#BIRTHDAY: Verka Serduchka from Ukraine is 50 today Occasionally, a song comes along that gets under your skin. It’s not one you really like, as there are far better ones around. But You just can’t help yourself humming it in the shower, or at other inappropriate times. Back […]
As it’s now December, many of us will be turning our attention to Christmas and begin decorating our homes for the festive season. Sadly for Eurovision fans, Christmas couldn’t really be further away from the traditionally May-held contest… after all, it’s a long time to go till Rotterdam, […]
BIRTHDAY: Verka Serduchka from Ukraine is 46 today Occasionally, a song comes along that gets under your skin. It’s not one you really like, as there are far better ones around. But You just can’t help yourself humming it in the shower, or at other inappropriate times. Back […]
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 […]
Back in 2007, Ukrainian superstar Verka Serduchka sang “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” and took Europe by storm despite no one knowing what ‘lasha tumbai’ really meant. While Verka alleged it was Mongolian for ‘churned butter’, some suggested it was actually a phonetic phrase to sound like ‘Russia goodbye’… is […]
Happy Easter – Eurovision’s Verka Serduchka and Sakis take to the stage at X-Factor Adria Who says that Eurovision doesn’t inspire people? Who says that Eurovision doesn’t reach the mass public? Who says 60 years of Eurovision isn’t worth celebrating? Why talk about it when we can just […]
Ukraine’s most glittering Eurovision performer Verka Serduchka returns with another dance floor filler – ‘Hydropark/Scarlet Lipstick’. The 2007 2nd place Eurovision singer entered the Ukrainian charts at #28 last week with the new song. It looks as if the song will be getting a big push from the […]
The Russia-Ukraine clashes reach the Eurovision red carpet. With political ties severed between the once neighbourly countries it now seems that the social and cultural ties between the 2 countries intensifies and Eurovision singers are bearing the brunt. http://youtu.be/E4drqMGWTuY The sweeping political changes in Ukraine — which have seen […]