#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day One with Bogdan from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 Feb – Lise Haavik is 64 It’s a common thing that countries don’t always pick a national when they’re deciding who should sing for them. That’s down to the country concerned, whether it’s right or wrong. Some places had almost no national singing for them. Sometimes […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 Feb – Bobbie Singer from Austria is 45 If you were a singer on the Eurovision stage, would you keep your birth name, or would you adopt a stage name? A stage name could better show off your talent, and maybe be something more useful for […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 Feb – Kali from France is 67 Do you remember the times when countries had to sing in their national languages? It was easy for some – German all the way, for example if you were Austria. Or a choice of four if you were Switzerland. […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with Sarah from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 20 Feb – Erika Vikman from Finland is 33 Do you often wonder why some countries haven’t won the top prize in our favourite TV show more often? Those countries with, perhaps, only one win, but have maybe deserved a second. Or third. Or fourth? Our friends […]
In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to a specific memory or time in their life. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 Feb – Bledar Sejko from Albania is 55 Certain countries often send music in a particular stylee year after year. You must know of several that do that. But just occasionally they shock us with something completely different. Our friends in Albania often send young ladies […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Three with Richard from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 18 Feb – SuRie from the UK is 37 Sometimes performers aren’t always remembered for their three minutes of singing on that hallowed stage. Just occasionally, there’s an event outside their control that overshadows what they’re there to do. We won’t dwell on the incident that befell […]