#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 34 today Sometimes performers aren’t always remembered for their three minutes of singing on that hallowed stage. Just occasionally, there’s an event outside their control that overshadows what they’re there to do. We won’t dwell on the incident that befell today’s birthday […]
Federica Falzon from Malta, has turned 20 years old today. Federica represented Malta, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Diamonds”. Happy Birthday, Federica! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 30 today Do you think it’s only a matter of time before another country wins our favourite TV show for the first time? It could, of course, be this year. Our friends in Albania have never won, but they can get out […]
#BIRTHDAY: DQ from Denmark is 50 today Our favourite TV show can be a glamorous affair, and many people just tune in for the costumes. They must just like shiny things. Well that might explain a certain Ukrainian with a star on their head. Of course, there’s more […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michelle from Germany is 51 today Do you ever think history repeats itself, and there’s nothing original anymore? In the Eurovision context, how many songs have been called ‘Shine’ for example. Or ‘Angel? In 2001, it wasn’t duplicated song titles, it was duplicated singer names We has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrea from North Macedonia is 23 today It’s going to become a thing over the coming years that more and more performers in our favourite TV show were born after 1 January 2000. These 21st Century-ers were once a novelty but they might now start to make […]
Aimee Banks from Ireland, has turned 21 years old today. Aimee represented Ireland, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Réalta na Mara”. Happy Birthday, Aimee! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sonia from the UK is 52 today Do you wish that contests were close these days? The current scoring makes things a little more dramatic, but there were days when it genuinely came down to the last set of votes. In the 1990s there were a couple […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ajda Pekkan from Türkiye is 77 today What’s the oddest subject of a Eurovision song you can think of? Many things have been covered, mostly about falling in love with someone, or falling out of love with someone. Today we have a song about fuel. No, not […]