#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part V: Eastern Europe We’re getting closer to the contest in Rotterdam. Are you excited? We at Eurovision Ireland most definitely are. As a way to keep us occupied, we’re reviewing the 39 songs over seven panel reviews. This is our fifth review, which […]
#BIRTHDAY: Boaz Ma’uda from Israel is 34 today The last contest to actually take place was in Israel. It was a good old affair, amongst the warmth of the eastern Mediterranean. Were you there? It was as a result of Israel’s fourth win 42 attempts. Not a bad […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sophie Garel from Luxembourg is 79 today Are there any countries you miss? Those that have taken part in our favourite TV show in the past, but sit on the sidelines these days? Luxembourg might spring to mind. With five wins, they were once a powerhouse of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anastasia Prikhodko is 34 today It’s home entrant time again. A home entrant who was also not quite a native of the country she was representing. Are you confused yet? Well, it’s happened more than once, and can nicely spice up a contest. In 2009 we’d all […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part IV: Central Europe We’re getting closer to the contest in Rotterdam. Are you excited? We at Eurovision Ireland most definitely are. As a way to keep us occupied, we’re reviewing the 39 songs over seven panel reviews. We’ve even conscripted a rather special […]
#BIRTHDAY: Björn Skifs from Sweden is 74 today Over the years, many acts have tried on more than one occasion to win the top prize in our favourite TV show. Even places like Sweden, a country which has so much talent that suits the Eurovision Song Contest. Today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Géraldine Gaulier from Switzerland is 75 today We love vintage here. There is more to Eurovision than someone clucking in ultra high definition. There were days when we had nothing more than respectable black & white, and an altogether more demure look. Today we go back to […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part III: The East We’re getting closer to the contest in Rotterdam. Are you excited? We at Eurovision Ireland most definitely are. As a way to keep us occupied, we’re reviewing the 39 songs over seven panel reviews. This is our third one, which […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hanna Pakarinen from Finland is 40 today Would you want to be the home entrant if you were in a Eurovision Song Contest. You have no issues with the host country’s culture, but you won’t get to travel to somewhere exotic. On the plus side, the crowd […]
#BIRTHDAY: Doris Dragović from Croatia is 60 today There are fan favourites every year. They may not necessarily be the one that wins. But they’ll be remembered by the fans as a classic for many years to come. One of these favourites happened in 1999 and was sung […]