#BIRTHDAY: Finn Kalvik from Norway is 76 today Eurovision comes with its challenges. You could win, but you could also finish propping up the leaderboard. Over the years, some countries become more adept at this than others. In some ways, it can be really skilful to ensure you […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: First Semi-final running order It’s often discussed that running order can enhance or kill a song’s chances. Probably even more so in a semi-final, when culturally-similar countries don’t always get the chance to cast a vote for each other. We at Eurovision Ireland have looked […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 7 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Robin Bengtsson from Sweden is 33 today Yes, it’s Swedish birthday time again today. They have a decent record it has to be said. And some of you might just have this country as your favourite every year. Our friends in Sweden want their seventh win. As […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 6 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mija Martina from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 39 today Our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina have never won, and as they’re sitting contests out these days, it could be a long while before we ever see a contest in Sarajevo. For many years they were avid participants. […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 5 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Björn Ulvaeus from Sweden is 78 today Today we celebrate a birthday from a member of a certain popular beat combo. You might have heard of them. They come from a country with a modest population, called Sweden. Or “Sverige” to use their local parlance. Back in […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 4 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 3 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]