#BIRTHDAY: Nicki French has a birthday today Those decades keep on coming, and it’s the turn of that which some call the ‘noughties’. It’s an odd term, so we’ll just call it the first decade of the 21st Century. Sure, you could argue that today’s song was still […]
Efi Gjika from Albania, has turned 16 years old today. Efi represented Albania, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 17th place, with “Barbie”. Happy Birthday, Efi! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chiara from Malta is 48 today Do you remember the 1990s? It was a fine decade when our favourite TV show moved in the general direction of getting bigger and bigger. A certain country returned in that decade, after a 16 year absence. Can you guess which […]
#BIRTHDAY: Brinck from Denmark is 50 today Does a well-known songwriter help to get a song votes? Eurovision is a songwriter’s competition after all, and a singer’s performance can make or break a song. Back in 2009, our friends in Denmark talked Ronan Keating into co-writing a song […]
#BIRTHDAY: Patrick Fiori from France is 55 today It’s always nice to hear a song that’s not English. But even more special when we hear a proper minority language. Our friends in France have gone down that road in the past with, among others, Breton and Antillean Creole. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alejandro Abad from Spain is 62 today You know that our favourite TV show is a contest for songwriters? They should – arguably – be getting top billing on their songs, as they’re the ones who’ve carefully crafted a masterpiece for our listening pleasure. But songwriters have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Victoria from Bulgaria is 27 today That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV companies continuing to back them, and it was ironic the winners of 2021 weren’t there in 2020. […]
#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 […]