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 13th: Saturday 13th May 2023 On this day in 2023, the 67th 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 […]
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. Denmark rank 27th overall – 48 […]
Those of you who follow us regularly will know that we, at Eurovision Ireland, have been looking at the highs and lows of each country in the years they have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Today, we are focusing on one of Eurovision’s more recent countries […]
Roger Pontare, the Swedish representative at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin and the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, has been jailed for two months. Roger Pontare was arrested after drunk-driving on the E4 bypass, a main bypass between Sweden and Finland. The arrest took place […]
We all know now that the UK are hosting Eurovision 2023 in the city of Liverpool in May and that Mae Muller will this year be representing the UK with her song ” I wrote a Song”. However, what has become of the acts who proudly flew the […]
During the duration of the Paralympic Games, which are been held in Tokyo, we will be taking a look at a different Eurovision country each day. Today we are looking at Denmark’s best Eurovision entry, after they took Silver in the Men’s Table Tennis Class 6 competition. Denmark […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
Today is twenty year’s since Nicki French took to the stage in Stockholm, to represent the United Kingdom with the fan favourite, “Don’t Play That Song Again”. To mark this special anniversary, Nicki French has joined up with some familiar friends to record a special twentieth anniversary version […]