BIRTHDAY: Luca Hänni from Switzerland is 25 today In this column, we don’t normally pick birthdays from the current year. But until May we had none on 8 October – and then two come along at once! Who’s the other one? Wait until 2020. We say that anyone […]
BIRTHDAY: Charlotte Perrelli from Sweden is 45 today One of the golden rules of our favourite TV show is this: If you win, leave it at that. You’ve reached the pinnacle, so don’t try again. It’ll end in tears. Unless you’re Seán Sherrard. Cast your mind back to […]
BIRTHDAY: Joe Woolford from the UK is 25 today You have to admire the United Kingdom of stuff. They have this glittering past of top three places that came to a juddering halt in 2002. They may have been overtaken by a number of events. Yet they still […]
BIRTHDAY: Mikolas Josef from the Czech Republic is 24 today Here’s a thing that doesn’t come along very often. Some countries seem awash with birthdays. Maybe because they’ve been participating since the early days. But others need to be savoured as they don’t happen very often. Today’s birthday […]
BIRTHDAY: Tereza from Yugoslavia is 81 today There’s a term called false-flagging. It’s when you come from one country but do stuff internationally for another. There’s nothing wrong with it, and many Eurovision stars have done such a thing. Maybe even your favourite ever performer. Today’s birthday girl […]
BIRTHDAY: Verka Serduchka from Ukraine is 46 today Occasionally, a song comes along that gets under your skin. It’s not one you really like, as there are far better ones around. But You just can’t help yourself humming it in the shower, or at other inappropriate times. Back […]
BIRTHDAY: Senit from San Marino is 40 today We’re looking at a country that tries today. And it’s a country that’s become associate with one act. No, as of this year, make that two. But the Most Serene Republic hat is San Marino has – occasionally – sent […]
BIRTHDAY: Raf from Italy is 60 today Those Italians, eh? They send so many decent songs, and never really seem to care. Sanremo is their music competition of choice, and Eurovision doesn’t always get massive ratings. But you ask any Italian star, and they’d give their finest gnocchi […]
BIRTHDAY: Seyyal Taner from Turkey is 67 today Yesterday we had one of the most famous singers to fail to score in our favourite TV show. Just like buses, here comes another one. And just like Jahn, this performance will leave you out of breath. Back in 1987 […]
BIRTHDAY: Jahn Teigen from Norway is 70 today You thought yesterday’s birthday was a big one – maybe more for the song than the performer. Well, today, we have a titan in the world of our favourite TV show. An absolute legend. And, perchance a contender for the […]