#BIRTHDAY: Chris Kempers from Germany is 58 today Did I hear you ask for a duet? Did I? Did I? well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Joëlle Ursull from France is 62 today It’s always a good thing when a country tries something different. There’s one thing for a formulaic song, but thinking outside the box can be a breath of fresh air. It can sometimes pay dividends too. In the 1990s, our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 60 today It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir) appeared […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 56 today What do you now? It’s more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lonnie Devantier from Denmark is 49 today Are you happy with the free language rule? Are you glad that most songs are now in English? Or do you miss listening to those obscure tongues that make some countries so proud? On another subject entirely, we’re going Danish […]
#BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 78 today If you’re a Eurovision worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on where our favourite TV show will be taking place next year. Our friends have hosted the contest twice before, in Naples and Rome. Will one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ketil Stokkan from Norway is 65 today We all know that every country has a living Mr and Ms Eurovision. Some places have clear leaders. But some other countries have some healthy competition. Norway’s Mr Eurovision sadly died last year. No one can ever really replace him. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chris Kempers from Germany is 56 today Did I hear you ask for a duet? Did I? Did I? well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in […]
#OBITUARY: Liam Reilly has died aged 65 Legendary Irish singer/songwriter Liam Reilly died aged 65 on 1 January. An incredibly popular figure in the Irish entertainment industry, the Eurovision community will best remember him for coming second in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb. In 1978 he […]
#BIRTHDAY: Joëlle Ursull from France is 60 today It’s always a good thing when a country tries something different. There’s one thing for a formulaic song, but thinking outside the box can be a breath of fresh air. It can sometimes pay dividends too. In the 1990s, our […]
#IRELAND: Review of Ireland’s Eurosong 1990 Ireland’s progress through the Eurovision Song Contest is more than just seven wins. There has been a fair share of other high finishes through the years. Eurovision Ireland reviews the Irish national final from 1990. This show yielded a joint runner-up in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 50 today A home entry! Excellent. This one comes from a country warm enough for the home participant not to worry about wishing they’d gone somewhere more exotic. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. […]
BIRTHDAY: Emma from the UK is 45 today Eurovision is mainly a young person’s game. Yes, even with the Junior version of our favourite TV show, the majority of performers at the senior even are in their teens and twenties. It must be the optimism of youth. In […]
BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 76 today A winner? Well, it’s been a while. And since there are nearly 70 of them, they’re bound to crop up once in a while. And is it a good winner? Back in 1990, when the contest was a small affair, […]
BIRTHDAY: Eiríkur Hauksson from Iceland is 60 today Today we’ve got one of those performers who keeps coming back. Once isn’t enough. Neither is twice. So maybe third time lucky is the way to go. Today’s birthday boy Eiríkur Hauksson has tries three times to win the big […]