BIRTHDAY: Jaana Pelkonen from Finland is 42 today What’s this? A birthday and it isn’t a singer? Well we like to mix things up a little sometimes. So we’ve picked a presenter. Jaana did her stuff in Finland in 2007. She wasn’t alone – only Swedes do that […]
BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 60 today Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre stylee and be given the title ‘legend’. It’s usually accompanied by the line “the real winner […]
BIRTHDAY: Jade Ewen from the UK is 31 today Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some think it’s an outrage. As you’ll know, anyone can win our favourite TV show. just […]
BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 46 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: Barbara Dex from Belgium is 45 today You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show over 25 years ago. It really makes you feel old. I was bumbling along nicely until I noticed today’s song and its […]
BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 63 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 […]
BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 31 today The draw for our favourite TV show is a wonderful thing. It can make one performer weep, and another one sing. So they say. For example, look who followed Norway in every draw between 1981 and 1986. An even more […]
BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
BIRTHDAY: Maja Keuc from Slovenia is 27 today Many performers in the recent contests have burst onto the scene through one of the many talent discovery shows that are doing the rounds. I won’t name them all, but I think you know the ones I mean. Are they […]
BIRTHDAY: Semiha Yankı from Turkey is 61 today Much as I hate to say it, but Sweden has been involved in more than its fair share of good contests over the years. Not just ones they’ve won, but also ones they’ve hosted. I go on (and on) about […]
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