#BIRTHDAY: Nelly Ciobanu from Moldova is 47 today Europe is full of countries, some of which are better known than others. Those lesser-known countries see our favourite TV show as a way to publicise themselves on a big stage. And sometimes, the way to do this is to […]
#EUROVISION IRELAND REVIEWS: Great British Song Contest 1997 It’s true that the United Kingdom can win the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s also true that that last win was 24 years ago. We at Eurovision Ireland review the Great British Song Contest that yielded that eventual winner in Dublin. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Conchita Bautista from Spain is 85 today The Big Five qualifying for the Grand Final can be a contentious thing. But there are reasons why they’re there, not least because they’ve been taking part since the very early days. The most recent débutante of the Big Five […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Rice from the UK is 24 today You know those countries that used to rule the roost, but are now having a very hard time? Well, even though many say otherwise, they are still trying, and I’m sure every country out there would love to win […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eduard Romanyuta is 29 today False-flagger alert! Well, of sorts. It’s one of those days when the worlds of false flaggers and persistent triers collide. With criminal results, you might say. Today’s birthday boy Едуард Едуардович Романюта/Eduard Romanyuta tried three times before he finally got the gig. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Donny Montell from Lithuania is 34 today A good song needs a killer lyric. That’s obvious. But it also needs those specific lines that put it above the rest. What is your favourite line from a song? The first song sung by today’s birthday boy Donny Montell […]
#BIRTHDAY: Riccardo Fogli from Italy is 74 today Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras TV companies could hire. Back in 1983, we were in an old Olympic venue. Olympics, Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Claes-Göran Hederström from Sweden is 76 today Sweden! Careful now. Don’t get too excited. Yes, we’ve picked another Swedish birthday, so no doubt you could be salivating already. Just remember, however, that Sweden have been taking part since 1958. Ten years after that first appearance we saw […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eva Santamaría from Spain is 50 today The 1990s, particularly 1993 saw a big change in our favourite TV show. We saw the first ever semi-final because everyone wanted to sing. And we went to the very west of our continent, to a settlement of 1,800 people. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roger Pontare from Sweden is 70 today Hang on to your hats. To some people, today’s song comes from the only country that matters in Eurovision. No, it’s not Malta, although would you be happier if it was? Of course I’m talking about Sweden. Some would like […]
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