#ESC2021: Live Blog of the the first Jury Semi-Final – 20.00 BST/21.00 CET The serious stuff is starting. Tonight is that part of the week then the international juries start to pick their favourites. The televoters get their go on Tuesday night. Join Us as we blog all […]
#BIRTHDAY: Shiri Maimon from Israel is 40 today It’s good that many different genres of music make it to our favourite TV show. Could you imagine if all we got was, for example, Schlager? Schlager Schlager Schlager all the way. How dull. So it’s good the old ballad […]
#ESC2021: Interview with Blind Channel from Finland Eurovision Ireland caught up with two members of Finnish band Blind Channel. They told us about new material, a certain previous Finnish entrant and, of course, their favourite cake. Blind Channel perform in the second semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maja Blagdan from Croatia is 53 today We’ve said it before, but some Eurovision performers can’t get enough of it. Some stop when they’ve finally made it to the bit time. Some just keep going… Maybe stopping at one appearance is the way to go. Today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lia Vissi from Cyprus is 66 today Sisters. Sisters. Never were there such devoted sisters. You know the rest. But sisters have been know to be drawn to our favourite TV show. Whether they perform as equals. Or one with a higher billing then the other. Or […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland scores… Day Seven The Eurovision Ireland team today saw eight countries rehearse. These were the remaining songs from semi-final two. We gave what we saw our considered opinion, and awarded our favourites of the day scores of five down to one. This means a top […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glen Vella from Malta is 38 today There are countries out there desperate to win the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Desperate, and will try any approach to do so. But is there a secret formula that other countries are keeping to themselves? Maybe, just […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… The Grand Finalists We’ve seen all the Big Five and hosts the Netherlands rehearse for the first time. Lots can still change, but can one of this six countries pull off a victory on 22 May? Click on the video below and see what […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland scores… Day Six The Eurovision Ireland team today saw a massive sixteen countries rehearse. These were Malta (from semi-final one), nine songs from semi-final two, and the six automatic finalists. We gave what we saw our considered opinion, and awarded our favourites of the day […]
#BIRTHDAY: Evelin Samuel from Estonia is 46 today Have you ever thought of the journeys some performers have to make to get to a Eurovision venue? Things might be slightly different this year, and Australia travelling anywhere takes the record now, but it wasn’t always this way. Whilst […]