BIRTHDAY: Anna Vissi is 62 today As you’ll know, there have been 64 contests. So that means 64 home entries. We had one yesterday, and we’ve got another one today. Are you excited yet? Today’s birthday girl Άννα Βίσση/Anna Vissi was the home entrant in 2006, but more […]
BIRTHDAY: Frans from Sweden is 21 today Do you ever feel old when you watch certain performers do what they do best? Those singers who were teenagers when they took part in our favourite TV show years ago and are still only in their twenties. Cast your mind […]
BIRTHDAY: Eimear Quinn is 47 today A winner? What’s that? You want a winner? But not a recent one? Well, you’ve come to the right place. And it’s winner that no-one has yet equalled. No, they’re not Swedish – those six-win also-rans. We’re talking about the one person […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Sophia Patsalides is 19 today Sophia Patsalides/ Σοφία Πατσαλίδου represented Cyprus in JESC 2014 with the song I pio omorfi mera/ Η πιο όμορφη μέρα. Happy birthday Sophia! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
BIRTHDAY: Benny Andersson from Sweden is 73 today It’s legend time. A real legend. Yeah, the term is used to describe anyone who came fifth in a Tuesday night semi-final. But this legend won our favourite TV show – with three others – and has remained high profile […]
BIRTHDAY: Jenifer Brening is 23 today Is it me, or are there more false flaggers than ever now? And false flaggers whose native land already participates? Often there’s a home element to every entry, but it’s not always the case. If you’re a small country like, say, San […]
BIRTHDAY: Guri Schanke from Norway is 58 today As you’ll know, Eurovision is a very fickle thing. Just ask Portugal. Or Austria. Or even the Netherlands. You can languish in the semi-finals one year, and then put in a storming performance the next. Our friends in Norway have […]
BIRTHDAY: Douwe Bob is 27 today Funny how some coincidences come about. If you’re a fan of our favourite TV show, then you might have been variously pleased, disappointed or annoyed that you could or couldn’t get tickets for when the circus arrives in Rotterdam next May. So […]
BIRTHDAY: Natalia Gordienco from Moldova is 32 today Have you ever spotted that in the real music world there are more and more collaborations? “Rap star X featuring sexy lady and proper musician” sing your latest grime track? Well, these endless lists of combos featuring this artist and […]
BIRTHDAY: Estíbaliz from Spain is 67 today Do you remember the 1970s? An interesting decade when the whole of Europe eventually went colour, replete with the garish outfits. Thankfully, some countries went through that stage fairly quickly. In 1975, we had a mix, and it looked like Spain’s […]