#BIRTHDAY: 26 Jan – Cindy from Germany is 78 today Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and all you get is two singers facing each other shouting as loudly as they […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 Jan – Michela from Malta is 25 It’s getting more and more obvious that performers born in the 21st Century will become the majority of singers in our favourite TV show. If you look at the age of today’s birthday girl, you understand that she was […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 Jan – Hanne Krogh from Norway is 70 Eurovision has had a lot of innovations over the years. Of course the most recent ones include the new voting structure and HD, but the changes go back for years. Can you imagine, for example, Eurovision songs without […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 Jan – Sinéad Mulvey from Ireland is 38 Do you feel for this countries that have had success in the past but are finding it difficult to come by these days? We know anyone can win, but some countries seem to be more in the zone […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 Jan – Marian van de Wal is 56 We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 Jan – Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 60 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 […]
#MALTA: And the winner is… The Mediterranean’s happiest rock are enthusiastic participants in the Eurovision Song Contest. And as in many previous years broadcaster PBS had a two-stage national final. The semi-final whittles 18 songs down to 12 (yes, really), and this dirty dozen did their best. But […]
#MOLDOVA: And the winner is… Moldova have returned to the Eurovision – and we’re glad they have! Broadcaster TRM went big and had their national final in the Chişinau Arena. Sixteen acts went into competition, but of course there was only one winner. After the usual combination of […]
#BIRTHDAY: 18 Jan – Iva Zanicchi from Italy is 86 Certain contests are known for more than just the songs. It could be a stage invasion, someone falling over when trying to present a trophy. Or it could be something that rules didn’t expect. In 1969, four countries […]
#BIRTHDAY: 16 Jan – Aisha from Latvia is 40 Do you ever go to the contest? If so, are there countries you wouldn’t visit because they’re too expensive, too distant or just too loony? Are you would you be happy with anywhere? Our friends in Norway have a […]
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