BIRTHDAY: Sergej Ćetković from Montenegro is 44 today When Yugoslavia disintegrated many years ago, we were always keen to see as many of its parts entering songs in our favourite TV show. All six of them (that are EBU members) have now, but some are sitting on the […]
PORTUGAL: And the winner is… Portuguese broadcaster RTP has concluded the annual Festival da Canção and Elisa has emerged as the winner. She will perform the song Medo de sentir. Elisa beat Bárbara Tinoco into second place. Filipe Sambado finished third. What are Portugal’s chances in Rotterdam? Should […]
BIRTHDAY: Tüzmen from Turkey is 52 today Do you ever think of what might have been when you see someone on the Eurovision tage? Do you think of what it beat in a national final? Back in 1998, Turkey (remember them) sent today’s birthday boy Tarkan Tüzmen. He’d […]
IRELAND: RTÉ presents… Ireland will be represented by Lesley Roy at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. She will perform Story of my life. Lesley is a singer/songwriter from Balbriggan Co.Dublin, who splits her time between her home in the East Village in NYC and Ireland. Lesley released […]
BIRTHDAY: Umberto Tozzi is 68 today Let’s go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, but everything. And a regular supply of the same countries taking part year in year out. That doesn’t always mean it was a bad thing. Our friends in […]
#And the winner is… Eesti Laul 2020 has just finished, and Uku Suviste will represent Estonia and ERR in Rotterdam in May. He will sing What love is. Jaagup Tuisk finished second with Beautiful life, and Annet x Fredi finished third with Write about me. Author: John Stanton […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part III In our final instalment, Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Annet x Fredi, Jaagup Tuisk and […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part II Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Uudo Sepp, Uku Suviste and SHIRA. What do you think […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Rasmus Rändvee, Stefan and Synne Valtri & Väliharf. What do you think their […]
BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 76 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And that’s a lot of ‘ands’. We can always dream. But it’s […]