#BIRTHDAY: 12 Oct – Brian Kennedy from Ireland is 60 Do you like a ballad or a banger? Or something in between? Or do you like all forms of song – yes, even Schlager? Our friends in Ireland are past masters at the ballad. They’ve won no end […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 Oct – Sidsel Ben Semmane from Denmark is 38 Today we have a real treat for you. We know there’s a real fan of today’s song amongst our occasional writers. We don’t want to get you too excited, but you probably will be. Our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 Sept – Carola from Sweden is 60 We know you like our birthday feature. Well this is one you won’t want to miss. Sweden is – in some eyes – the pinnacle of Eurovision-ness. So when a Swedish birthday comes along, we’re going to celebrate it. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 12 July – Luiz Ejlli from Albania is 41 It’s a thing these days that many songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember when there was no free language rule. So it’s nice when a country uses […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 July – André from Armenia is 47 It’s début time again, and one that saw an expansion into the Caucasus – that area some claim is Europe and some claim is Asia. We’re not going to discuss that geographical question here. Today’s birthday boy Անդրեյ Սերգեյի […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Two with James from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with Sarah from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Vissi from Greece is 68 today As you’ll know, there have been 69 contests. So that means 69 home entries. They’re always interesting songs for a variety of reasons. Are you excited yet? Today’s birthday girl Άννα Βίσση/Anna Vissi was the home entrant in 2006, but […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mihai Trăistariu from Romania is 49 today Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it’s never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to future form. In the early part of the 21st Century, it looked like Romania could achieve […]
#BIRTHDAY: Natalia Gordienko from Moldova is 38 today It’s another one of those birthdays of someone who can’t get enough of the drug that is Eurovision. They try it once, and just have to come back. It is addictive, a bit like the title of the song today. […]
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