#BIRTHDAY: Maja Tatić from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 50 today Do you have a favourite part of what used to be Yugoslavia? A part you have a soft spot for, and always cheer on if/when they take part in our favourite TV show? One ex-Yugo nation that is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Daniel from Yugoslavia is 65 today The country that was Yugoslavia made 27 appearances in our favourite TV show. As we know, it’s successor states have had varying fortunes since they took its place, but Yugoslavia itself wasn’t without success. For years, when they showed up it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Conny Froboess from Germany is 77 today How good is your knowledge of our favourite TV show? Do you have any interest in songs that appeared in the 20th Century? Do you know any songs that were in that long-distant period where everything was in black & […]
#BIRTHDAY: Václav Noid Bárta from Czechia is 40 today Some countries haven’t sent many performers to our favourite TV show. So when one comes along, it’s only right that we celebrate it. Even more so when it’s one of those special birthdays that end in a zero. Back […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guy Sebastian from Australia is 39 today It’s always exciting when a country débuts in our favourite TV show. Over 40 countries have participated, and there’s always rumour of more débuts to come. The newest country is that famous European country – Australia. Avid viewers for 30 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole from Germany is 56 today Do you like a close contest? One where the lead changes many times, with a winner only emerging towards the very end? A runaway winner can spoil things, especially if many wonder why it’s a runaway winner. Back in 1982, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Serhat is 56 today Every now and then, Eurovision yields a folk hero. They don’t set out to be renowned, but it just happens to them. And whatever they do, any criticism just bounces off them. In 2019, we saw the Sammarinese send today’s birthday boy Serhat […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paradise Oskar from Finland is 30 today It’s fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final. You could even win. So it’s always a thing when a high flier in the semi-final […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rita Guerra from Portugal is 53 today We mentioned yesterday about Portugal finally getting a win. But before Salvador did his stuff in Kyiv, those Lusophones have had some cracking little songs. We can’t put our finger on why Portugal hasn’t done that well (apart from one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Artsvik from Armenia is 36 today Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For many years, it was probably Portugal, but now the field could be wide open. For somewhere a bit ‘exotic’, you may want our friends in Armenia to win. […]