#BIRTHDAY: 31 Jan – Helena Paparizou from Greece is 44 People win the contest. From time to time anyway. There could be some contests where no song should have won, and the EBU should have told them to go away and try harder next year. But winners we […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 Jan – Marian van de Wal is 56 We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lise Darly is 44 today Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the sidelines. We can all name several. For those places that can’t get out of the semi-finals, it’s understandable […]
#BIRTHDAY: Boris Novković from Croatia is 58 today If you’re not confident on stage by yourself, what do you do? Well, you get some pals up there with you. You know they’ll be on your side, and if things don’t go well, you can lay the blame on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gracia from Germany is 43 today Our friends in Germany haven’t had the most consistent of times of late. Yes, they’ve had one win in this Century, but also a few results that were not quite as good. As you’ll know, we’ve had two contests in Kyiv, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luminița Anghel from Romania is 55 today Do you think that contests are coming and going quicker than ever? Yes, we’re now in October, but it doesn’t seem five minutes since JJ won in Basel/Basle. It was in 2005 – yes, 20 years ago – that today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 55 today We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Javine from the UK is 43 today It’s that odd time when we’ve all got over Christmas (unless you’re orthodox) and we’re waiting for that end digit to tick over to a ‘5’. Has it been a good year for you? In a previous year that ended […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Vučić from North Macedonia is 42 today Who, among the list of countries that have never won, would you like to see win? And why? Is it because they have had good songs in the past? Is it because they have decent food and drink? Is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Omar Naber from Slovenia is 43 today Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only person to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are people who share […]
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