#BIRTHDAY: Max Mutzke from Germany is 42 today 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. In that […]
Viktoria Petryk from Ukraine, has turned 26 years old today. Viktoria represented Ukraine, at the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 2nd place, with “Matrosy”. Happy Birthday, Viktoria! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
Frida Sandén from Sweden, has turned 29 years old today. Frida represented Sweden, at the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Nu eller aldrig”. Happy Birthday, Frida! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Al Bano from Italy is 80 today Our friends in Italy are a very musical bunch. ‘Only’ three wins, but with the capability to win far more often should they choose to. And they even choose the range of configurations, from soloists to groups. And even, occasionally, […]
Laura Omloop from Belgium, has turned 24 years old today. Laura represented Belgium, at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Zo verliefd (Yodelo)”. Happy Birthday, Laura! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ott Lepland from Estonia is 36 today It’s always good when a singer’s birthday comes along whose song is a personal favourite. And when it’s perhaps a Baltic song, even better. And it comes from an excellent year. Estonia has only had one win so far, but […]
#BIRTHDAY: Can Bonomo from Türkiye is 36 today It’s always sad when a country decides to sit out our favourite TV show. We had a now-absent country yesterday, and we have another one today. Back in 2012, we saw the last entry to date from Türkiye/Turkey. We want […]
#BIRTHDAY: TWiiNS from Slovakia are 37 today Two birthdays for the price of one. Always a bonus, don’t you think? But as you’ll gather, a fair number of twins have taken part in our favourite TV show. There is always this fascination with twins, whether they’re tumbling around […]
Ksenia Sitnik from Belarus, has turned 28 years old today. Ksenia represented Belarus, at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “My vmeste”. Happy Birthday, Ksenia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glen Vella from Malta is 40 today There are countries out there desperate to win the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Desperate, and will try any approach to do so. But is there a secret formula that other countries are keeping to themselves? In other […]