It sold out well over two months before opening night, brought the house down and received no less than 5 standing ovations from its delighted Dublin audience – what could generate THAT much hype? Why, Ireland’s Eurovision – The Ultimate Show! Hosted by the unparalleled Paddy Cole, Eurovision […]
Yes, we know many of you suspected this is where we were heading, but today it’s been officially confirmed by the EBU that the gorgeous seaside city of Tel Aviv in Israel will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2019! Interestingly, some of you might remember that Tel Aviv […]
Last Saturday the talented Inis Neziri from Albania won the international singing competition “The Golden Stag Festival” and with her interpretation of the Romanian song ‘Dau Viata Mea Pentru O iubire’ (I Give My Life For One Love), she also won the hearts of many Romanians. We had […]
Just before the contest this year, it was revealed that a Eurovision Song Contest board game would soon be going on sale, giving fans across the globe the chance to live their dreams and win the contest for themselves! The game was available for pre-order and sold out […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Back in 2005 Donna McCaul and her brother Joe represented Ireland at Eurovision in Kyiv with the pop song “Love?” Even though they failed to qualify into the final, obtaining 53 points and thus being on the 14th spot (in the Semi Final), they will always be in […]
For statisticians, the Eurovision Song Contest is a gold mine of random trivia. For example, we wrote quite a bit recently about Finland and Cyprus never both making it to the final in the same year. 2018 saw this happen for the first time in 16 years. But we’ve […]
Although originally announcing their intention to take part in Eurovision 2019, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV may now be considering withdrawing from the event following the submission of a petition from fans. The petition, which has gained some 23,000 signatures internationally, calls for Iceland to boycott the next edition of […]
In 2007, she wowed Europe with her impressive operatic vocals and brought Slovenia to the grand final for the first time since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004. Now soprano singer Alenka Gotar is turning her hand to something very different – politics! Alenka is standing […]
Every year before the delegations arrive, a team or stand-in rehearse the songs to make sure that everyting is ready and in place: choreography, stage appearance, lighting, special effects, camera work, etc. Cesar Sampson’s song (from Austria) won the jurie’s hearts, but didn’t quite manage to do the same […]
Eurovision 2018 may still be fresh in our minds, but that hasn’t stopped organisers and artists looking ahead to next year! After coming 10th in Kyiv for Norway in 2017 with Aleksander Walmann, music producer JOWST tweeted he wants to compose a Eurovision entry – but for the […]
Nadav Guedj promised us in 2015 he’d show us Tel Aviv – but apparently not for Eurovision 2019! According to Hebrew news portal globes.co.il, Tel Aviv is already out of the running to host Eurovision 2019, not even 24 hours after Netta’s victory in Lisbon. Tel Aviv’s mayor […]
Here we are just a few hours away from finding out the winner or Eurovision 2018! Last night after the Jury Final Ireland climbed into top 3 and Cyprus remained as a favourite to win. It’s time to check the odds for the last time this season and […]
Who doesn’t love a Top 10? All Eurovision fans do! So here are our Top 10 Fun Facts for you to impress your friends with during tomorrow’s Grande Final! 1 – This is the first time Lisbon has hosted a Eurovision event! It took Portugal 53 years of […]
Eurovision 2018 hasn’t even finished yet, but that doesn’t mean that preparations aren’t already underway for next year’s edition – wherever it may go! Eight countries have already confirmed their participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest. These are: SWEDEN POLAND SAN MARINO SERBIA ESTONIA ISRAEL NORWAY SPAIN […]
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