#BIRTHDAY: 10 May – Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 74 It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 May – Sanja Doležal is 63 You sometimes get an inkling when a country is on a road to a victory. They assemble suitable songwriters, find a popular groove, and then achieve success a few years later. That fate befell a country you won’t find on […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 May – Ivan Mikulić from Croatia is 58 With the 2026 contest getting ever closer, some will examine whether we can get a first-time winner. Could there be one, or could another country achieve its eighth win. One country yet to win is Croatia. Yes, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 May – Elisa from Portugal is 27 The year 2020 seems a long time ago now. It was the year some thought the world had ended, because their favourite TV show went on hiatus. There were, of course, far more serious things going on. But we’re […]
#BIRTHDAY: 5 May – Kurt Calleja from Malta is 37 Who doesn’t want to see Malta win? We know a contest on the Mediterranean’s happiest rock will be a memorable affair. There will be warmth, sun, laughter, and maybe even a presidential appearance or two during the fortnight. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 4 May – Ben Dolic is 29 You have to feel for the Class of 2020. Well, maybe not the ones that got sent to detention and became part of the Class of 2021. But those who ‘graduated’ in 2020, so they were off the scene a […]
#BIRTHDAY: 3 May – Massimo Ranieri from Italy is 75 Our favourite TV has always attracted bigger names, who quite happily mix with those rising stars looking for their big break. Take the Sanremo Festival for example. There are competitions for established and new stars. Talking of Italy, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 2 May – Engelbert Humperdinck is 90 Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst those […]
#BIRTHDAY: 1 May – Timna Brauer from Austria is 65 These days, our favourite TV show is fairly free and easy with language. If a country isn’t using its own language, then English is the favourite but not the only choice. Some songs even contain a plethora of […]
#BIRTHDAY: 30 Apr – Sennek from Belgium is 30 Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite competing in our favourite TV show since the year dot. They’ve had a couple of near misses, but of the seven originals, that second win proves elusive. With […]