#BIRTHDAY: 18 May – Luke Black from Serbia is 34 We love our song contest. Sometimes what is performed is clearly a song. But sometimes it’s a whole performance. More bang for your buck, as it were. In 2023, Serbia sent today’s birthday Лук Блек/Luke Black (née Лука […]
#BIRTHDAY: 16 May – Theo Evan from Cyprus is 26 We all love our favourite song contest, but a very intrinsic part of some songs is that prop. We all have our favourite props, whether it’s a massive machine from Ukraine, or rings to hang from. In 2025, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 15 May – The TWiiNS from Slovakia are 40 Two birthdays for the price of one. Always a bonus, don’t you think? But as you’ll gather, a fair number of twins have taken part in our favourite TV show. There is always this fascination with twins, whether […]
#BIRTHDAY: 14 May – Mariam Shengalia from Georgia is 24 It’s a curious thing. Every year many songwriters enter a song that think is the best thing written in recent times. A number of them get lucky and their song wins through the bunfight of a national final, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 May – Alexander Rybak from Norway is 40 Some songs have just scraped a win, and some have won at a canter. Did you prefer the close contest, or should there by a time when a runaway runaway winner is a good thing? Occasionally a song […]
#BIRTHDAY: 12 May – Lidia Kopania from Poland is 48 You know those countries that always turn up. They don’t always light up the scoreboard, but they come along every year, sometimes with high hopes and sometimes not. And many of these countries have never won – yet. […]
#ESC2026: Live Blog of Semi-final 1 Jury Show from 21.00CEY/20.00BST It’s starting! Semi-final 1 of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us. We at Eurovision Ireland have access to the Jury Show, which may give us an idea of who will qualify for the Grand Final […]
#BIRTHDAY: 11 May – Anna Sahlene is 50 That thing when your country wins, meaning you have to host next year. If you’re that winning broadcaster, it must be a year-long headache. Venue, date, theme, hosts – they all must be a nightmare. On top of all that, […]
#ESC2026: The Vienna Media Centre An intrinsic part of any Eurovision Song Contest is the Media Centre (the Press Centre in old money). Here’ we show you around the Vienna version, which is in a hall within the Wiener Stadthalle complex. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2026: The Turquoise Carpet The Turquoise Carpet event and Opening Ceremony has taken place in Vienna, and Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to talk to some of the stars. Performers in the First Semi-Final Performers in the Second Semi-Final Performers in the Grand Final Author: John Stanton Source: […]
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