#BIRTHDAY: Gianluca Bezzina from Malta is 36 today Are there any countries you would love to see win for the first time? Well there aren’t that many left, but some are dying to lose their winning virginity, as we saw in Basel. Today we look at the Mediterranean’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Ďurinda from Slovakia is 64 today Some countries seem to ‘get’ our favourite TV show. They seem to know what sort of song will do well in any given year. And success breeds success. At the other end of the scale, you get those which try […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mia Dimšić from Croatia is 33 today Do you have high hopes for a particular country. No, not Sweden. I mean a country that has the capacity to win our favourite TV show, but have never quite managed that win just yet. Remember, any country can win. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anja Nissen from Denmark is 30 today If you were representing a country at Eurovision, other than the one you were born in, how would you decide which one to choose? Maybe it’s where your family came from originally. Today’s birthday girl Anja Nissen is Australian by […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicola from Romania is 57 today Have you ever know what friends are for? Yes, we’ve picked an actual song lyric to open today’s birthday homage. We all need friends, but in some quarters friendships are getting a little strained of late. Our favourite TV show was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Iolanda from Portugal is 31 today Do you think certain countries could have an accidental win. Fans often discuss whether certain countries did win accidentally, or whether there was subterfuge behind that surprise win. Our friends in Portugal had that win against all odds in 2017. And […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Odobescu from Moldova is 34 today Our favourite TV show can be a springboard to stardom. Or it could be a time to perform on TV before you go back to working at Starbucks*. We always hope it’s the former scenario that wins out. Today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Samantha Janus from the UK is 53 today If you were an all-round entertainer, and an appearance in our favourite TV show was only one of the highlights of your career, would you embrace it, or try to shut it out? Today’s birthday girl Samantha Janus (now […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tijana Bogićević from Serbia is 44 today Balkan, Balkan, Balkan. And so on. That’s where we are today, and things have a definite Cyrillic flavour. We’re with a country that burst onto the Eurovision scene in 2007. That’s Serbia. Yes, the place who’s capital is Belgrade had […]
#BIRTHDAY: Séverine Ferrer is 48 today It’s always sad when a country decides to sit out Eurovision. For a year is understandable, but there are a few we’ve not seen for many years now. Are they still paying attention to our favourite TV show? Or do they have […]