#BIRTHDAY: Səbinə Babayeva from Azerbaijan is 41 today It’s time for another one of our home entrants today. That poisoned chalice of wanting to win on your home turf, but not wanting to bankrupt your country. What do you do? Today’s birthday girl Səbinə Babayeva had that dilemma […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gianna Terzi from Greece is 40 today Our friends in Greece have an interesting relationship with our favourite TV show. Participants since 1974, they’ve had their ups and downs. The ups have mainly been in the 21st Century, but it’s not always been the case. The win […]
#BIRTHDAY: Boggie from Hungary is 34 today We mentioned our Magyar friends the other day, in that we missed them and we wanted them back. But it’s also true that they’ve tried a variety of musical styles down the years. What’s your preferred style? If it happens to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdi Rúzsa from Hungary is 35 today We miss Hungary. There, we’ve said it. Putting politics aside, they’ve put in some memorable stuff since that début in sunny Ljubljana in 1993. It’s not all been plain sailing, but without Hungary, it would be a far poorer contest. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Josh Dubovie from the UK is 30 today Our friends in the UK seem to be in a rut at the moment, and they don’t seem to know how to get out of it. Since the heady days at the end of the 20th Century, they’ve been […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michał Szpak from Poland is 30 today What do you think about the modern day system of giving jury and televoting results separately? It sets out how differently those two elements can think, and potentially throw up a surprise winner. In 2016 we saw it for the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrius Pojavis from Lithuania is 37 today As we know, any country can win first prize at our favourite TV show. They could be finishing in the top three every year, or they could have that one wayward result that buckles the form. Our friends in Lithuania […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ivi Adamou from Cyprus is 27 today You can tell when some countries are really out for a win. And that is really out for a win. They up their game, they maybe get in some of the best writers and performers, and hope for the best. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paloma San Basilio from Spain is 70 today We often get massive stars taking part in our favourite TV show. They may not be household names worldwide, but it doesn’t mean they’re not respected in their sphere. Today’s birthday girl Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez is a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marie Bergman from Sweden is 70 today Hold onto your hats, as we have another Swedish birthday today. Hats is an apt word, as today’s clip shows someone wearing a hat. Inside. How very daring. Today’s birthday girl Marie Bergman never actually participated as a soloist, but […]