#BIRTHDAY: Vladana from Montenegro is 37 today Did you miss the countries that sat on the sidelines this year? We know some are likely to return in 2024, but some have made the subs bench their second home. We obviously like bigger Eurovisions, so when the roster is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Achille Lauro is 33 today Every now and then a performance comes along that just sets a new bar for performances. It’s so memorable in so many ways. And these ways are not always favourable. Of course, every song – without exception (well, maybe one exception) will […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nadir Rustamli from Azerbaijan is 24 today You know how some countries that you write off when you first hear their song. And then they hit the big stage and you think they could be in with a chance? Much to your chagrin. In other news, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jérémie Makiese from Belgium is 23 today Our friends in Belgium have been taking part in our favourite TV show since the start – that’s 1956, if you were thinking the first contest was in 2012. They do the right thing and alternate between VRT and RTBF, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marius Bear from Switzerland is 30 today Do you love a good lyric? Something that really makes you think? Something nicely profound maybe? Or are you more a fan of a ‘la la la’ school of authorship? In 2022, today’s birthday boy Marius Bear (né Marius Hügli) […]
#BIRTHDAY: Brooke Scullion from Ireland is 24 today Did you enjoy the contest in Turin/Torino? Did you go? Did the city meet your high expectations? And, of course, did your favourites make it to the Grand Final out of those cut-throat semi-finals? One highly tipped song didn’t actually […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alvan from France is 30 today It’s good to see something different tried at a Eurovision Song Contest. Usually anyway. Sometimes, Schlager can get a bit staid, and how many have suffered death-by-ballad? So something a bit folksy can stand out. Take 2022 for example. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sheldon Riley from Australia is 24 today Make a statement, they say. You only get three minutes, so you have to make an impact. In days of yore, you only had the song to do that. Of course, now, there’s a whole staging that can enhance those […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden is 31 today We’ve often said that a gimmick can often help your quest for Eurovision glory. It’s usually something blindingly obvious, like a costume change or a big prop. But it’s not always so. In Torino/Turin, today’s birthday girl Cornelia Jakobs (née […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrea from North Macedonia is 23 today It’s going to become a thing over the coming years that more and more performers in our favourite TV show were born after 1 January 2000. These 21st Century-ers were once a novelty but they might now start to make […]