BIRTHDAY: Willeke Alberti from the Netherlands is 74 today It’s always hoped that a good song, a popular song, will score well. Especially if it’s well-performed by a seasoned singer who can turn their hand to anything. Eurovision attracts singers of all ages, and it’s good to see […]
#HUN: A Dal 2019 yields more semi-finalists Six songs have made it through the third heat of A Dal 2019. They are: Holnap by Bogi Nagy Az én apám by Joci Pápai Forró by Ruby Harlem Help me out of here by Petruska Egyszer by Mocsok 1 Kölykök […]
#HUN: Live blog of A Dal Heat 3 from 19.30 CET Things continue apace in Hungary, with the third and final heat of A Dal. Six songs from tonight will qualify for the semi-final stage. We’ll explain more about how they’ll pick the lucky six later, but it’s […]
BIRTHDAY: Dana International from Israel is 47 today It’s winner time! Yeah, winner time! You know the ones. They scored more points than the countries they were up against. Except in one instance. But that’s another story. Plenty of countries have won more than once, and some have […]
As we know know all the songs taking part in the Montenegrin National Selection, what better way to start the weekend than a EurovisionIreland poll! Who do you want to win Montevizija 2019 and sing for Montenegro? Who can get them back to the final for the first […]
BIRTHDAY: Hersi from Albania is 29 today Are you from a country that’s never won our favourite TV show? How do you feel? Do you think that [at least] one of your songs should have won, so we can see the delights of what your capital city has […]
BIRTHDAY: Helena Paparizou from Greece is 37 today People win the contest. From time to time anyway. There could be some contests where no song should have won, and the EBU should have told them to go away and try harder next year. But winners we have, and […]
BIRTHDAY: Liam Reilly from Ireland is 64 today I mentioned yesterday that songs had certain themes. Usually involving love. And, thankfully, very rarely about domestic abuse. But there are certain get outs you can use if you’re stuck as a song-writer. That’s why today’s song uses one of […]
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 […]