#IRELAND: The Eurosong 2025 performers Eurovision Ireland’s roving reporter Dermot Manning caught up with the six acts vying for the golden ticket to represent Ireland and RTÉ at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in May. We asked the performers about influences, stagings and their songwriting experiences. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Albina from Croatia is 26 today Those performers who we saw at the 2021 edition of our favourite TV show must have felt a bit short-changed. They couldn’t properly socialise, and the most they saw of Rotterdam was the venue and their hotel room. You have to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alexia from Cyprus is 61 today I’m feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the third decade of the 21st Century. There’s a story I love about today’s birthday girl Αλέξια Βασιλείου/Alexia Vasiliou. Our host […]
#BIRTHDAY: José Cid from Portugal is 83 today I mention from time to time that we love someone who tries. Even though they’ll never be the continent’s favourite. Often through no fault of their own. Actually, today’s birthday boy did really well for his native Portugal, and his […]
#BIRTHDAY: Willeke Alberti from the Netherlands is 80 today It’s always hoped that a good song, a popular song, will score well. Especially if it’s well-performed by a seasoned singer who can turn their hand to anything. Eurovision attracts singers of all ages, and it’s good to see […]
#IRELAND: Interview with Emmy (Eurosong 2025) Eurovision Ireland caught up with Emmy. She’s one of the six finalists in Eurosong 2025, being broadcast on RTÉ1 on Friday 7 February at 21.35GMT/22.35CET. Emmy told us about songwriting, staging, and of course her favourite cake. Author: John Stanton
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Zilli from Italy is 45 today Since Italy came back to the party in 2011, they’ve had – arguably – the most consistent record of the Big Five. Some said Italy could win whenever they want, and unsurprisingly they did in 2021. So could Italy win […]
#SPAIN: And the winner is… Benidorm Fest, one of the highlights of the Eurovision national final has just finished. Over three nights, 16 acts became eight, which then became one. After a combination of voting from the public and an expert jury, the song representing RTVE and Spain […]
#BELGIUM: And the winner is… Eurosong 2025, the selection event to pick a Belgian song for the Eurovision Song Contest in May in Basel, has just finished. After a combination of a public vote and an expert jury, the song chosen by broadcaster VRT is… RED SEBASTIAN with […]
#SLOVENIA: And the winner is… The Slovene selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest – EMA – has just finished, and the people and juries of the country have had their say in the song. But who won? Well, this year, Slovenia’s hopes in Basel will be pinned […]
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