#BIRTHDAY: 11 Mar – Sarah McTernan from Ireland is 32 You have to feel for Ireland. Remember those heady days of the 1990s when RTÉ were being slowly and painfully bankrupted. Irish singers could do no wrong and it was a good time. Fast forward to today and […]
#BIRTHDAY: 10 Mar – Kyle Alessandro from Norway is 20 Are Eurovision performers getting younger? Well, we obviously have that minimum age for taking part in Big ESC. But are we seeing more teenagers? It’s maybe not the case, although as we all age, it may feel that […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 Mar – Sergej Ćetković from Montenegro is 50 When Yugoslavia disintegrated many years ago, we were always keen to see as many of its parts entering songs in our favourite TV show. All six of them (that are EBU members) have now, but some are sitting […]
Poland , last night, held their National Final to decide who will represent them at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Vienna. Last year, Poland were represented by Justyna Steczkowska, with the song GAJA . The eight candidates hoping to succeed her were : Alicja […]
#SAN MARINO: And the winner is… Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV has completed its search for a participant for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna in May. The format was simple. Ten qualifiers from two semi-finals, along with 11 directly qualified songs, would compete for the win. The winning […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 Mar – Manel Navarro from Spain is 30 For those of you who remember the older contests, but the more recent ones seem to meld into one, we’ve picked a song from 2017 today. It was in the beautiful Ukrainian capital of Київ/Kyiv. Luckily we’ve got […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with Jamesfrom EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to a […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Four with James from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 5 Mar – Amina from France is 64 There are songs that become classics for various reasons. They could be winners. They could be insanely bad. Or it could be by accident. Back in 1991, you could argue we were in a very chaotic contest. Chaos from […]
As the lights dimmed in TVR Studio 3 in Bucharest, Romania officially marked its triumphant return to the Eurovision stage. After a two-year hiatus, the nation has found its voice for Vienna 2026. In a high-stakes final held on March 4, twelve acts battled for the honor of […]