#BIRTHDAY: Kari from Finland is 65 today The free language rule. It’s part and parcel of the typical Eurovision experience. But in the 1980s it was a different story. Countries could only sing in languages of their own country. It perhaps gave an advantage to those more commonly-spoke […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Skorgan from Norway is 67 today The Eurovision Song Contest has yielded some real legends over the years. In fact, you could say that a certain amount of ‘Eurovision Royalty’ has emerged. People like those memorable winners, and definitely those highly-respected triers. Today’s birthday girl Anita […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kaleen from Austria is 31 today Every year there’s that song. Yes, every year. You know the one. The one that gets “rave” reviews. The one that the fans out there think will win by 300,000 points. And then, well, it doesn’t. Not so long ago, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Konstantopoulou from Greece is 55 today Have you ever thought what the stars of Eurovision have to go through on the big night? Apart from the pressure of representing their country that is. Well, just spare a thought if you’re the last to sing in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Nechayeva from Estonia is 34 today How do you feel about the free language rule? Does it promote a song as many more people can possibly understand it, or do you think each country should stick to its roots? Our friends in Estonia have a language […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gianluca Bezzina from Malta is 36 today Are there any countries you would love to see win for the first time? Well there aren’t that many left, but some are dying to lose their winning virginity, as we saw in Basel. Today we look at the Mediterranean’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Ďurinda from Slovakia is 64 today Some countries seem to ‘get’ our favourite TV show. They seem to know what sort of song will do well in any given year. And success breeds success. At the other end of the scale, you get those which try […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mia Dimšić from Croatia is 33 today Do you have high hopes for a particular country. No, not Sweden. I mean a country that has the capacity to win our favourite TV show, but have never quite managed that win just yet. Remember, any country can win. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anja Nissen from Denmark is 30 today If you were representing a country at Eurovision, other than the one you were born in, how would you decide which one to choose? Maybe it’s where your family came from originally. Today’s birthday girl Anja Nissen is Australian by […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicola from Romania is 57 today Have you ever know what friends are for? Yes, we’ve picked an actual song lyric to open today’s birthday homage. We all need friends, but in some quarters friendships are getting a little strained of late. Our favourite TV show was […]
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