#BIRTHDAY: Beth from Spain is 41 today Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our friends in Spain have – almost without exception – always had their national language in their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Andreas from Cyprus is 35 today Here’s a pleasant little song to ease you into what may be an extra long weekend of eating, drinking, laughter, stress and disappointment. I joke about some of those things of course. It’s a fun time of year, unless you don’t […]
Jael from Australia, has turned 17 years old today. Jael represented Australia, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Champion”. Happy Birthday, Jael! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below or […]
#BIRTHDAY: Karmen Stavec from Slovenia is 49 today Do you wonder why some songs change the language they’re sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the worry that a language might not sound right to a wider audience. It can sometimes work, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy is 75 today Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there’s a school of thought that thinks RAI could win any time they want to. They have had […]
Sophia Patsalides from Cyprus, has turned 22 years old today. Sophia represented Cyprus, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 9th place, with “I pio omorfi mera”. Happy Birthday, Sophia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mihai Trăistariu from Romania is 43 today Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it’s never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to future form. In the early part of the 21st Century, it looked like Romania could achieve […]
Mishela Rapo from Albania, has turned 22 years old today. Mishela represented Albania, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Dambaje”. Happy Birthday, Mishela! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Maria Jopek from Poland is 52 today You must remember those debut performances that mark out a country from the rest. Like Serbia winning at their first attempt as an independent nation. Or Switzerland being the only other country to win on a debut. So after […]
#BIRTHDAY: Douwe Bob from the Netherlands is 30 today Funny how some coincidences come about. If you’re a fan of our favourite TV show, then you might have been variously pleased, disappointed or annoyed that you did or didn’t get tickets for when the circus eventually arrived in […]