#BIRTHDAY: Eliot from Belgium is 20 today Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right age in your twenties, of thirties, or even older? Today’s birthday boy Eliot Vassamillet was an aforementioned […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kaliopi from North Macedonia is 54 today We often talk about those that take part in our favourite TV show over and over again. And also we talk about those trailblazers. Well, today we have someone who fulfils both criteria. Back in 1996, you’ll know that there […]
#BIRTHDAY: Javine from the UK is 39 today The United Kingdom has had a torrid time of late. Up until the free language rule, they could do almost no wrong. However now, getting out of the right-hand side of the scoreboard is an achievement. Where did it all […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paula Seling from Romania is 42 today It’s always good to see instruments on a stage, and even better of the singers are playing them. And it’s a bonus if they’re actually playing them, and not just miming playing them. Sadly, we now live in a world […]
#BIRTHDAY: Giorgos Alkaios from Greece is 49 today To be true to your own country’s sound or not? That is the question. If you do, you get kudos in your own country but might be seen as a novelty by certain others. Back in 2010, Greece sent today’s […]
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 24 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Beth from Spain is 39 today Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our friends in Spain have – almost without exception – always had their national language in their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bill van Dijk from the Netherlands is 73 today As we know, next year’s contest – a riotous cavalcade of quality song if ever there was one – will be in the Netherlands. The Dutch have been at all-but-four of the contests, so are firmly in love […]
#BIRTHDAY: Karmen Stavec from Slovenia is 47 today Do you wonder why some songs change the language they’re sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the worry that a language might not sound right to a wider audience. It can sometimes work, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy is 73 today Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there’s a school of thought that thinks RAI could win any time they want to. They have had […]