#BIRTHDAY: Käärijä from Finland is 31 today We often say that anyone can win the top prize in our favourite TV show. Past performance is no guide to future performance and all that. The same can apply to language. While one language pervades most contests these days, there […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefan Raab from Germany is 58 today Every country has its Mr Eurovision. And, of course, its Mrs/Ms Eurovision too. But some national claims to title are easier to judge. In Germany, you may think it can only be a certain Mr Siegel, with perhaps a Mr […]
#BIRTHDAY: James Newman from the UK is 39 today Eurovision fans love a record breaker. The singer who scored the most points. The countries that have won the most times. The first song to include the word ‘unbeknownest’. They all have their place. Other records are less coveted […]
#BIRTHDAY: Olivia Lewis from Malta is 46 today Think of a rock. A big happy rock. Perhaps one in the sea. A sea bounding Europe to its south. Then think of how this happy rock would celebrate if it actually won our favourite TV show. Back in 2007, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roger Pontare from Sweden is 73 today Hang on to your hats. To some people, today’s song comes from the only country that matters in Eurovision. No, it’s not Malta, although would you be happier if it was? Of course I’m talking about Sweden. Some would like […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aurela Gaçe from Albania is 50 today Dramatic is always a high-risk strategy. It can do the business, as it can keep that valuable televoter completely enthralled, or it can bomb completely, as that same valuable televoter just points and laughs instead. Our Albanian friends like to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandra Kim from Belgium is 52 today It’s a well-known fact that Eurovision fans love records. No, not the seven-inch kind, but the “Who got the most 12s” sort of record. One of those of note is the youngest winner. It’s held, of course, by today’s birthday […]
There are many people that have tried one more than one occasion to win European music’s biggest prize. Some do it knowingly, whilst others get drafted in late on, probably because they’ve done it before. Today’s birthday boy Jacques Raymond (né Jozef Remon) got the gig on his […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cláudia Pascoal from Portugal is 30 today That thing where you represent your country, in your country. There’s no pressure at all, oh dear me no. Seriously, it must be an honour, knowing that you have huge home support in that crowd. In 2018 – if you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jeronimas Milius from Lithuania is 40 today Sometimes a song comes along and I don’t know what to say about it. It’s not a winner. It’s not a notorious last place. And many of you might have even forgotten it was ever entered. In other news, our […]