#BIRTHDAY: Anna Vissi is 66 today As you’ll know, there have been 67 contests. So that means 67 home entries. We had one yesterday, and we’ve got another one today. Are you excited yet? Today’s birthday girl Άννα Βίσση/Anna Vissi was the home entrant in 2006, but more […]
#BIRTHDAY: Frans from Sweden is 25 today Do you ever feel old when you watch certain performers do what they do best? Those singers who were teenagers when they took part in our favourite TV show years ago and are still only in their twenties. Cast your mind […]
#BIRTHDAY: Liliane Saint-Pierre from Belgium is 75 today We’re concentrating on plucky little Belgium today. Because they have to be commended for their sense of our-turn-ology. That is, with two major broadcasters, they are able to agree to alternate their years of participation. Even when the free language […]
Sophia Patsalides from Cyprus, has turned 23 years old today. Sophia represented Cyprus, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 9th place, with “I pio omorfi mera”. Happy Birthday, Sophia! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Benny Andersson from Sweden is 77 today It’s legend time. A real legend. Yeah, the term is used to describe anyone who came fifth in a Tuesday night semi-final. But this legend won our favourite TV show – with three others – and has remained high profile […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jenifer Brening is 27 today Is it us, or are there more false flaggers than ever now? And false flaggers whose native land already participates? Often there’s a home element to every entry, but it’s not always the case. If you’re a small country like, say, San […]
Mishela Rapo from Albania, has turned 23 years old today. Mishela represented Albania, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “Dambaje”. Happy Birthday, Mishela! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guri Schanke from Norway is 62 today As you’ll know, Eurovision is a very fickle thing. Just ask Portugal. Or Austria. Or even the Netherlands. You can languish in the semi-finals one year, and then put in a storming performance the next. Our friends in Norway have […]
Dani Fernández from Spain, has turned 32 years old today. Dani represented Spain, at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Te doy mi voz”. Happy Birthday, Dani! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Franca di Rienzo from Switzerland is 85 today Let’s go back in time. After all, there were contests in the 20th Century, even though that now seems an awful long time ago. They were simpler affairs, with a single show with a live orchestra and a distinct […]