BIRTHDAY: András Kállay-Saunders from Hungary is 34 today Isn’t it always the way that most songs have themes running through them. Falling in love, falling out of love, tributes, those sorts of things. Occasionally, we get a sing that’s a bit darker. Very dark in fact. It has […]
BIRTHDAY: Jaana Pelkonen from Finland is 42 today What’s this? A birthday and it isn’t a singer? Well we like to mix things up a little sometimes. So we’ve picked a presenter. Jaana did her stuff in Finland in 2007. She wasn’t alone – only Swedes do that […]
#FRA: Bilal Hassani to sing for France at Eurovision 2019 After a close contest, international jurors and French televoter have just picked Bilal Hassani to go to Tel Aviv. Here are the final results, showing Bilal’s win. He will sing Roi. Here’s his performance from the final. Do […]
#FRA: Live Blog of Destination Eurovision Final from 21.00 CET It’s live blog time again, and this time, it’s serious. France’s selection process culminates tonight when it picks a representative for Tel Aviv. It’s 42 years since France last won. Will tonight’s choice give them a chance for […]
BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 60 today Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre stylee and be given the title ‘legend’. It’s usually accompanied by the line “the real winner […]
NOR: Performers revealed for MGP 2019 Norwegian broadcaster NRK has revealed the 10 lucky acts vying for kingdom’s golden ticket to Tel Aviv in May. Melodi Grand Prix 2019 will take place on Saturday 2 March. But what will the residents of Norway get the choice of? Adrian […]
BIRTHDAY: Tina Karol from Ukraine is 34 today Who doesn’t love a good thigh-slapper of a song. It’s more than just plain old Schlager. A good old banger that will fill a dance floor, even if the lyric isn’t the most profound in the world. A thigh-slapper with […]
FRA: Destination Eurovision Final preview Two shows down, and we’re at the business end of Destination Eurovision 2019. Ten songs have fallen away, and we’re down to eight. One of these will go forward to sing their hearts out in Tel Aviv, and bring to an end of […]
BIRTHDAY: Jade Ewen from the UK is 31 today Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some think it’s an outrage. As you’ll know, anyone can win our favourite TV show. just […]
Forget Brexit – the issue on everyone’s minds today was the release of the 6 artists and 3 songs taking part in Eurovision: You Decide 2019, which will select the United Kingdom’s Eurovision entry for Tel Aviv! You’ve listened to the songs and we know you have your […]