#BIRTHDAY: Joci Pápai from Hungary is 44 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 two of the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Angell from France is 57 today You may think that when Portugal won, they had been mightily unlucky to only win at its 376th attempt. Well I guess they have, but now the most appearances without a win honour lies with Malta and Iceland – depending […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fionnuala Sherry is 63 today We like to celebrate people who do the singing at our favourite TV show. But not everyone who makes a name for themselves is a singer. They could solely be a musician. And some musicians of note have graced those famous stages […]
Victoria Silvstedt has turned 51 years old today. Victoria most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 5, with “Love It!”. Happy Birthday, Victoria! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or […]
Dalita Avanesian from Armenia, has turned 26 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sasha Son from Lithuania is 42 today Another Thursday and another birthday, and it’s from our friends in Lithuania. As you’ll know, they often have an interesting selection process that seems to last some 51 weeks. Or is that just how it feels? This year’s paid dividends, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lesley Roy from Ireland is 39 today That class of 2020, eh? How unlucky were they? They get all dressed up and have nowhere in Rotterdam to go. That is, until 2021 when some of them get that second bite at the cherry. One of that lucky […]
Julia van Bergen from The Netherlands, has turned 26 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Flo Rida is 46 today From time to time something happens which is so left-field, you can’t really believe it until you see it. Sometimes this left-field thing is good, and sometimes downright surreal. Portugal’s win in 2017 was good. But we might have an example of […]
Barbara Popović from North Macedonia, has turned 25 years old today. Barbara represented North Macedonia, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Ohrid i muzika”. Happy Birthday, Barbara! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either […]