Andranik Alexanyan from Ukraine, has turned 24 years old today. Andranik represented Ukraine, at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Try topoli, try surmy”. Happy Birthday, Andranik! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maggie MacNeal from the Netherlands is 72 today A host broadcaster never wants to win. They may tell you otherwise, but deep down they know that our favourite TV show is something that would get expensive if the hosts had it for a second – or even […]
Anastasiya Petryk from Ukraine, has turned 20 years old today. Anastasiya represented Ukraine, at the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “Nebo”. Happy Birthday, Anastasiya! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 72 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
Helena Meraai from Belarus, has turned 19 years old today. Helena represented Belarus, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “I Am the One”. Happy Birthday, Helena! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Engelbert Humperdinck from the UK is 86 today Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst […]
#BIRTHDAY: Remedios Amaya from Spain is 60 today We love winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. But we should also remember that someone has to come last. Whether that song deserves to come last is another matter. Back in the day, the last placed song could have finished […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sennek from Belgium is 32 today Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite competing in our favourite TV show since the year dot. They’ve had a couple of near misses, but of the seven originals, that second won proves elusive. With Belgium, there’s […]
Mikhail Smirnov from Russia, has turned 19 years old today. Mikhail represented Russia, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 6th place, with “Mechta (Dream)”. Happy Birthday, Mikhail! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdelena Tul from Poland is 42 today There’s the old adage that it doesn’t matter where you perform in the running order, if you’re good enough you should still get the place you deserve. It probably does hold water, but is not strictly speaking the full story. […]