#BIRTHDAY: Andromache is 31 today It’s only natural that you can’t remember every song that had graced a Eurovision stage. For every Waterloo there’s a [insert song here]. In other news, our friends in Greece and Cyprus often swap singers, and there is of course nothing wrong with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Margaret Berger from Norway is 40 today Life can imitate art sometimes. For example, I’ll plant this thought: Who do you think I once saw in a food court in sunny Malmö eating a burger? In other news, I’ve found a very powerful song for your birthday-related […]
Maria Iside Fiore from Italy, has turned 21 years old today. Maria represented Italy, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 11th place, with “Scelgo”. Happy Birthday, Maria! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Séverine is 77 today Is it good to be a false flagger? Would you do it to deprive a native singer of the Eurovision gig? Or would you see it as bringing along your own expertise to a country that needs some help? Certain countries are/have been […]
#BIRTHDAY: Csézy from Hungary is 46 today There’s often a dilemma, as a result of the free language rule. Do you aim for the wider audience by picking a more common language, or do you stay true to your roots? The way taken by those torn between these […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luminița Anghel from Romania is 55 today Do you think that contests are coming and going quicker than ever? Yes, we’re now in October, but it doesn’t seem five minutes since JJ won in Basel/Basle. It was in 2005 – yes, 20 years ago – that today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sonja Lumme from Finland is 64 today I like writing this column, as it sometimes allows me to pick my favourite songs from time to time. Today’s one of those days. But please be assured there were contests before 2001. But which is this legendary song? It […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paola from Switzerland is 75 today Our friends in Switzerland are in a curious situation. They have lots of languages to choose from, and they can confuse the average casual viewer by entering in a tongue we don’t always expect. Today’s birthday girl Paola Felix (née Paola […]
Marija Spasovska from North Macedonia, has turned 20 years old today. Marija represented North Macedonia, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Doma”. Happy Birthday, Marija! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Slavko Kalezić from Montenegro is 40 today Eurovision is full of characters. Some of them we don’t mind seeing after the curtain goes down. Some of them are just plain annoying. I’ll leave it to you to decide which category today’s birthday boy falls into. He had […]