It’s been a busy first day here at rehearsals for Eurovision 2019, and the first 9 acts have taken to the stage for their rehearsals. Out of all the acts we saw today, who was your favourite? Who surprised you – in a good way or otherwise! Vote […]
We’ve got less than a week to go until rehearsals start in Tel Aviv for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019!! Yaaaaayy!!! But before the artists, delegations, press and fans from all over the world descend on Israel, who do the bookies think will be the ones to watch […]
It’s been exactly a week now since all the songs for Eurovision 2019 were released. You’ve made your Top 10s and have your favourites, but now the dust has settled and everyone has had a chance to hear everything – what are the bookies thinking? We deliberately waited […]
He’s back – and as brutally honest as ever! It’s James’ nephew and Eurovision Ireland’s youngest contributor, 6 year-old Jack! After giving us his thoughts on songs heading to Junior Eurovision in Minsk last year, we were keen to invite Jack back for the adult’s contest to see […]
It’s been another really busy weekend for Eurovision fans everywhere with no less than 7 national finals this week (including Serbia and Georgia tonight!) and over half of the songs heading to Tel Aviv have been released. So what has this done to the betting odds? It’s been […]
Well, what a busy weekend it’s been! Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, Montevizija, the UK’s Eurovision: You Decide and Sanremo has just finished… just about! We know have another 4 songs lined up for Tel Aviv – double the amount we had Friday morning!! – but how have […]
Czech broadcaster ČT has just revealed at a press conference that the band Lake Malawi will be carrying it hopes at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in May. They will sing “Friend Of A Friend” in Tel Aviv. Here’s the official video for you to Czech out (lol) […]
Every year at Eurovision, we have our national selections, our internal selections, our rumours, our surprise announcements – and more and more frequently, our artists who get announced weeks or even months before their songs do! While incredibly frustrating, it does help build the suspense and we all […]
CZE: ČT reveals its eight hopefuls for Tel Aviv Broadcaster Česká Televize has revealed the songs up for carrying the Czech flag in Tel Aviv in May. The eight songs can be voted upon by the Eurovision app until Monday 21 January. As you know, the Prague-based organisation […]
The Final for this year’s Eurovision Young Musicians takes place tonight in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. The Running Order for tonight is as follows: Norway – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (Cello) Slovenia – Nikola Pajanovic (Violin) Czech Republic – Indi Stivin (Double Bass) Germany – Mira Foron (Violin) Hungary […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Who doesn’t love a Top 10? All Eurovision fans do! So here are our Top 10 Fun Facts for you to impress your friends with during tomorrow’s Grande Final! 1 – This is the first time Lisbon has hosted a Eurovision event! It took Portugal 53 years of […]
It’s been a long road, but after months of preparation and two gruelling semi finals, we’re finally there – the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018! Only one country can take home that coveted trophy – so who will it be? Have your say below – […]
Once we’d found out all of the acts competing here at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, we here at Eurovision Ireland created a poll to find who YOU, the Eurovision Ireland readers thought would qualify for the Grand Final from the 1st semi final. We then combined […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The first semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the first semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon and a message for Ireland. Which songs […]