#BIRTHDAY: Michela from Malta is 20 today You’re old. Yes, you are. If we’re old, then you must be. We only say this because you’ll know you are when you see how old today’s birthday girl is. Our friends in Malta would love to win our favourite TV […]
#BIRTHDAY: Teo from Belarus is 38 today Have you ever wondered why our friends in Belarus can excel at the Junior version of our favourite TV show, but struggle at the big one? They do try, and you must give them credit for that. As you’ll know, they’ve […]
#LITHUANIA: Five more songs progress in Pabandom iš naujo! Broadcaster LRT got a little closer tonight to selecting a song for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest tonight, after selecting five more songs for the semi-final of Pabandom iš naujo! on 30 January. Is there a winner among them? […]
#LITHUANIA: Live Blog of Pabandom iš Naujo! Heat 2 from 20.00 CET The Eurovision season starts in earnest tonight, and Lithuania’s broadcaster LRT starts its search for a competitor for the contest in May in Rotterdam. Ten acts will compete for five spots in the semi-final of Pabandom […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sinéad Mulvey from Ireland is 33 today Do you feel for this countries that have had success in the past but are finding it difficult to come by these days? We know anyone can win, but some countries seem to be more in the zone than others. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 51 today We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 55 today Now we know a certain country with a blue and yellow flag has excelled in our favourite TV show. You may even think they could win this coming year. And no, I’m not talking about Palau. The truth is that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 34 today The semi-finals are a curious thing. Draw is everything if you have to compete in one. It’s true that ten songs will qualify, which give you a better than average chance of making it through. But it does help if […]
#BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy is 77 today Over the years, our favourite TV show has had more than its fair share of big stars. Not those that have one bite at the cherry, and mainly stick to a certain circuit of events year in, year out. Today’s birthday girl […]
#OBITUARY: Pave Maijanen from Finland has died aged 70 Eurovision Ireland has learned that Finnish singer and musician Pave Maijanen died on 16 January after a long illness. He was best known in Eurovision circles for performing Yamma yamma in the 1992 contest in Malmö. Born Pekka Juhani […]
#LITHUANIA: First five songs make it through Pabandom iš Naujo 2021! We have the first five qualifers for the semi-final on Saturday 30 January. After a 50/50 combination of voting from Lithuanian televoters and an expert jury, here are the five lucky qualifiers: Voldemars Petersons – Never fall […]
#BIRTHDAY: Betty Missiego from Spain is 83 today Did you know that our favourite TV show has a global reach. Outside of Europe and Mediterranean, it’s known in Asia, Africa, Australia and even the Americas. People from the ‘New World’ have even taken part. We know of winners […]
#LITHUANIA: Live Blog of Pabandom iš Naujo! from 20.00 CET The Eurovision season starts in earnest tonight, and Lithuania’s broadcaster LRT starts its search for a competitor for the contest in May in Rotterdam. Ten acts will compete for five spots in the semi-final of Pabandom iš Naujo! […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dan Ar Braz from France is 73 today It’s always good when we hear interesting and ‘minor’ languages at our favourite TV show. Sure, English is understood by a large amount of viewers, but you need to give credit to countries taking chances. Of course, between 1978 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 40 today As we know, only one act can win the big prize each year at our favourite TV show. But some of the performers that get there have already won a competition to get there. In 2002, our friends in Spain launched […]
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