#BIRTHDAY: Mariya Yaremchuk from Ukraine is 31 today Let’s just forget current events at the moment. We’re here to celebrate birthdays, wherever they fall throughout Europe (and Australia). Today we’re celebrating the birthday of Марія Назарівна Яремчук/Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk who did her stuff for Ukraine in 2014. Yes, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bernadette from the Netherlands is 65 today Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible. They were allowed a few phrases in other languages. If you did it right, you could […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 80 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And they almost did it in Rotterdam. And that’s a lot of […]
Sonja Škorić from Serbia, has turned 28 years old today. Sonja represented Serbia, at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Čarobna noć”. Happy Birthday, Sonja! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 77 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 29 today We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs the other four with its results. And when it does win, it will be another glorious […]
Marios Tofi from Cyprus, has turned 34 years old today. Marios represented Cyprus, at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Oneira”. Happy Birthday, Marios! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Plastic Bertrand is 70 today It’s fair to say that our favourite TV show can launch careers. A certain foursome from Sweden perhaps. Or a false flagger singing for Switzerland. But it can also give that established artiste a further shot at fame. But for the known […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duilio from Switzerland is 51 today Did you ever envy Switzerland? Not only are they good at chocolate and cheese, but during those no-free language rule days, they had a choice of four of them. And they used them too. You might think it was all French […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alf Poier from Austria is 57 today Eurovision is full of wonder. I often wonder why Schlager is so popular. Or why Carola is so popular. Or even why we never see Monaco anymore. But what also makes me wonder sometimes is why certain countries pick certain […]