#BIRTHDAY: Saara Aalto from Finland is 34 today Our friends in Finland have had a very spotty time at Eurovision. Only one win in xxx years, and very little else in the higher positions. It matters not, especially to the fans. They will love certain countries/acts/songs, however well […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mélovin from Ukraine is 24 today If you want to get ahead, you need a showstopper of a song. It’s obvious, isn’t it. But how to stop that show? With a song that you can’t help falling in love with? Or with a bonkers stage show? Both […]
#BIRTHDAY: Julia Samoylova from Russia is 32 today Eurovision can be controversial. We all know that. We’ll try not to get involved with those contoversies here, save to say it makes our contest all the richer. In 2018, today’s birthday girl Ю́лия Оле́говна Само́йлова/Julia Olegovna Samoilova finally got […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eleni Foureira from Cyprus is 34 today When that all important voting starts, often some five hours after the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest begins, do you find yourself switching allegiances? When it comes down to the last votes, are you willing one country to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jessika Muscat is 32 today It’s always interesting how some countries choose their singers and songs. Some go internal, or there’s the bog standard national final. Or you could be innovative. Like a certain event in 2018. Our friends in San Marino tried something different in 2018. […]
#BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 32 today Sometimes performers aren’t always remembered for their three minutes of singing on that hallowed stage. Just occasionally, there’s an event outside their control that overshadows what they’re there to do. We won’t dwell on the incident that befell today’s birthday […]
TOP250: Loreen is still top of the pops In its annual chart of the favourite songs of 2018, Euphoria has been revealed by ESC Radio as Number One. This is the ninth consecutive year Loreen’s winner from 2012 has placed first. The runner-up was Fuego by Eleni Foureira, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gromee from Poland is 42 today Our friends in Poland ‘get’ the Junior version of our favourite TV show. Back-to-back wins are testament to that. But the big one is a different kettle of fish. As you’ll know, Poland started its Eurovision story with a runner-up spot. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gianna Terzi from Greece is 40 today Our friends in Greece have an interesting relationship with our favourite TV show. Participants since 1974, they’ve had their ups and downs. The ups have mainly been in the 21st Century, but it’s not always been the case. The win […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Nechayeva from Estonia is 29 today How do you feel about the free language rule? Does it promote a song as many more people can possibly understand it, or do you think each country should stick to its roots? Our friends in Estonia have a language […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ryan O’Shaughnessy is 28 today It’s always good to see a success story. One where someone gets through, despite the odds being against them. Which is a tenuous link to Ireland. Those heady days of the 1990s seem a long time ago, and past performance is no […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cesár Sampson from Austria is 37 today We occasionally bang on about any country being capable of winning our favourite TV show. Some have that fluke result, some are knocking on the door of winning most years, and some blow hot and cold. Today we go to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sevak Khanagyan from Armenia is 33 today Our friends in Armenia are definitely trying. They’ve mostly got into Grand Finals, but we all have bad days, don’t we? Even Sweden. Back in 2018, 1TV of Armenia sent today’s birthday boy Սևակ Խանաղյան/Севак Ханагян/Sevak Khanagyan with a really […]
#BIRTHDAY: Franka from Croatia is 28 today Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. Sadly, it’s been mainly downs lately. But they should take comfort that anyone can win our favourite TV show. Just look at Portugal. But even though they’re not […]
BIRTHDAY: Michael Schulte from Germany is 30 today We need to bear in mind that part performance is no guide to future performance. Some countries win, completely out of the blue, and then sink back into obscurity. Or a country could have one really bad rogue result amid […]
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