#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: Johnny Logan is 66 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: Umberto Tozzi is 68 today Let’s go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, but everything. And a regular supply of the same countries taking part year in year out. That doesn’t always mean it was a bad thing. Our friends in […]
BIRTHDAY: Plastic Bertrand is 66 today It’s fair to say that our favourite TV show can launch careers. A certain foursome from Sweden perhaps. Or a false flagger singing for Switzerland. But it can also give that established artiste a further shot at fame. But for the known […]
BIRTHDAY: Carol Rich from Switzerland is 58 today Being first to perform on our favourite TV show must be a challenge. But at least you are first to the free bar in the Green Room. But what if you’re last on? You have to wait whilst [insert number […]
IRELAND: Late Late Show news If you’re a history buff, you’ll know that the only person to sing two winning songs at the Eurovision Song Contest is Johnny Logan. And he’s on the Late Late Show on Friday 31 January. It’s 40 years since Johnny’s first victory, which […]
BIRTHDAY: Raf from Italy is 60 today Those Italians, eh? They send so many decent songs, and never really seem to care. Sanremo is their music competition of choice, and Eurovision doesn’t always get massive ratings. But you ask any Italian star, and they’d give their finest gnocchi […]
BIRTHDAY: Seyyal Taner from Turkey is 67 today Yesterday we had one of the most famous singers to fail to score in our favourite TV show. Just like buses, here comes another one. And just like Jahn, this performance will leave you out of breath. Back in 1987 […]
BIRTHDAY: Kate Gulbrandsen from Norway is 54 today We have another opener today. I always comment on how difficult it it to open a show, even if you get more access to the free bar. But you’ll never quite know how the audience will be warmed up before […]
BIRTHDAY: Anne-Cathrine Herdorf from Denmark is 52 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: Marcha from the Netherlands is 63 today If you recall, we’re off to the sunny Netherlands for the Eurovision circus in 2020. They were trying for over 40 years between wins, and it shows that persistence eventually pays off. Of course, we have a rich vein of […]
BIRTHDAY: Alexia from Cyprus is 55 today I’m feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the cusp of the third decade of the 21st Century. There’s a story I love about today’s birthday girl Αλέξια Βασιλείου/Alexia […]
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