#BIRTHDAY: Martin & Stefan Filipovski from North Macedonia are 38 today Two birthdays for the price of one? I can tell you’re getting excited already. There have been various sets of siblings taking part down the years. And even a number of sets of twins. Just imagine if […]
#BIRTHDAY: Buket Bengisu from Türkiye is 46 today Our friends in Turkey/Türkiye are taking a sabbatical at the moment, and many of you out there miss them. They brought something slightly exotic to proceedings, and their language – for many years anyway – was alluringly different. Just over […]
Dalita Avanesian from Armenia, has turned 25 years old today. Dalita represented Armenia, at the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Welcome to Armenia”. Happy Birthday, Dalita! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bianca Shomburg from Germany is 50 today Who are your favourite writers of Eurovision songs? Brendan Graham? Søren Bundgaard? Thomas Gustafsson? Or is it our old friends Messrs Siegel and Meinunger? The German duo have been around since the year dot, writing and writing and writing. It’s […]
Julia van Bergen from The Netherlands, has turned 25 years old today. Julia represented The Netherlands, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Around”. Happy Birthday, Julia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
Barbara Popović from North Macedonia, has turned 24 years old today. Barbara represented North Macedonia, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Ohrid i muzika”. Happy Birthday, Barbara! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fanny from France is 45 today If you have a long memory, you’ll know that Ireland has hosted our favourite TV show in the past. It was a long time ago, but if you remember those heady days, you’ll remember them with fondness. Especially if you’re Irish. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Olta Boka from Albania is 33 today Do you prefer a song in a language you can’t understand? If you can speak English you’re always in luck with the songs taking part. But when a country sings in their own tongue, it’s always a good thing. In […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mahmood from Italy is 32 today Could it be possible that the balance of power could be moving away from a certain Nordic country and heading further south? Just think of who won in Rotterdam and Malmö and you’ll get the idea. The contest always moves on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stoyan Yankoulov from Bulgaria is 58 today There’s a word I want to use today, as today’s song reminds me of it. It might feature in this article, or I might save it for another time. Our friends in Bulgaria took a while to find their way. […]