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 1967. 1967 – “Quel coeur vas-tu briser?” In 1967, when the Contest was held in Vienna, Austria, Géraldine represented Switzerland with “Quel coeur […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we start from the beginning, in 1965. 1965 – “I’m Walking the Streets in the Rain” In 1965, when the Contest was held in Naples, Italy, Butch […]
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 21st: Saturday 21st March 1970 On this day in 1970, the 15th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
We are nearing the end of another eventful year in the world of Eurovision and it’s at this time that we at Eurovision Ireland traditionally take a moment to look back and pay tribute to those who have contributed to Eurovision over the years , who passed away […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics conclude 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. Ireland rank 51st overall – 11 […]
On August 12th, the SHORT LIST for the 2023 Host City was revealed. While we don’t know where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held next year until the Autumn, we thought we’d look back at the cities that have already hosted the Contest. Amsterdam Amsterdam hosted the […]
It’s back ! As we are now well into post Eurovision season, we at Eurovision Ireland are continuing our series , Here Today, Gone Tomorrow , where we look at former Eurovision stars and what happened to them following their time representing their country at Eurovision . As […]
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 continue to look back at the second placings. 1965 Kathy Kirby […]
Ireland’s first winner, Dana, has announced she would clear her diary to mentor fellow Derry girl, Brooke Scullion in Turin. Dana spoke to the Irish Sun and had the following to say: “I have plenty of experience. When I first went out to Eurovision in 1970, Ireland had […]
On days when we don’t have matches for UEFA Euro 2020, we will be looking at the Host Cities that have also hosted a Eurovision event – whether it be the Eurovision Song Contest, Junior Eurovision Song Contest or the Eurovision Dance Contest. Today we move on to […]
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