Those with sharp eyes towards the end of last evening’s first semi-final may have noted Iveta Mukuchyan from Armenia waving an unfamiliar flag. The Armenian flag with a white chevron on it was in fact the banner of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region – and its brief flash on a the screen during the […]
This evening saw the rather fabulous Irish party at the International Bar on Norrlandsgaten in the centre of Stockholm. Delegations including Latvia, Albania, Bulgaria and the UK witnessed our boy Nicky running through a stompy version of his Eurovision hit, before climbing off stage with his entourage to […]
So last night saw the official opening of Eurovision, and the stars of 42 nations strutted the red carpet in their best shoes and frocks outside the palatial Euroclub tent before heading off to a swanky do at the City Hall in front of loads of dignitaries and […]
I just had to share with you my first experience of Eurovision in the flesh, so to speak. Firstly, I cannot believe that I’m here – 25 years ago when I first turned on my TV set in our little living room in Guildford never in my wildest […]
Eurovision Ireland caught up with the lovely Laura Tesoro in the press centre in Stockholm this afternoon. She tells us all about her life in music and what she hopes comes from her performance at Eurovision. Laura Tesoro performs for Belgium in the second semi-final on Thursday 12 May. Watch Laura’s national final […]
Eurovision Ireland caught up with Nika and the lads in the press centre in Stockholm this afternoon. They tell us of their love for old time indie rock, their surprise at being asked to be in Eurovision, and their hopes and expectations for their entry. The Young Georgian Lolitaz are performing for Georgia in […]
Fresh from her rehearsals at the Globe Arena, Bulgarian dynamo Poli Genova takes a moment to catch up with Eurovision Ireland! Watch our video interview to see what made Poli return to the Eurovision stage, her thoughts on hosting Junior Eurovision and what she learnt from the contestants, […]
Image Credit: Ovidiu Anton, from Facebook Whatever happens at this year’s Eurovision and whoever wins, one of 2016’s biggest stories will be Romania’s last minute removal from the contest. To read the full story behind the end of Romania’s Eurovision 2016 journey, click here As Romania’s exit came […]
Välkommen till Stockholm! The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 has started its rehearsals in beautiful sunny Stockholm! While we know you’re all eagerly following our updates from inside the Globe, we thought you’d also like to know a bit more about this year’s host city. In this series of […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have rehearsals started in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over the 60 years of Eurovision at some of the best and worst […]