Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German representatives of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, in Cannes, have died. Twin sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler died yesterday, at the age of 89. Their career lasted from the 1940’s, through to the 1960’s and were known throughout Germany and Italy. They […]
As we all know , Austria won the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song contest in Basel, with JJ and “Wasted Love”. Which means that next year, we will be travelling to somewhere in Austria for the 2026 edition of our beloved contest. JJ’s victory in Basel was […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, we will be looking back at Switzerland since their first participation. Today we begin with 1956. 1956 – “Refrain” In 2056, when the Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland, Lys Assia represented Switzerland with “Refrain”. Lys finished in […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s March 11th: Saturday 11th March 2023 On this day in 2023, the 63rd edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Loreen […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics continue and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. We will be celebrating the best of Eurovision participating countries, ranked by their gold medal success at the Summer Olympics, up to and including Tokyo 2020. The Netherlands rank 16th overall – […]
This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest is coming to us live from beautiful coastal Nice in France! As well as having a fresh batch of songs to enjoy, we all know one of the best things about attending the pint-sized version of Europe’s favourite music competition (or indeed, […]
During the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Sam Ryder secured the United Kingdom a record sixteenth second placing. The last time the United Kingdom reached this position was in 1998, one year after their last victory. Today we start to look back at the second placings. 1959 Pearl Carr […]
Of course, a lot gets made of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest – how can it not? They’ve just won the biggest televised competition on the planet! But what about the songs that came in 2nd? The songs that a lot of people loved, but it […]
In a new UK documentary, retired variety performers will share their memories of their careers . The documentary will be narrated by Roy Hudd, which “aims to preserve their stories and enlighten today’s aspiring entertainers”. “Variety of Memories” is a 30-minute documentary that will be recording at retired […]
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