#BIRTHDAY: Efendi from Azerbaijan is 34 today It was in 2020 when things changed. That contest we were all looking forward to in Rotterdam was almost upon us, and then it got cancelled. Luckily, for many of the acts chosen, they got a free pass to 2021 when […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefania from Greece is 22 today It’s often a thing that singers sometimes sing for another country to where you think they should sing for. There are often valid reasons, and it’s of course down to a national broadcaster who they give the gig to. Today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tornike Kipiani from Georgia is 37 today The early 2020s were not that long ago, yet they seem like an age now. A contest was cancelled and a certain Mr Laurence became the only one to be a champion for two years. And a crop of performers […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vincent Bueno from Austria is 39 today Do you ever think some performers get a really bad deal? You can tell that they can definitely carry a song in a bucket. Then throw them into competition and they maybe get a song that doesn’t quite suit that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vasil from North Macedonia is 40 today Those performers selected for 2020 but ended up performing a year later. They were a patient bunch. And some must have thought they’d blown their chance when the 2020 contest was cancelled. Today’s birthday boy Васил Гарванлиев/Vasil Garvanliev had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Blas Cantó from Spain is 33 today If you recall, it seemed like there were hundreds of performers who didn’t get the 2020 gig but were then kept on for Rotterdam 2021. Actually, the number was far less than that but it’s a nice thought to hold. […]
#BIRTHDAY: James Newman from the UK is 39 today Eurovision fans love a record breaker. The singer who scored the most points. The countries that have won the most times. The first song to include the word ‘unbeknownest’. They all have their place. Other records are less coveted […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandro from Cyprus is 28 today That “missing” contest from 2020 will always be an enigma. “Who would have won?”, “How would the hosts have done?”, and “Who would have been the surprise non-qualifier?” are all questions we’ve asked since that time. One of that Class of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Victoria from Bulgaria is 27 today That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV companies continuing to back them, and it was ironic the winners of 2021 weren’t there in 2020. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Arilena Ara from Albania is 26 today It’s another near miss today. You know, the contest that never was in 2020. Some could call it purgatory. And some managed to get out of said purgatory in 2021. And then there were the others… Today’s birthday girl Arilena […]