#BIRTHDAY: José Vélez from Spain is 73 today There’s often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you run the risk of the public picking a novelty. Our friends in Spain generally went down […]
Gaia Cauchi from Malta, has turned 22 years old today. Gaia represented Malta, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “The Start”. Happy Birthday, Gaia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kamil Mikulčík from Slovakia is 47 today Our friends at the EBU encourage as many countries as possible to take part in our favourite TV show. Some decide against it, either due to funding or lack of interest by the broadcaster. Us diehard fans would love to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vrčak from North Macedonia is 44 today It’s one thing to be a soloist, another to be half of a duo, but another thing entirely to be part of a trio. Do you give yourselves a fancy name? Or do you insist that all of you get […]
#BIRTHDAY: Corinne Hermès is 63 today Remember Luxembourg? They came back this year after a loooooong absence, and they used to win a lot. Not bad for a nugget of a country with a Grand Duke in charge. The year 1983 is a long time ago now, but […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marija Šerifović from Serbia is 40 today It seems that English rules these days. No, not the (sub-)national entity. I mean the language. It’s rampant in the presentation of the shows. It’s all pervasive in the press centre. And it’s the main tongue of song too. So […]
Gianluca Cilia from Malta, has turned 17 years old today. Gianluca represented Malta, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 9th place, with “Dawra tond”. Happy Birthday, Gianluca! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: N’evergreen from Denmark is 55 today What do you think of the duo? A good idea? It’s true that with two people sharing the load, it takes some of the stress out of being on a massive stage. And as a viewer, it’s likely you might like […]
Pedro Madeira from Portugal, has turned 32 years old today. Pedro represented Portugal, at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 14th place, with “Deixa-me sentir”. Happy Birthday, Pedro! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Raphael Gualazzi from Italy is 43 today It was back in late 2010/early 2011 that websites were previewing a massive announcement that we’d remember for ever. It was an intriguing thing to say, and did, momentarily, have me wondering what it would be. An expanded contest of […]