#BIRTHDAY: Sara Tavares from Portugal is 44 today We’re another month nearer to our favourite TV show. Countries are starting to pick songs, and we’re all looking forward to going to Turin and seeing what it has to offer. Will it be all out fun like Rotterdam or […]
#BIRTHDAY: ManuElla from Slovenia is 33 today We love countries that try. And try. And try. They don’t always succeed, but even after taking part for over a quarter of a century, they feel that maiden win is not far off. Slovenia first took part in their own […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cindy Berger from Germany is 74 today Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and all you get is two singers facing each other shouting as loudly as they can. A […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tuğba Önal from Turkey is 48 today Remember Turkey? They were the ones who could properly get away with that vert eastern sound. You know the ones – their preview videos always featured the Bosphorus and the Pamukkale thermal springs. And don’t forget the letter ‘i’ without […]
Eglė Jurgaitytė from Lithuania, has turned 24 years old today. Eglė represented Lithuania, at the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Laiminga diena”. Happy Birthday, Eglė! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hanne Krogh from Norway is 66 today Eurovision has had a lot of innovations over the years. Of course the most recent ones include the new voting structure and HD, but the changes go back for years. Can you imagine, for example, Eurovision songs without preview videos? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 49 today Début entries? Don’t you love them? That new country comes along with high hopes of success. They maybe can’t believe they’re mixing it with some of these countries that have participated since 1893. Of course, there was an experiment in 1993 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Netta Barzilai from Israel is 29 today As we know, when the contest takes place, there has to be a winner. It may not be every fan’s favourite song. But the vocal fans only make up a tiny proportion of the people who vote, so it’s possible […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rasmussen from Denmark is 37 today Denmark. A fine country eh? Full of bacon, pastries and the odd singer. And once you get them talking in their own language, you’ll be more amazed than at any time in your life. They’ve sent acts of all shapes an […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 66 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]