#BIRTHDAY: Nuša Derenda from Slovenia is 54 today Have you noticed that some song titles have been getting shorter? There are a few this year where they’re only known by one word. Solo, Stay, Aijā, Eaea, Duje. Is it that the printers are running short of ink? It’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michelle from Germany is 51 today Do you ever think history repeats itself, and there’s nothing original anymore? In the Eurovision context, how many songs have been called ‘Shine’ for example. Or ‘Angel? In 2001, it wasn’t duplicated song titles, it was duplicated singer names We has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Arnis Mednis from Latvia is 61 today Would a song lyric that says “I’m voting for beer” draw you in? Do you like alcohol? Or do you think it’s the root of all evil? Today’s birthday boy Arnis Mednis incorporated this killer line in his song in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michelle Courtens from the Netherlands is 41 today Imagine the dilemma. You’re taking part in Europe’s favourite TV show. It covers dozens of languages, and you want to make yourself stand out from the crowd. You family name might not be very easy to some parts of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Haldor Lægreid from Norway is 52 today It’s one of those days. I’m not quite sure how to preface today’s birthday song. I could say that it took place in the biggest venue ever used. Or I could wax lyrical about the song, which is a pleasant […]
#ST PATRICK’S DAY: A time to celebrate It’s that time of the year again. No, not that time, that’s in May. If you’re Irish, then this is the day for you. Much of the world goes a little bit green – in more ways than one. So here […]
#BIRTHDAY: David Civera from Spain is 43 today One of the things about taking part in our favourite TV contest is the audience. Yes, it’s a TV show first and foremost, but there will always be a crowd that you have to sing to too. In the good […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 8 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
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 3 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: Tal Sondak from Israel is 45 today Several countries in our favourite TV show don’t actually lie in Europe proper. That’s the beauty of Eurovision – we have Europeans and Mediterraneans (and some others too) all as one big happy family. Our friends in Israel are not […]