#BIRTHDAY: Eva Boto from Slovenia is 30 today You have to feel for those countries that don’t make a Grand Final. After all, many of them are singing songs they were given, so often the fault should lie with the songwriter. Today’s birthday girl Eva Boto must have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Linda Wagenmakers from the Netherlands is 50 today A prop is always a good thing to make your song stand out just that little bit more than the rest. The question is: what kind of prop do you use? It could be a big sparkly glitter ball. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdi Rúzsa from Hungary is 40 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. […]
Thor Salden from Belgium, has turned 28 years old today. Thor represented Belgium, at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 7th place, with “Een tocht door het donker”. Happy Birthday, Thor! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either […]
Muireann McDonnell from Ireland, has turned 20 years old today. Muireann represented Ireland, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “Súile Glasa”. Happy Birthday, Muireann! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mike Spiteri from Malta is 70 today Were you around for contests in the 20th Century? Did you have a favourite? Was it, by chance, 1995? You know, one of those many many contests in Dublin’s fair city? Our friends in Malta débuted in Dublin and only […]
#BIRTHDAY: Silvester Belt from Lithuania is 28 today What’s your favourite language? Is it a smooth Latin-based one? A direct Germanic one? And does it feature often in our favourite TV show? Our friends in Lithuania have, more often than not, used English as their medium of song. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tom Dice from Belgium is 36 today Do you ever wish a certain country could win, not because they have the best song, but because you want to visit it? Or maybe you want your own country to win so you don’t have to spend huge amounts […]
Fiamma Boccia from Italy, has turned 22 years old today. Fiamma represented Italy, at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Cara Mamma”. Happy Birthday, Fiamma! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
Fidan Huseynova from Azerbaijan, has turned 20 years old today. Fidan represented Azerbaijan, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 16th place, with “I Wanna Be Like You”. Happy Birthday, Fidan! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either […]