#BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 80 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 they almost did it in Rotterdam. And that’s a lot of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 77 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 29 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, it will be another glorious […]
#SANMARINO: And the winner is… San Marino RTV has just finished its selection process – Una Voce per San Marino – to pick a song to represent the republic’s hope at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May. After several night, culminating in a 17-song final, […]
#SANMARINO: Live blog of Una Voce from 20.00GMT.21.00CET Our friends in the Most Serene Republic make their choice tonight, with the final of Una Voce per San Marino. A grand total of 17 songs are up for the Golden Ticket to Malmö. Can tonight’s choice make it through […]
#BIRTHDAY: Plastic Bertrand is 70 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duilio from Switzerland is 51 today Did you ever envy Switzerland? Not only are they good at chocolate and cheese, but during those no-free language rule days, they had a choice of four of them. And they used them too. You might think it was all French […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alf Poier from Austria is 57 today Eurovision is full of wonder. I often wonder why Schlager is so popular. Or why Carola is so popular. Or even why we never see Monaco anymore. But what also makes me wonder sometimes is why certain countries pick certain […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bledar Sejko from Albania is 53 today Certain countries often send music in a particular stylee year after year. You must know of several that do that. But just occasionally they shock us with something completely different. Our friends in Albania often send young ladies to Eurovision […]
#POLAND: TVP reveals more details As we know, Poland has gone down the internal selection route for 2024. A five-member jury has been given the task of picking a singer and song for Malmö. Now that process is complete, and Poland will be sending Luna in May, with […]