BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 26 today Just occasionally a song passes me by completely. It’s not a bad song, or a silly song. It might just be unfortunate enough to be in a contest with more memorable songs. I’ll stop digging a hole for myself now. […]
ESTONIA: Interview with Stig Rästa at Eesti Laul 2019 Eurovision Ireland caught up with Stig Rästa after his song-writing victory at Eesti Laul 2019. He co-wrote Storm with Vallo Kikas, Fred Krieger and Victor Crone. He tells us about his third Eesti Laul victory and, more importantly, a […]
ESTONIA: Interview woth Victor Crone Eurovision Ireland caught up with Victor Crone after his win at Eesti Laul 2019. He tells us about his evening’s experiences, his thoughts on Tel Aviv, and – that most important of questions – the sweet stuff. Victor has co-written Storm with Stig […]
BIRTHDAY: Joël Prévost from France is 69 today We have one of those home entries again today. You know what happens. Your desire is to represent your country. You try every year, getting closer each time. And what happens when you win the golden ticket? You travel all […]
ESTONIA: Interviews with Eesti Laul 2019 performers Eurovision Ireland has been lucky enough to get access to the artists performing in Eesti Laul 2019. We caught up with six acts for short interviews. Find out about inspiration, family and eating habits. Do you have a favourite to win […]
BIRTHDAY: Anneli Saaristo from Finland is 70 today What’s your favourite decade of Eurovision? There are so many to choose from. It’s true that some decades have more songs than others. But quantity doesn’t always mean quality. I really like the 1980s. It was a smaller pool of […]
POLAND: Tulia to represent his/her/their country in Tel Aviv Poland has dispensed with a national final this year, and broadcaster TVP has chosen their representative internally. At a recent it announced, TVP revealed that Tulia will sing at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Patrycja Nowicka, […]
BIRTHDAY: Anita Thallaug from Norway is 81 today It’s about time we had a song in black & white. Some people forget that there were contests before 2000, and there’s a rich seam of good music buried in the 20th Century. All you have to do is look […]
BIRTHDAY: Sonia from the UK is 48 today Do you wish that contests were close these days. The current scoring makes things a little more dramatic, but there were days when it genuinely came down to the last set of votes. In the 1990s there were a couple […]
BIRTHDAY: Ajda Pekkan from Turkey is 73 today Some countries seem to have fallen out with our favourite TV show of late. It wasn’t that long ago you’d see the likes of Monaco, Andorra and Slovakia eager and willing to take part. Now they just sit on the […]
BIRTHDAY: Simone de Oliveira from Portugal is 81 today Did you go to Lisbon last year? Did you go there for the contest? Did you enjoy it? Were you there on that amazing night down in the Eurovision Village? I’ll elaborate. I was down there with some Riigi […]
BIRTHDAY: Poli Genova from Bulgaria is 32 today The fan community can be a big mover and shaker in what sinks and what doesn’t at a Eurovision. They can use their cunning and guile, and occasionally influence what the televoters of Europe can vote for. Obviously, it’s not […]
UKRAINE: First three Vidbir finalists chosen Ukraine started its quest for success in Tel Aviv by hosting the first semi-final of Vidbir. Eight went into the competition, with three progressing. The expert jury and televoting public were almost in agreement, with the following qualifying: Maruv – Siren song […]
ITALY: Mahmood wins Sanremo 2019 The 69th Festival of Italian Song from Sanremo has just finished, and Mahmood has won. His song is Soldi. He made the superfinal with Ultimo and Il Volo. Il Volo managed to finish third. This was after technical problems with his performance in […]
ITALY: Live Blog of Sanremo Final from 2030 CET it’s the big night from Sanremo. Twenty-four acts have been involved in four nights of song so far, and tonight we find the overall winner. You know what to do. Hit ‘Refresh’ to see our latest thoughts. And you […]
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