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 […]
A few days ago there were a lot of posts across Facebook about the potential of Russia being the host nation for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. With Sergey Lazarev and ‘You Are the Only One’ still leading the list of the Bookie’s favourites, Russia are going into […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
If there’s one country that likes to party, it’s Latvia. They also love the Eurovision. So much so, that since 2014, Latvia has been throwing an annual pre-Eurovision party extravaganza to celebrate their participation. This year, organisers OGAE Latvia have pulled out the stops and are promising to […]
After Delta Goodrem denied the rumors about her participation on Eurovision stage 2016, news sites from Australia are starting to say that the 2013 Australian X Factor winner Dami Im will have the golden ticket to Stockholm. Dami is a Korean-Australian singer and songwriter. One of her most […]
‘The Winner Takes It All’ but in this case we’re not sure The Announcement on who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2016 is almost upon us. It seems like an election campaign to rival that for President in America. All we are short of is a crazy man […]
“Sydney seems like a Gay Heaven” but the truth is a mystery to the unstoppable Conchita Wurst. Conchita is taking Australia by storm as they have fallen in love with the Eurovision winner. They know a good act when they see one just like they adopted Abba all […]
The Thunder From Down Under SBS (Australian National Broadcaster) will announce their Artist for Eurovision on March 3 with the help of Eurovision Winner Conchita Wurst. A special concert at the Sydney Opera House by Conchita Wurst which is aptly called ‘Conchita: From Vienna With Love’. The Aussie […]
I’m gonna ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’ and be getting myself a ticket as quick as a ‘Firestorm’ to see Conchita live! If you need convincing why of this – and I don’t know why you would – then let me break it down for you! #1 – Up […]
2014 saw the untimely death of Austria’s first ever Eurovision winner and legend Udo Jürgens. Udo won the contest in 1966 with his classic Eurovision song ‘Merci, Chérie’. 1966 was his 3rd time to represent Austria at the contest in succession. In 1964 he came 6th with the song […]
Eurovision fans across the world voted for their favorite songs from the contest for the past few weeks. Over the course of yesterday ESCRadio played the Top 250 songs. So who made the grade? Who are you still listening to? Five of the top 10 songs were entries […]
‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Ruth Lorenzo! Singing one of the most festive songs of all time, the 2014 Eurovision singer took on another big impersonation on Spanish TV this week. Not content to wow us with her earlier performance of her best friend Conchita Wurst […]