Efi Gjika from Albania, has turned 14 years old today. Efi represented Albania, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 17th place, with “Barbie”. Happy Birthday, Efi! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vânia Fernandes from Portugal is 37 today You want a cracker of a song? One that has everything? Power? Emotion? Wind machines? Wafty dresses? Marzipan? Well, maybe not the marzipan, but look no further. Still intrigued? Well today’s song comes from that breed that everyone wants to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Birgit Õigemeel from Estonia is 34 today We all love Estonia, don’t we? Often grouped as a Nordic nation, their selections are often a highlight of the national final season. Who needs Melodifestivalen…? Today’s birthday girl sometimes passes us by when compiling lists of the best from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Adelaide from Portugal is 62 today Did you remember the contest in Portugal in 2018? Do you still dream of the sun, the sea, the pasteis de nada? Do you think that we should have already been there? I can think of several examples of when Portugal […]
#BIRTHDAY: Joci Pápai from Hungary is 41 today Eurovision these days is all about English, isn’t it? No other language gets a look in, does it? English is always the way forward. It wasn’t necessarily the case in 2017, and non-English songs have now won the last two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Victoria from Bulgaria is 25 today That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV companies continuing to back them, and it was ironic the winners of 2021 weren’t there in 2020. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sarit Hadad from Israel is 44 today For some, Eurovision is just a sideshow. These performers are already massive stars, and they take the Golden Ticket to burnish their credentials as the best when they might not need to. Cue today’s birthday girl שרית חדד/Sarit Hadad (née […]
#BIRTHDAY: Buket Bengisu from Türkiye is 46 today Our friends in Turkey/Türkiye are taking a sabbatical at the moment, and many of you out there miss them. They brought something slightly exotic to proceedings, and their language – for many years anyway – was alluringly different. Just over […]
Dalita Avanesian from Armenia, has turned 23 years old today. Dalita represented Armenia, at the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Welcome to Armenia”. Happy Birthday, Dalita! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
Julia van Bergen from The Netherlands, has turned 23 years old today. Julia represented The Netherlands, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Around”. Happy Birthday, Julia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]