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. Kyiv Kyiv hosted the 2005 and […]
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. 1975 The Shadows […]
Over the years since our beloved contest began , way back in 1956, many artists have graced the Eurovision stage over the years, enjoying the opportunity to make themselves known far and wide. Over the last few weeks, Eurovision Ireland has been looking at the fates of past […]
United Kingdom : Yesterday the terrible news that singer/songwriter Lynsey de Paul passed away unexpectedly at the age of 64. Many will remember Lynsey for her performance at Eurovision in 1977 when she and fellow singer/songwriter Mike Moran brought the United Kingdom to second place at the contest […]