#BIRTHDAY: Eugent Bushpepa from Albania is 40 today There’s an argument that some countries typically enter a certain type of song, probably sung by a certain type of singer. And I don’t mean a certain Sammarinese lady’s many attempts at Eurovision glory. Our friend in Albania often send […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 54 today A home entry! Excellent. This one comes from a country warm enough for the home participant not to worry about wishing they’d gone somewhere more exotic. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Teschl from Denmark is 53 today What’s this? Another Dane? You wait for weeks and then two come along at once. And coincidentally, both acts achieved the same finishing position. Today’s birthday boy Michael Teschl paired up with Trine Jepsen in 1999 They weren’t an item, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gitte Hænning is 78 today Remember Germany? They win very occasionally and also finish near the bottom of the table? A country in the middle of Europe bordering lots of places? Well they don’t always win or finish badly. And they don’t always have a German singer. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanja Ribič from Slovenia is 56 today What style of song do you like best? Does it need costume changes, clucking, or maybe the odd penguin on stage? Or do you like a song just to be a song without all the bells and whistles? Today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gabriela Gunčíková from Czechia is 31 today Our friends in the Czech Republic have had an interesting time in our favourite TV show. As we know, the semi-finals are bloodbaths, and getting out of them can be tricky. In their first three attempts, the Czechs accrued 10 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vilija from Lithuania is 38 today Do you ever wonder what happens to those singers that don’t make it to a Grand Final? There are a large number of acts who have nothing to do after Wednesday and Friday mornings. The thing to do is for them […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 77 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Janika Sillamaa from Estonia is 49 today In these days of Eurovision semi-finals – and the bloodbaths they have become – it’s important to remember that they were tried twice in the 1990s. These two almost-forgotten events need celebrating, as there were gems of songs that never […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 58 today What do you now? It’s Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We knew […]
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