Vincenzo Cantiello from Italy, has turned 24 years old today. Vincenzo represented Italy, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 1st place, with “Tu primo grande amore”. Happy Birthday, Vincenzo! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: William Mangion from Malta is 66 today There are some special contests where things change. 1971 was one instance (previews started). 2004 was another (semi-finals). But perhaps one of the most important was 1993. The EBU had started to embrace those further east places that wanted to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gunvor from Switzerland is 50 today Imagine how you’d feel. You’re on the Eurovision stage, you’re giving it everything, and things don’t go quite as well as expected. This is all after a long road which included winning your national final in December the previous year with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jasmine from Finland is 48 today Eurovision always loves a good sing-a-long song. Those mumbly arty Swedish types have their place, but nothing can beat a jovial singer with a big hearty smile. And a guitar. OK, the guitar is an optional extra, but when you get […]
#BIRTHDAY: Demy from Greece is 33 today Do you often wonder what goes on in planning meetings to decide upon a staging for a Eurovision song? The outfit to wear, the positions of the backing singers, whether to have dancers even. It all needs careful planning. In 2017, […]
TimoTi Sannikov from Israel, has turned 21 years old today. TimoTi represented Israel alongside Shira Frieman, at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “Follow My Heart”. Happy Birthday, TimoTi! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristína Peláková from Slovakia is 37 today Are there any countries you’d like to see in the 2025 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren’t going to be there in 2024? A new country perhaps? Or one that hasn’t been there for a while? Today we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 28 today Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – I’m talking about good national finals. I jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit between televised […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cesár Sampson from Austria is 41 today We occasionally bang on about any country being capable of winning our favourite TV show. Some have that fluke result, some are knocking on the door of winning most years, and some blow hot and cold. Today we go to […]
Rustam Karimov from Azerbaijan, has turned 21 years old today. Rustam represented Azerbaijan, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 7th place, with “Me and My Guitar”. Happy Birthday, Rustam! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]