#BIRTHDAY: Emmelie de Forest from Denmark is 30 today Are you always able to pick a winner when you first hear it? Or does it baffle you completely when [insert country here] wins? Obviously, if you could pick a winner, every year, you’d be as rich as Crœsus. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jessika Muscat is 34 today It’s always interesting how some countries choose their singers and songs. Some go internal, or there’s the bog standard national final. Or you could be innovative. Like a certain event in 2018. Our friends in San Marino tried something different in 2018. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Humphrey Campbell from the Netherlands is 65 today Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased over the years, but there were days without the semi-finals. In 1992, we were wondering […]
Sonja Škorić from Serbia, has turned 27 years old today. Sonja represented Serbia, at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Čarobna noć”. Happy Birthday, Sonja! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Evridiki from Cyprus is 55 today You have to admire those that keep coming back time after time. The first couple of times, you sing a song written by your fiancé/husband. The third time, you don’t. It’s a story as old as time. Today’s birthday girl Ευρυδίκη […]
Marios Tofi from Cyprus, has turned 33 years old today. Marios represented Cyprus, at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Oneira”. Happy Birthday, Marios! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monique Melsen from Luxembourg is 72 today We often mention those false-flaggers that come and go each year. You wonder why some countries use them, but then there are others that are more understandable. Our friends in Luxembourg took part 37 times before they hung up their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maxi from Ireland is 73 today Some countries in our favourite TV show have had a very illustrious history, even if these days it’s a little more patchy. It’s difficult to fathom out why. Or is it? So to remember those past good times, we’ve delved back […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sébastien Tellier from France is 48 today Gimmick. A song needs a gimmick. But what to choose. We’ve had costume changes, wind machine, and pyros. But they were becoming so old hat by 2008. What’s a performer to do? In 2008, our friends in France sent Sébastian […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kali from France is 64 today Do you remember the times when countries had to sing in their national languages? It was easy for some – German all the way, for example. Or a choice of obvious ones if you were Switzerland. But if you were slightly […]