#BIRTHDAY: 26 May – Ines from Estonia is 45 You can always tell when a country is seriously gunning for a win. They seem to up their game, just to bring themselves to Europe’s attention. And then, bang, they have that win under their belt. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 May – Emma Marrone from Italy is 42 Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Nine top 10 finishes in their last ten attempts, including one win. Which other of the Big Five can boast that record? Of course, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 May – Silje Vige from Norway is 50 Can you imagine how it feels if you’re closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the world had ever seen at the time. And imaging doing all of this if […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 May – Malene from Denmark is 44 It a sad truth that for [almost] every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners. And out of all those non-winners, there’s always a last place. As past performance is […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 May – Athena Manoukian from Armenia is 32 There’s that exclusive club of performers that was formed in 2020. So exclusive that only around a dozen acts are fully paid-up members. A large number applied, but lost out due to an appearance in 2021. This club […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 May – Max Mutzke from Germany is 45 Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had their place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree with this, but it can add that extra je ne sais quoi to proceedings. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 20 May – Dora from Portugal is 60 We all know that Eurovision is a cut-and-thrust affair. You have three minutes (or possibly six) to sell yourself to that viewer in Switzerland or Finland, and that can be tough. So, apart from a decent song, how do […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 May – Merethe Trøan from Norway is 56 Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as […]
#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, […]
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