#BIRTHDAY: Tony Wegas from Austria is 59 today There’s an exclusive club. Well, yeah, there are lots of exclusive clubs. But today’s exclusive belongs to those people who did back-to-back appearances in our favourite TV show. We can name plenty – Lena, Jedward, Val Monetta – all illustrious […]
#BIRTHDAY: Saara Aalto from Finland is 37 today Our friends in Finland have had a very spotty time at Eurovision. Only one win in xxx years, and very little else in the higher positions. It matters not, especially to the fans. They will love certain countries/acts/songs, however well […]
Helena Meraai from Belarus, has turned 21 years old today. Helena represented Belarus, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 5th place, with “I Am the One”. Happy Birthday, Helena! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Remedios Amaya from Spain is 62 today We love winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. But we should also remember that someone has to come last. Whether that song deserves to come last is another matter. Back in the day, the last placed song could have finished […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Schulte from Germany is 34 today We need to bear in mind that part performance is no guide to future performance. Some countries win, completely out of the blue, and then sink back into obscurity. Or a country could have one really bad rogue result amid […]
Mikhail Smirnov from Russia, has turned 21 years old today. Mikhail represented Russia, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 6th place, with “Mechta (Dream)”. Happy Birthday, Mikhail! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gerard Joling from the Netherlands is 64 today Many Eurovisionistas are heading to Malmö. We are too, or we could be still in Malmesbury. It’s easy to confuse the two. But you’re not reading this article to see travel arrangements. You want a birthday. Don’t you? Well, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Oxa from Italy is 63 today We’re having a look at duets through the ages. As I’ve said, they can be hit or miss. They can be well-suited, or thrown together in a rush because they look attractive, or no-one else wants the gig. Today we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fabrizio Faniello from Malta is 43 today Think of a small country. Now think of a smaller one. Is it Malta? It’s not always lumped with the European microstates, but it isn’t exactly large. And if it won the big prize at the Eurovision? It would easily […]
#BIRTHDAY: Constantinos from Cyprus is 47 today Do you like it when singers try several times? Sometimes they can win on a second attempt. Sometimes they don’t quite do as well as their first appearance. Some even come back after a win. Today’s birthday boy Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου/Constantinos Christoforou […]