In the aftermath of Eurovision 2018, we here at Eurovision Ireland looked through the nations competing to see who has the best qualification rate at the contest. According to our stats, many of you still check back to that article – which you can check that out HERE […]
Croatia have launched their National Selection for next year’s Eurovision Young Musicians – which they are hosting in Zagreb. Applicants have until Sunday 15th December to apply for a chance to represent their country. The Semi Finals, where all the potential musicians will be seen, will take place […]
BIRTHDAY: Vanna from Croatia is 49 today The fortunes of countries come and go. You can tell some are gearing up for a win. And once they have, they revert to being also-rans. Of course, some that you think should win make an effort and then lose interest. […]
This weekend see’s the start of our monthly updates for next year’s Eurovision Young Musicians, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia. Croatia will obviously be present at the Contest, as they will be hosting it. Further details can be found HERE. Last August, RTBF of Belgium COMMITTED to […]
BIRTHDAY: Danijela from Croatia is 48 today Opening a contest. Is there anything more daunting? Well, being on second or sixteenth is no fun as those positions have never won. However, if you get it over with , then it means you can hit that free bar earlier […]
Along with the announcement of Zagreb been awarded the Host City status of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2020, the EBU and HRT both had the following to say. Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Executive Supervisor of Eurovision Live Events, had the following to say: “We are delighted to […]
BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 49 today I’ve got that home entry feeling again. And this could be one with a difference. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. That regional TV company is now a national one. Back in […]
Year after year Eurovision competitors try to reinvent the wheel and impress us with either a heart-felt performance, strong visuals or powerful voices. Some try to have it all; sometimes it works, other times it’s just too much for the viewers to handle. Today we’re going to look […]
BIRTHDAY: Igor Cukrov from Croatia is 35 today Do you notice that some areas specialise in certain styles of music? For example, our friends in Finland like their hard rock, and they’ve occasionally sent it to our favourite TV show. The Balkans, by contrast, like their big ballads. […]
#ESC2019: Live Blog of Semi 2 Jury Final #DareToDream from 21:00 CET Dusk may have fallen over Tel Aviv, not that it slows this bustling city down! We’re super excited here in Israel as it’s time for the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the Jury […]
STAGGY: Day nine at Eurovision 2019 Working hard! Squeak! Orange Carpet! Squeak! Who to support? Squeeak! So many new friends! Squeeeeaaaakkkkk!!!!! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Second semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
The start of Eurovision 2019 is just days away!! So you know what that means – it’s time to cast your predictions on who will qualify from the 2nd Semi Final! Just like the juries at the contest, you get to vote for your Top 10, meaning YOU HAVE […]
Wandering around the gorgeous host city Tel Aviv earlier today, we noticed that rental bike company Tel-O-Fun have decorated some of the wheels of their bikes with flags of the nations taking part at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The wheels feature an image of the flag […]
While my colleagues are working hard in sunny Tel Aviv, bringing you live blogs of the rehearsals, meanwhile , back in the not quite so sunny UK , I started to have a think about how the more senior generation televoter may vote during our week of two […]