#BIRTHDAY: Bonnie Tyler from the UK is 70 today It’s only right that our favourite TV show can demonstrate a mix of the established performer and the youngster setting out to prove themselves in the cut-throat world of entertainment. There is no right formula, as it’s down to […]
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 21 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
Cupid’s Eurovision Arrow Is Pointed Straight At YOU! The Late Late Show (hosted by Ryan Tubridy) is the world’s longest running talk show and has been associated with Eurovision for many years. With no Eurosong this year as Nicky Byrne was selected internally, RTE have made sure not […]
The Grammy Awards were announced and big names dominate the proceedings like Kendrik Lamar and Taylor Swift. However many Eurovision singers have over the years been nominated and won one of the coveted Golden Gramophones! So who? “Nel blu dipinto di blu”, popularly known as “Volare” (flying), is […]
It will probably come as no surprise to you that my Facebook timeline and twitter feed have gone slightly mad today with the news that there is to be a public vote for the UK entry for next years Eurovision Song Contest. It seems that everyone is talking […]
Cheryl Baker famously whipped off her skirt in Dublin in 1981 and in doing so helped the UK win the Eurovision Song Contest as part of Buck Fizz. However she recently has had some choice words on the BBC’s selection of artists and on some of her former […]
X-Factor’s eye-candy Jake Quickenden found himself very close to be singing for survival last Sunday on the results show. The tattooed singer said he was “ready to pack up and go”. This is the singers second chance at the talent show as he got to Judges Houses in 2012 but […]
Can those costumes be tighter, have more sequins and feather boas – And that is just the men! Yes it is ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ on the BBC. We are on ‘Strictly Eurovision’ watch following Eurovision commentator Scott Mills and Blue’s Simon Webbe (Woof)! Scott Mills took to the […]
Bonnie Tyler was one of the headline artists at one of Ireland’s largest music festivals ‘Electric Picnic’. In a stroke of complete “Irish Irony” someone forgot to put money in the meter as the singer was in complete darkness for her performance as above all things the ‘Electric […]
Eurovision and 80’s Diva Bonnie Tyler is coming to roll around in the mud in Ireland. Yes the ‘Believe in Me’ singer has announced that she will be performing at Ireland’s premier music festival ‘Electric Picnic’. The queen of the ‘Power Ballad’ will be performing at the event […]
Who knew that the small town of Halden would be the setting for a sing off between Eurovision Legend Johnny Logan and 80’s Diva Bonnie Tyler. Johnny Logan performed live for an outdoor, live, sing along TV program in Halden, a border town between Norway and Sweden. He […]
Spain – Ruth Lorenzo at Eurovision 2014 is great news for the BBC this year. Last night the Spanish public had their say and selected Ruth Lorenzo for Eurovision 2014 with her song “Dancing In The Rain”. I am sitting here catching up on the comments from last […]
“Eurovision Pop of Culture” is our new segment where we come across the bizarre and weird pieces of news from Eurovision artists or song writers. They may have the slightest relevance to Eurovision but they put a smile on our faces. So no need to mail us telling […]
The UK’s 2013 Eurovision Contestant Bonnie Tyler, has re-recorded her classic song “Holding Out For A Hero” for charity. The song is being used for the BBC’s “Children In Need” campaign for 2013. It is hard to believe that the song was first recorded in 1984 and is […]
The BBC yesterday evening confirmed that they will be participating at Eurovision 2014. No details as of yet how they will select their act and song for Copenhagen. Since 2011 they have selected their entry internally with their best result being Blue and their song “I Can” in […]