#BIRTHDAY: 8 Jan – Burak Aydos from Türkiye is 54 If you’re a student of Eurovision, you’ll know that no-one really wants to perform second in the Grand Final. Yes, you get more time in the Green Room bar than the singers on 17th, but you’re less likely […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 13 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: Jožo Ráž from Slovakia is 71 today Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren’t the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in 1993 – yes, over 30 years ago. It was a sedate seven-nation affair in sunny Ljubljana. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katri Helena from Finland is 80 today Do you ever see a performer and think “they have class”? That performer who doesn’t need to try. They have a stage presence, and have the audience in the palm of their hand. They may not win, but they are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Janika Sillamaa from Estonia is 50 today In these days of Eurovision semi-finals – and the bloodbaths they have become – it’s important to remember that they were tried twice in the 1990s. These two almost-forgotten events need celebrating, as there were gems of songs that never […]
#BIRTHDAY: Enrico Ruggeri from Italy is 68 today It must be good to be in at the start of something. In years to come, you can tell your family you were there, and part of it. This particular ‘thing’ is the expansion of our favourite TV show. The […]
#BIRTHDAY: Niamh Kavanagh is 57 today If you’re a winner of our favourite TV show, you’ll be among very elite company. in 68 editions, only 69 different acts have won it. Some rightly, some questionably. But out of those 69 winners, only four have an even more unique […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrea Szulák from Hungary is 61 today There are a few areas of the Eurovision world that are very cunningly tucked away. So tucked away that people often forget they’re there. Like a certain event in Ljubljana in 1993. Was it a semi-final? Was it a pre-selection? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Casper Janebrink from Sweden is 55 today Who doesn’t love a group? Instead of a soloist, you get a multiple of singers, musicians and dancers. Up to six, obviously. But the chances are you will have your favourite in a group. Today’s birthday boy Casper Janebrink is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jožo Ráž from Slovakia is 70 today Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren’t the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in 1993 – yes, over 30 years ago. It was a sedate seven-nation army affair in sunny […]
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