#BIRTHDAY: 1 August – Vaiko Eplik from Estonia is 45 If your country has had a decent run in the Eurovision Song Contest, then that put more pressure on you to deliver. It’s almost an expectation that you’ll finish in the top quarter. And you may think you’re […]
#BIRTHDAY: 31 July – Ira Losco from Malta is 45 That thing where you enjoy something so much, you want to do it again. We’ve all been there. But how many times has the second time not quite matched up to the first? This has happened often to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 28 July – Chanel from Spain is 35 Do you love hype? That thing where a tune ends up being secondary to the personality that’s singing it? Or that thing when the fannage have already decided a certain song has won four weeks before that Grand Final? […]
#BIRTHDAY: 27 July – Susanne Georgi from Andorra is 50 As you know, Europe is a continent made up of countries of many different sizes. From the big one out east that we don’t discuss anymore, to the little ones – some of whom punch above their weight […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 July – Sigga from Iceland is 64 It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 July – Rui Bandeira from Portugal is 53 Every Eurovision song will have its fans. Yes, even that one that you, dear reader, can’t stand. Someone will like it. It’s not so much songs are hated, they are more forgotten. In other news, do you remember […]
Eurovision fans, rejoice! Romania is riding high on its recent podium success and isn’t slowing down anytime soon.Following Alexandra Căpitănescu’s show-stopping performance of “Choke Me” which racked up a staggering 296 points to secure 3rd place and equal the nation’s all-time best result—Romanian public broadcaster TVR has officially […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 July – Braulio from Spain is 80 It’s always a curious mix of countries in our favourite TV show. We have the 21st Century newbies, to those that have racked up 50 appearances or more. So it follows that, occasionally, we pick songs from times before […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 July – Ester Peony from Romania is 33 What do you think of stage shows? Should they be kept simple, in order to emphasise a song? Or is there anything wrong in a kickass dance routine or novel staging? Both can work. Just look at the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Debrah Scarlett from Norway is 33 A song like today’s song is one we don’t want to stop. You get them sometimes. They look a bit odd to start with but draw you in as they go along. By the end, you wish the song were twice […]