#BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 73 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
Dayana Kirillova from Russia, has turned 22 years old today. Dayana represented Russia, at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Dream On”. Happy Birthday, Dayana! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 63 today There are some countries that seem to get Eurovision. The last three countries to win it mainly. We’re clearly in one in May, but there’s that boot-shaped country too, and you can never write them off. Our friends in Italy […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 25 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]
Ivana Petkovska from North Macedonia, has turned 22 years old today. Ivana represented North Macedonia, alongside Magdalena Aleksovska, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 17th place, with “Pletenka – Braid of Love”. Happy Birthday, Ivana! Let us know what you think about the Junior […]
Chloe Sofia Boleti from Greece, has turned 31 years old today. Chloe represented Greece, at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 13th place, with “Den peirazei”. Happy Birthday, Chloe! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marta Jandová from Czechia is 50 today As we know, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals when maybe they shouldn’t. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how brutal the things can be. Today’s song got stuck in the limbo of finishing below […]
Bojana Radovanović from Serbia, has turned 19 years old today. Bojana represented Serbia, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 19th place, with “Svet”. Happy Birthday, Bojana! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Yiannis Dimitras from Greece is 70 today Cast your mind back to when there was no free language rule. Two, maybe three countries could sing in English, and there was a plethora of tongues to delight any polyglot. In 1981 we had the first occasion where two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands is 30 today Anyone can win our favourite TV show. A number of countries had had dismal results before they won. You know who they are. And countries who won in the dim and distant past can surprise us all and win […]