#BIRTHDAY: 27 August – Jamala from Ukraine is 43 Do you like it when a surprise song wins our favourite TV show? You know the sort – you know it’s going to be there or thereabouts. But other songs might be more worthy of first place. Then along […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 August – Mae Muller from the UK is 29 If you were a Eurovision performer (and maybe you are), when would you want to perform in the Grand Final? First, so you can get to the free bar? Last, so the crowd will be nicely warmed […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 August – Rona Nishliu from Albania is 40 Do you remember when the contest went east? About as east as it’s possible to go whilst still being in Europe? It was a wild old affair, and the host country couldn’t do enough – even building a […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 August – Pascalis from Greece is 80 What do you think of bands where everyone wants billing? It works well for a duo or even a trio. But then there are others. Things peaked in 1985 when a whole sextet each had to be named. You […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 August – Roberto Bellarosa is 32 We all want our own country to succeed. And we often want other countries to succeed too. It could be because they enter the music you like year in year out. It could be because they’re an underdog. It could […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 August – Jasmine from Finland is 50 Eurovision always loves a good sing-a-long song. Those mumbly arty Swedish types have their place, but nothing can beat a jovial singer with a big hearty smile. And a guitar. OK, the guitar is an optional extra, but when […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 August – Lukas Meijer is 38 Time for a false flagger. It shouldn’t make any difference whether you’re singing for your own country or another one. However some countries have permeated the general fabric of Eurovision more than others. Our friends in Poland are still looking […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 August – Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 30 Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – we’re talking about good national finals. We jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit […]
#BIRTHDAY: 18 August – Klavdia from Greece is 24 It’s become a thing lately that more and more countries are spurning English, and reverting to using their own languages. It’s a good thing surely, and shows how diverse our continent is. for many years – when they could […]
#BIRTHDAY: 17 August – Ilinca from Romania is 28 It would be a dull old Eurovision if all the songs sounded the same. They obviously don’t, otherwise they’d all finish up with the same number of points. But whilst they all want to stand out, some stand out […]
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