So , Christmas has passed us by and we’re approaching another year and in deed , another National final season in preparation for us to #openup the 2020 Eurovision song contest to be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with Albania ,having chosen their entry already and some countries […]
Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
To celebrate Dublin’s Pride Parade this weekend, we here at Eurovision Ireland are taking a look back at some of the superstars of LGBTQ culture who have graced the Eurovision stage over the years – that’s right, it’s time to look at Eurovision drag queens! Thanks to shows […]
Winter is here… And so is Eurovision! Although it might not seem like it at a first glance, HBO’s hit TV adaptation Game of Thrones and the Eurovision Song Contest do have quite a bit in common: people from far-away lands, speakers of different languages and with different […]
In this series of polls, Eurovision Ireland are going to look at countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest and get you to vote for your favourites. Sounds simple? Well, yes, it is – the twist is, we’re grouping them according to how many times each country […]
With song submission period for Selectia Nationala 2019 ending in 5 days (December 10), Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst transmitted today a message for the next Romanian representative at ESC 2019 in Tel Aviv. The 24 semi-finalists will be revealed on December 20. In each of the two semi-finals, […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
As true fans of Eurovision we love to sing along to our favourite songs. Some can do it better than others, but we’re not here for that. We’re here to present our choices for the first round of one special battle between the covers of the winning songs. […]
Today we celebrate a little experiment that happened exactly 60 years ago on a cloudy and wet night in Lugano Switzerland. Seven countries had gathered to enter a song into a European song competition to see whether the idea of different music, language and culture could combine to make […]
Hello Europe, Australia calling! After placing 5th last year with the amazing Guy Sebastian, Australia wants to do it “tonight again”. See what I’m doing here? 🙂 Millions of fans from all over the world will be watching as the singer Dami Im will try to bring Australia’s […]
Our sweet diva Conchita added an exclusive cover of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ into her set list on Friday night in Linz. In true Conchita style it was a flawless performance, full of emotion and perfectly staged. It’s not the first time we’ve seen her sing it, you might […]
When she announced her tour to everyone back in January, I just knew I had to be there for her opening night! I have been a fan of Conchita’s ever since I was introduced to her by Eurovision Ireland in the run up to Eurovision 2014. By the […]
Do you remember back a few years ago when radio stations across the UK refused to play any Cliff Richard songs? He was completely removed from virtually all playlists as though his 50+ year musical career hadn’t happened. Now whether you like Cliff’s music or not doesn’t […]
Following on from last weeks article highlighting some rather impressive Eurovision tattoos that fans have had inked into their skin (myself included!) So being Eurovision Ireland’s resident tattoo lover, I thought I’d have a look at some of my favourites tattoos we’ve seen on the Eurovision stages. Guy Sebastian Starting […]
I know, I know tattoos are not everyone’s cup of tea, but I confess I am a bit of an ink addict! I now have 12 and my latest one is a nod to my beloved Eurovision Song Contest. As the ink was setting I shared a picture […]
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