#BIRTHDAY: Salena from Austria is 26 today Ah, the fan favourite. We get them every year. Sometimes the fans are proven right. Sometimes they crash and burn. Sometimes they do one thing in a semi-final and, assuming they make it, do the other in the Grand Final. Our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alma Čardžić from Bosnia and Herzegovina is 56 today Eurovision is a drug. Once you’ve been on that stage, you can’t get enough. You want more, and more, and more. Look at Peter, Sue & Marc. Look at Valentina Monetta. OK, we’ll stop at Peter, Sue & […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katja Ebstein from Germany is 79 today There is an elite bunch of people out there who have taken part more than once. It’s as if they can’t get enough of the Eurovision drug. And I don’t mean Ibuprofen. But that elite club has advanced membership for […]
#BIRTHDAY: Molly Sterling from Ireland is 26 today We like today’s birthday girl, and not just because she’s Irish. Some of us went on a boat trip with her, and chewed the fat for hours. It was a defining moment in 2015. Today’s birthday girl Molly Sterling was, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mia Nicolai from the Netherlands is 28 today Do you remember when our friends in the Netherlands won Tel Aviv? It seemed like a golden age for the Dutch had arrived. As we know, Eurovision is a very fickle beast, and those changes from hero to zero […]
Betty from Armenia, has turned 21 years old today. Betty represented Armenia, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “People of the Sun”. Happy Birthday, Betty! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Clodagh Rodgers from the UK is 77 today Did you know that there’s been a whole host of voting systems through the years. The current 12, 10 system has been in place a long time and has generally worked. But what did we do before 1975? Well, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mike Moran from the UK is 76 today Do you like the old duet? You know the type, where the two protagonists really get on with each other, and display real chemistry. That’s as opposed to the two that stand toe-to-toe and just shout at each other. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lys Assia would have been 100 today We’re breaking with tradition today and celebrating the birthday of someone no longer with us. That’s because this person has a special place in Eurovision folklore, and you might not know much about her. It’s Lys Assia! Today’s birthday girl […]
Rita Laranjeira from Portugal, has turned 19 years old today. Rita represented Portugal, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 18th place, with “Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)”. Happy Birthday, Rita! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song […]