#BIRTHDAY: Markku Aro from Finland is 74 today We like to celebrate songs from all years, even those from the time before many of us were alive. Did you know, for example, that there were contests before 2001? Well, just over 50 years ago, Eurovision started anew. Previews […]
#Ukraine: Live Blog of Vidbir 2024 from 17.00 CET Dobroho vechora, Yevropo, pryvit svite! Tonight, Kyiv is calling to choose their representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2024. 11 acts are competing in Ukraine’s national final, Vidbir 2024. The winner of the Ukrainian national final and Ukraine‘s representative in the 68th Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: María Ólafs from Iceland is 31 today We all have our favourite songs. And there are those songs that are always popular. Those songs that will always feature in, for example, a Top 250. And then there are other songs… Occasionally you’ll hear that song that you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nico from Romania is 54 today We’ve made it through January. Are you pleased? It means we’re a month closer to our favourite TV show. Are you getting excited? Has your favourite country picked its song yet? Or do you have a favourite already? With thirty-seven countries […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Sublatti from Georgia is 29 today You know that thing when you’re waiting ages for a bus and then two come along at once? Or, when you were at school, you turned up at show-and-tell with this unique thing, only to find out half the class […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aksel from Finland is 26 today Remember 2020? Yep, that crazy time when the world ground to a halt, no-one could go out, and our favourite TV show was cancelled. Yes, cancelled. How would we survive? Well, we did, and we’re all looking forward to Malmö in […]
#LUXEMBOURG: We have a winner… RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg’s bradcast has just finished, and five-time winners Luxembourg has selected their first Eurovision Song Contest entry in 31 years. But who? Well, after a 50/50 combination of jury and public voting, we will be seeing Tali perform Fighter in Malmö. […]
#LUXEMBOURG: Live Blog of Luxembourg Song Contest from 20.00 CET It’s happening! Not only have Luxembourg returned to the Song Contest fold after 31 years, but they’re holding a national final! Only the fourth ever Luxembourgeoise/Lëtzebuergesch national final to boot! Eight acts are up for the golden ticket […]
#BIRTHDAY: Albina from Albania is 26 today Eurovision can be a terrifying beast. You’re there on stage, possibly alone, with several thousand rabid fans before you, only some of whom want you to do well. It can’t be fun for the faint-hearted. So what do you do? You […]
#IRELAND: And the winner is… After a six-song national final, Ireland will be sending Doomsday Blue by Bambie Thug to Malmö in May. Can Ireland make it out of the semi-finals, and maybe even challenge in the Grand Final? Tell us what you think. Author: John Stanton Source: […]