#ICELAND: And the winner is… Söngvakeppnin 2025 – the Icelandic selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest – has just finished. After a combination of public and jury voting, the act going to Basel for RÚV is… What do you think? Could it bring Iceland’s first win? Tell […]
#ICELAND: Live blog of Söngvakeppnin 2025 from 20.45CET The national final season continues, with the turn of Iceland’s broadcaster RÚV holding theirs at the RVK Studios on Reykjavík. Six songs have made it to the Grand Final and a combination of jury and public vote will determine the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lenny Kuhr from the Netherlands is 75 today When you look at the Netherlands’ fortunes, you will see amongst it five wins. They had to wait 44 years between their last two, but the first three came in a 12 year spell. That’s impressive. Any country would […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marcus & Martinus are 23 today There are false flaggers and there are false flaggers. Those that clearly come from a different place from the one they represent. And those that are only just representing a different country. That is, they may as well be from the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ola Salo from Sweden is 48 today Do you always pay attention to the lyric of a song? Or do you get carried away by sequins and stage shows. Well today, you possibly you get the whole gamut, so this is likely to please you whatever you’re […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Loft from Denmark is 50 today Eurovision, for all its brightness and glamour, has the odd dark corner tucked away that people rarely venture into. There are other dark corners that some will keenly venture into, but that’s another story. One such less-visited dark corner is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 32 today Do you think it’s only a matter of time before another country wins our favourite TV show for the first time? It could, of course, be this year. Our friends in Albania have never won, but they can get out […]
#BIRTHDAY: DQ from Denmark is 52 today Our favourite TV show can be a glamorous affair, and many people just tune in for the costumes. They must just like shiny things. Well that might explain a certain Ukrainian with a star on their head. Of course, there’s more […]
#ITALY: And the winner is… The 75th Festival of Sanremo has just concluded. As you’ll know, the Eurovision Song Contest is a child of Sanremo, and the winner of Sanremo usually goes to the contest. After five nights of competition and gala shows, the winner – that will […]
#Estonia: And the winner is… The 2025 Eesti Laul Selection has just ended and we have a winner in Estonia. The song going to Basel in May will be Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato What do you think of Tommy Cash‘s chances? Could Tommy Cash bring Estonia’s second […]