#OBITUARY: Timur Selçuk from Turkey has died aged 74 The Turkish conductor and musician Timur Selçuk has died of a heart attack. He will be best remembered in Eurovision circles for the two occasions he conducted for his country. In 1975, he did the honours on the podium […]
USA: Eurovision performers from across the pond Whilst Eurovision is distinctly a European, Mediterranean and Australian affair, our friends across the Atlantic have occasionally been called in to help countries with their songs. As rumours always swirls around about a US version of Eurovision, or a US broadcaster […]
#BIRTHDAY: Britt Synnøve Johansen is 50 today Is there an ideal age for taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you have already earned your spurs in the entertainment scene, or could a complete novice do it? Obviously, those with experience start at different times, so a […]
BIRTHDAY: Yannis Savvidakis from Cyprus is 57 today We mentioned a duet the other day, and how with two performers, you’re likely to tick more boxes. And more ticked boxes mean more votes – or so you’d hope. Not that many duets have won our favourite TV show […]
BIRTHDAY: Fausto Leali from Italy is 75 today As you will know, every performer in our favourite TV show is a professional. They all want to do their best. Nevertheless, it must still be daunting singing in front of millions. It must be even more daunting if you’re […]
BIRTHDAY: Ingeborg from Belgium is 53 today Do you remember thirty years ago? The world was a very different place. We were in sunny Switzerland for our favourite TV show. There were no bloodbath-style semi-finals. And the United Kingdom did better than they do today. As it was […]
BIRTHDAY: Nathalie Pâque from France is 42 today You may think that the winners are the most important things to come out of the contest. They are one of them, obviously, but sometimes you have to look deeper to pick out other important aspects. Today’s birthday girl brought […]
BIRTHDAY: Anna Oxa from Italy is 58 today We’re continuing our look at duets through the ages. As I’ve said, they can be hit or miss. They can be well-suited, or thrown together in a rush because they look attractive, or no-one else wants the gig. Today we […]
BIRTHDAY: Marianna from Greece is 64 today As I’ve said before, there were Eurovision Song Contests before the year 2000. Can you imagine that? A 20th Century contest? Well, some of them even churned out good songs. Can you believe it? Well today’s song comes from the 1980s. […]
SWEDEN: Tommy Nilsson from Sweden is 59 today There’s a core of people out there who believe that a certain country can do no wrong. You know the thing, a person could read out the phone book on stage and still make the top five. In other news, […]
BIRTHDAY: Anneli Saaristo from Finland is 70 today What’s your favourite decade of Eurovision? There are so many to choose from. It’s true that some decades have more songs than others. But quantity doesn’t always mean quality. I really like the 1980s. It was a smaller pool of […]
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