#BIRTHDAY: Lydia from Spain is 42 today Are you ready for a show stopper of a song? Well, even if you think the song isn’t quite a show stopper, the outfit certainly is. After all, you only get three minutes on stage, so anything to make that time […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vanessa Chinitor from Belgium is 45 today Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite trying, trying and trying again. They’ve a few records under their belts – youngest winner, first song in an imaginary language. And I’ve got another noteworthy song for you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mietek Szcześniak from Poland is 57 today Do you have a particular type of song? Is upbeat your thing? Are you a fan of something ‘ethnic’? Do you like a well-constructed ballad? Well, there’s always something for everyone, but today is something for you lovers of something […]
#BIRTHDAY: Evelin Samuel from Estonia is 46 today Have you ever thought of the journeys some performers have to make to get to a Eurovision venue? Things might be slightly different this year, and Australia travelling anywhere takes the record now, but it wasn’t always this way. Whilst […]
#BIRTHDAY: Doris Dragović from Croatia is 60 today There are fan favourites every year. They may not necessarily be the one that wins. But they’ll be remembered by the fans as a classic for many years to come. One of these favourites happened in 1999 and was sung […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bobbie Singer from Austria is 40 today If you were a singer on the Eurovision stage, would you keep your birth name, or would you adopt a stage name? A stage name could better show off your talent, and maybe be something more useful for foreigners. Today’s […]
THE REAL ME: Eurovision memories from Sarah Rudman We at Eurovision Ireland want to hear from you. Is there a song that really means something to you? Something that made you really fall in love with Eurovision? Something that you associate with a particular event in your life? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Teschl from Denmark is 49 today What’s this? Another duo? You wait for weeks and then two come along at once. A double double as it were. But this one did marginally better. Today’s birthday boy Michael Teschl paired up with Trine Jepsen in 1999 They […]
BIRTHDAY: Stig van Eijk from Norway is 39 today Are you getting over the Eurovision that never was yet? Look at this way, there will be no Post Eurovision Depression in late May. And the best way to assuage any depression you might be feeling now is to […]
BIRTHDAY: Charlotte Perrelli from Sweden is 45 today One of the golden rules of our favourite TV show is this: If you win, leave it at that. You’ve reached the pinnacle, so don’t try again. It’ll end in tears. Unless you’re Seán Sherrard. Cast your mind back to […]