It’s always one of our most read articles of the year! You loved it when we covered this in 2018, 2019, and 2021, so it’s time to crunch the numbers again for 2022! With the semi finals done for another year, it’s time to check in and see whose qualification […]
Tonight’s the night! The First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest will be coming to us live from beautiful Turin, Italy at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Although in a few hours we’ll know just who […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vlado Kalember from Yugoslavia is 69 today Time to slip in a little duet for your viewing pleasure. It comes from that mythical country Yugoslavia. And goes to show that, for a time at least, a larger entity can function perfectly well. Back in 1984, Yugoslavia (remember […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part III We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. You can find our first […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vesna Pisarović from Croatia is 44 today There’s a long list of countries that have never won our favourite TV show. Will one of them win this year in Turin? Or will it be somewhere dull? However, there is one country that claims a win, even though […]
#INTERVIEW: Mia Dimšić at the 2022 London Eurovision Party Eurovision Ireland caught up with Croatia’s Mia Dimšić at the Hard Rock Hotel near London’s Marble Arch. She told us about her life and of course her favourite cake. Can Croatia achieve a good result in Turin? Could we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Kraljić from Croatia is 30 today An outfit. It’s all about the outfit. Definitely all about the outfit. Oh, and there’s a song to perform too. But, for some at least, the outfit is a necessary part of proceedings. Today’s birthday girl Nina Kraljić definitely had […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roko from Croatia is 22 today Eurovision attracts singers both young and old. We’ve had nonagenarians on stage. And mere children. Well, not the children any more, but never forget our show’s history. Today we have a singer who was towards the younger end of the spectrum […]
After a wonderful night in Opatija, the votes of the juries and public have been counted and Dora 2022 has a winner – but who was it? Croatia’s entrant into the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy this May and winner of Dora 2022 is… Mia Dimšić […]
Dobra večer Europo i dobro jutro Australija! Tonight’s the night Croatia will decide their entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin – it’s time for Dora 2022! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, feel free […]
HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, has released the entries of Dora 2022. You can listen to this year’s entries below: Mila Elegović – Ljubav Mia Negovetić – Forgive Me (Oprosti) Marko Bošnjak – Moli za nas Jessa – My Next Mistake Zdenka Kovačiček – Stay On The Bright Side Tina Vukov – Hideout Roko Vušković – Malo kasnije Bernarda – Here For Love […]
#BIRTHDAY: Albina from Croatia is 23 today Those performers who we saw at the 2021 edition of our favourite TV show must have felt a bit short-changed. They couldn’t properly socialise, and the most they saw of Rotterdam was the venue and their hotel room. You have yo […]
HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, have revealed that due to COVID-19 measures that are currently in place, there will be no audience at Dora 2022. HRT had the following to say: “Following your numerous inquiries about tickets for Dora 2022, unfortunately, given the current epidemiological measures, the competition […]
HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, have announced the COVID-19 measures they have put in place ahead of Dora 2022. In the case of up to four acts having to withdraw before Friday 4th February, then the reserve acts will be drafted in with their own entries. If anymore […]
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