#BIRTHDAY: Dickie Rock from Ireland is 86 today We all like trailblazers. But what about those who were – maybe – one year too late to be one? Their achievement shouldn’t be overlooked, even though many are likely to. Our friends in Ireland first exercised their Eurovision vocal […]
Maria Iside Fiore from Italy, has turned 18 years old today. Maria represented Italy, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 11th place, with “Scelgo”. Happy Birthday, Maria! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicky Byrne from Ireland is 44 today There’s a lot to be said for the selection process to choose a song for our favourite TV show. What’s the right formula? Do you go for an internal selection? Or do you let Joe/Josef/Jozef/Giuseppe public decide? Obviously, this year, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kobi Marimi from Israel is 31 today Not so long ago, there had never been any Eurovision singers’ birthday of note (that we knew of) on this date, and then two came along at once. We celebrated one last year, so it’s the other one’s turn. Today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Charlotte Perrelli from Sweden is 48 today One of the golden rules of our favourite TV show is this: If you win, leave it at that. You’ve reached the pinnacle, so don’t try again. It’ll end in tears. Unless you’re Seán Sherrard. Cast your mind back to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Corinna May from Germany is 52 today Eurovision, as we know, attracts triers. Those ones who keep coming back. They’re either proper fans, they have a genuine desire to sing before a massive audience, or they have nothing better to do when their agent offers them a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paola from Switzerland is 72 today Our friends in Switzerland are in a curious situation. They have lots of languages to choose from, and they can confuse the average casual viewer by entering in a tongue we don’t always expect. Today’s birthday girl Paola Felix (née Paola […]
Marija Spasovska from North Macedonia, has turned 17 years old today. Marija represented North Macedonia, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Doma”. Happy Birthday, Marija! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Slavko Kalezić from Montenegro is 37 today Eurovision is full of characters. Some of them we don’t mind seeing after the curtain goes down. Some of them are just plain annoying. I’ll leave it to you to decide which category today’s birthday boy falls into. He had high […]
Nicolai Kielstrup from Denmark, has turned 31 years old today. Nicolai represented Denmark, at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Shake Shake Shake”. Happy Birthday, Nicolai! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]