? Are you more a fan of something more contemporary? Do you like it when a country surprises you with a choice of song? Back in 1987, our friends in Greece deviated from their usual […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kate Gulbrandsen from Norway is 60 today Imagine the scene. You know you’re heading to Europe’s favourite TV show, and you get drawn on first. How do you make an impression? You’re in the biggest ever contest and don’t want to be lost by all the madness […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alexia from Cyprus is 61 today I’m feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the third decade of the 21st Century. There’s a story I love about today’s birthday girl Αλέξια Βασιλείου/Alexia Vasiliou. Our host […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 66 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: Kate from Norway is 59 today Imagine the scene. You know you’re heading to Europe’s favourite TV show, and you get drawn on first. How do you make an impression? You’re in the biggest ever contest and don’t want to be lost by all the madness that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anne-Cathrine Herdorf from Denmark is 57 today If there’s one country that you can rely on, it’s our friends in Denmark. Yes, they took a few years out in the 1960s and 1970s. But they’re a firm fixture, and even win from time to time. Being present […]
#BIRTHDAY: Johnny Logan is 70 today Legend is a term bandied around all too easily in this day and age. Someone can get a maximum from [insert country here] because they used a line in that country’s language, and they get branded a legend. In 1987, history happened, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Halla Margrét from Iceland is 60 today Back in the 1980s our favourite TV show was bumping along nicely. Lots of entries every year Lots of interesting languages. And lots of interesting results. Take Iceland for example. They débuted in 1986 and finished 16th. Oddly enough, in […]