#BIRTHDAY: Rona Nishliu from Albania is 36 today Do you remember when the contest went east? About as east as it’s possible to go whilst still being in Europe? It was a wild old affair, and the host country couldn’t do enough – even building a venue. There […]
Vincenzo Cantiello from Italy, has turned 22 years old today. Vincenzo represented Italy, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “Tu primo grande amore”. Happy Birthday, Vincenzo! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: William Mangion from Malta is 64 today There are some special contests where things change. 1971 was one instance (previews started). 2004 was another (semi-finals). But perhaps one of the most important was 1993. The EBU had started to embrace those further east places that wanted to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roberto Bellarosa from Belgium is 28 today We all want our own country to succeed. And we often want other countries to succeed too. It could be because they enter the music you like year in year out. It could be because they’re an underdog. It could […]
#BIRTHDAY: Natalia Barbu from Moldova is 43 today If you’ve read a recent novel by a certain Eurovision fan, you’ll know which country he sets his story in. It’s a country that has yet to win the real thing, but they’re ever hopeful. And so are we. Our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lukas Meijer is 34 today Time for a false flagger. It shouldn’t make any difference whether you’re singing for your own country or another one. However some countries have permeated the general fabric of Eurovision more than others. Our friends in Poland are still looking for that […]
Tess Gaerthé from The Netherlands, has turned 31 years old today. Tess represented The Netherlands, at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 7th place, with “Stupid”. Happy Birthday, Tess! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
TimoTi Sannikov from Israel, has turned 19 years old today. TimoTi represented Israel alongside Shira Frieman, at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “Follow My Heart”. Happy Birthday, TimoTi! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristína Peláková from Slovakia is 35 today Are there any countries you’d like to see in the 2023 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren’t going to be there in 2022? A new country perhaps? Or one that hasn’t been there for a while? Today we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 26 today Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – I’m talking about good national finals. I jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit between televised […]