This year, the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest featured a record breaking twenty languages. Eurovision Ireland will be looking at all the languages that have been performed at the Contest, since 1956, in our latest #AtoZ. Today, we continue the series with Lithuanian Sign Language, Luxembourgish and Macedonian. Lithuanian […]
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 1998. 1998 – “Lass ihn” In 1998, when the Contest was held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, Gunvor represented Switzerland with “Lass ihn”. […]
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 May 9th: Saturday 9th May 1998 On this day in 1998, the 43rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we continue with 1996. 1996 – “The Voice” In 1996, when the Contest was held in Oslo, Norway, Eimear Quinn represented Ireland with “The Voice”. Eimear finished […]
For the second year, the official ESC Top 250 was broadcast on EFR12, the French radio station. For the first time since 2021, Loreen returned to the top spot with “Euphoria”. While the full results of all 1700+ Eurovision entries can be found HERE, how did Croatia rank within […]
For the second year, the official ESC Top 250 was broadcast on EFR12, the French radio station. For the first time since 2021, Loreen returned to the top spot with “Euphoria”. While the full results of all 1700+ Eurovision entries can be found HERE, how did the United Kingdom […]
As the new Eurovision season kicks off, there’s a buzz of excitement in the air. After Ireland’s top 10 success with “Doomsday Blues” this year, there’s a renewed sense of hope and determination. Fans are eager to see what fresh talent and captivating performances Ireland will bring to […]
1998 Swedish Eurovision Song Contest Finalist, Jill Johnson, has released a brand new single – “Ja må hon leva”. You can watch the official video of “Ja må hon leva” below: Let us know what you think about Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
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. Birmingham Birmingham (one of the short-listed […]
Today, the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to take place, in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Each day throughout the Games, will be looking at the Commonwealth nations that have sent artists to the Eurovision Song Contest. Today we are looking at the countries that took part in the 1998 […]