#PORTUGAL: Five songs survive Festival da Canção 2021 After the first semi-final of Portugal’s Festival da Canção 2021, five songs have fallen away, and five have made it to the Grand Final on ‘Super’ Saturday 6 March. What are the five? The Black Mamba – Love is on […]
#ESTONIA: Six more songs selected for Eesti Laul 2021 The people of Estonia have decided, and picked six more songs to go forward to the Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2021. But what are they? Uku Suviste – The lucky one Suured tüdrukud – Heaven’s not that far […]
PORTUGAL: Live Blog of Festival da Canção SF1 from 22.00 CET Portugal’s broadcaster RTP starts the search for a song for Rotterdam tonight. In this first semi-final, ten songs will compete for five places in the Grand Final of Festival da Canção on Saturday 6 March. A familiar […]
ESTONIA: Live blog of Eesti Laul SF2 from 18.30CET Estonian broadcaster ERR continues its search for a song for Rotterdam with the second semi-final of Eesti Laul. As with Thursday, twelve songs are vying for six places in the Final of Eesti Laul on Saturday 6 March. A […]
#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 28 today Do you think it’s only a matter of time before another country wins our favourite TV show for the first time? It could, of course, be this year. Our friends in Albania have never won, but they can get out […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laurent Vaguener is 74 today It must be something when you know you’re a country’s last ever entry at Eurovision. You’ll be the last word and you might even make those clip shows. And then someone comes along 25 years later… Today’s birthday boy Laurent Vaguener (né […]
#CZECHIA: Benny Cristo reveals his song for Rotterdam The Czech Republic has revealed the song Omaga that carries the country’s hope at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Broadcaster ČT had already confirmed Benny Cristo would once again be representing his country, but we finally know what […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guildo Horn from Germany is 58 today Sometimes there are no words to describe a performance at our favourite TV show. They put on a show that’s so outrageous that you can’t help but watch for three minutes (and occasionally six or even nine minutes). Back in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Thallaug from Norway is 83 today Trailblazers come in many different forms. They could be the début entry for a country. They could be a country’s first winner. They could be the first to perform in a certain language. Today’s birthday girl Anita Thallaug is a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Edsilia Rombley is 43 today There’s a small but exclusive club of performers who have done a certain other thing at our favourite contest – become hosts. The first was Corry Brokken in 1976. One more individual will earn their membership this year. So following Corry, Yardena, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ajda Pekkan from Turkey is 75 today What’s the oddest subject of a Eurovision song you can think of? Many things have been covered, mostly about falling in love with someone, or falling out of love with someone. Today we have a song about fuel. No, not […]
#BIRTHDAY: Natasha St-Pier from France is 40 today Our friends in Canada keep trying to get in on the act, and who can blame them? One of its daughters even won once, so they, quite rightly, feel they have more claim to the winner’s podium than, say, Malta. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vukašin Brajić from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 37 today We obviously would like to see more countries taking part in our favourite TV show. There are a few who have tried their luck in the past, but currently sit on the sidelines so they can point and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 44 today Have you ever noticed any families taking part in our favourite TV show? We have had twins, siblings, and even a mother/daughter act. But as it’s been going 65 years, there’s the chance of dynasties emerging. Today’s birthday girl Svala Björgvinsdóttir […]
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