#BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 69 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 59 today Now we know a certain country with a blue and yellow flag has excelled in our favourite TV show. You may even think they could win this coming year. And no, I’m not talking about Palau. The truth is that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 38 today The semi-finals are a curious thing. Draw is everything if you have to compete in one. It’s true that ten songs will qualify, which give you a better than average chance of making it through. But it does help if […]
#BIRTHDAY: Daniel Diges from Spain is 44 today Eurovision is usually a very happy affair. You can feel the love when the acts are out on stage. The crowd all wants them to succeed, so there’s lots of cheering and smiles for every act. Of course, some people […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hari Varešanović from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 64 today There sometimes comes a song that is so classy, you know it’s not going to win the first prize at our favourite TV show. Or, it could be so predictable that it shouldn’t win first prize at our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lydia from Spain is 45 today Are you ready for a show stopper of a song? Well, even if you think the song isn’t quite a show stopper, the outfit certainly is. After all, you only get three minutes on stage, so anything to make that time […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monika Kuszyńska from Poland is 45 today We’ve all been through adverse times. Life’s not easy sometimes, and it’s how we cope with what’s thrown at us and how we come out of it that’s important. Today’s birthday girl Monika Kuszyńska has been through the mill a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aleksander Walmann from Norway is 39 today Imagine the scenario. You’re part of an act that wins their national final, and gets the lucky golden ticket to some fine city in or near Europe. You do the usual party circuit. You think you’ll get loads of credit […]
#BIRTHDAY: Muriel Day from Ireland is 83 today Ireland. Home of seven wins of our favourite TV show. Is that eighth one just around the corner? Well, anyone can win, even [insert country here]. Delving into Ireland’s history, in 1969 they sent their first female singer in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Samira Bensaïd from Morocco is 67 today If you were the only person ever to represent your country, how would you feel? Would you want your country to send participate again, which would sully your unique record? Or would you be happy that you’re unique? There is […]