#BIRTHDAY: Alvan from France is 30 today It’s good to see something different tried at a Eurovision Song Contest. Usually anyway. Sometimes, Schlager can get a bit staid, and how many have suffered death-by-ballad? So something a bit folksy can stand out. Take 2022 for example. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paul Oscar from Iceland is 53 today Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our favourite TV show is never quite the same again. And that brings me onto today’s song. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kostas Bigalis from Greece is 70 today Do you remember the 1990s? It was the decade of change, when our favourite TV show went from being something nice and cosy and light entertainment, to something far more bloodbath-like. And Ireland won a lot. In one of those […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sheldon Riley from Australia is 24 today Make a statement, they say. You only get three minutes, so you have to make an impact. In days of yore, you only had the song to do that. Of course, now, there’s a whole staging that can enhance those […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rykka is 37 today Do you like it when we see people from outside Europe (or, since 2015, Australia), taking part in our favourite TV show? Do you want to see the best singers, wherever they’re from? Or should they just be European? Of course, non-Europeans have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chingiz from Azerbaijan is 32 today Do you play any contests on repeat? Are you convinced that the xxth Eurovision Song Contest was the best one ever? Maybe your favourite is 2019. It has its high points, but I have other ones I like more. Talking of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Miro from Bulgaria is 47 today Those countries after their maiden win must look with a bit of envy to those ‘newer’ countries that already have them. There must be a secret formula, they cry. There is: simply enter a decent song with widespread appeal. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden is 31 today We’ve often said that a gimmick can often help your quest for Eurovision glory. It’s usually something blindingly obvious, like a costume change or a big prop. But it’s not always so. In Torino/Turin, today’s birthday girl Cornelia Jakobs (née […]
Betty from Armenia, has turned 20 years old today. Betty represented Armenia, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “People of the Sun”. Happy Birthday, Betty! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morena from Malta is 39 today We all know that Eurovision should be a family affair. Yes, most of the fans are men, but there’s nothing to stop families settling down on a Saturday evening. So if it’s for a family audience, are there any subjects that […]