BIRTHDAY: Umberto Tozzi is 68 today Let’s go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, but everything. And a regular supply of the same countries taking part year in year out. That doesn’t always mean it was a bad thing. Our friends in […]
#And the winner is… Eesti Laul 2020 has just finished, and Uku Suviste will represent Estonia and ERR in Rotterdam in May. He will sing What love is. Jaagup Tuisk finished second with Beautiful life, and Annet x Fredi finished third with Write about me. Author: John Stanton […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part III In our final instalment, Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Annet x Fredi, Jaagup Tuisk and […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part II Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Uudo Sepp, Uku Suviste and SHIRA. What do you think […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Rasmus Rändvee, Stefan and Synne Valtri & Väliharf. What do you think their […]
BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 76 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And that’s a lot of ‘ands’. We can always dream. But it’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Humphrey Campbell is 62 today Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased over the years, but there were days without the semi-finals. In 1992, we were wondering how a contest […]
BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 25 today We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs the other four with its results. And when it does win, what a glorious contest that […]
#OBITUARY: Jahn Teigen has died aged 70 Eurovision Ireland is sorry to hear of the passing of Jahn Teigen, who has died after a short illness at the age of 70. He was a contender for Norway’s Mr Eurovision, having been involved in it for many years. For […]
BIRTHDAY: Plastic Bertrand is 66 today It’s fair to say that our favourite TV show can launch careers. A certain foursome from Sweden perhaps. Or a false flagger singing for Switzerland. But it can also give that established artiste a further shot at fame. But for the known […]