#BIRTHDAY: Ludwig Galea from Malta is 44 today Are you a fan of the semi-final tomfoolery? Do you think our favourite TV show should be one evening a year? Or is more better? Do you like those songs that make it out of the semi-finals more than the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chris Doran from Ireland is 42 today One of these days, Ireland will win again. There, it’s out there. It might not be for a few years, but it’ll happen. That is, as long as they keep taking part. For now, at least, that seems highly likely. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jónsi from Iceland is 44 today We move north after our little sojourn into the Balkan world. And to someone who has been on that stage. Once alone, and once with a pal. You see it’s true that some just can’t get enough of the heady Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Max Mutzke from Germany is 40 today Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had there place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree with this, but it can add that extra je ne sais quoi to proceedings. In that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ivan Mikulić from Croatia is 53 today With the 2021 contest getting ever closer, some will examine whether we can get a first-time winner. Could there be one, or could another country achieve its eighth (or seventh) win. One country yet to win is Croatia. Yes, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anjeza Shahini from Albania is 34 today Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and hope. Who knows, that win or good placing was just a few voters away. Naturally, there […]
#BIRTHDAY: Linas Adomaitis from Lithuania is 45 today Who’s your favourite duo? Is it one that won? Is it one that had two performers yelling at each other whilst stood close together? Or is it one of those duos that tried their best, but failed to make the […]
#BIRTHDAY: James Fox from the UK is 45 today If you’re a singer, it sometimes helps if you have a second string to your bow. Some who have taken part in Eurovision have dabbled in politics, but staying in entertainment is probably a better option. In 2004, today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 55 today Now we know a certain country with a blue and yellow flag has excelled in our favourite TV show. You may even think they could win this coming year. And no, I’m not talking about Palau. The truth is that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jari Sillanpää from Finland is 55 today It’s opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It was the first song in the first semi-final in the host country. Yes, there have been […]
BIRTHDAY: Knut Anders Sørum from Norway is 44 today Yesterday we had a winner. But as we know our favourite TV show is a competition, and for every winner, someone has to prop up the other end of the table. The song that comes last can sometimes be […]
LEAPDAY: Songs in the Key of 29 It only comes but once every four years, so why not celebrate it. If it’s your birthday today, then many happy returns from the Eurovision Ireland team. And how best to commemorate this most elusive of dates? Why, with songs that […]
BIRTHDAY: Yulia Savicheva from Russia is 37 today One thing that can sometimes help your song along is a great bit of choreography. Some songs are crying out for it, where obviously others don’t. So a Eurovision stage can be that pinnacle if your a dancer. Today’s song […]
BIRTHDAY: Marta Roure from Andorra is 39 today You have to admire the smaller members of our Eurovision family. They must have something, as they usually conscript performers who don’t even come from those countries. That’s some pulling power. However, back in 2004 our friends in Andorra débuted […]
BIRTHDAY: Sakis Rouvas is 48 today Any country can win our favourite TV show. Even a country that languishes way down low when the scores come in can confound those critics and finish first. Just look at Portugal. That was a good win. At the end of the […]