BIRTHDAY: Danijela from Croatia is 48 today Opening a contest. Is there anything more daunting? Well, being on second or sixteenth is no fun as those positions have never won. However, if you get it over with , then it means you can hit that free bar earlier […]
BIRTHDAY: Karel Gott representing Austria is 80 today The concept known as ‘false flagging’ is alive and well in our favourite TV show. Sometimes, it’s because the singer’s home country doesn’t take part. Or it could be because the singer has fallen out with their home country. Back […]
BIRTHDAY: Annie Cotton from Switzerland is 44 today We always say anyone can win our favourite TV show. All it needs is a perfect storm of stuff, and even the country that normally stays in the semi-final can do well. I say this because of what our friends […]
BIRTHDAY: Maya Sar from Bosnia and Herzegovina is 38 today It’s memory Friday today. That is, a song that you may have forgotten about over the years, so it’s about time the dust gets blown off the video and played for your pleasure. Our friends in Bosnia AND […]
BIRTHDAY: Anne-Cathrine Herdorf from Denmark is 52 today If there’s one country that you can rely on, it’s our friends in Denmark. Yes, they took a few years out in the 1960s and 1970s. But they’re a firm fixture, and even win from time to time. Being present […]
BIRTHDAY: Mietek Szcześniak from Poland is 55 today Is there a country out there who’s not yet won, but you would like to see win? That country that really tries every year, and can’t quite convince the people of Europe and beyond to vote for it? One of […]
BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 76 today A winner? Well, it’s been a while. And since there are nearly 70 of them, they’re bound to crop up once in a while. And is it a good winner? Back in 1990, when the contest was a small affair, […]
BIRTHDAY: Jana Burčeska from North Macedonia is 26 today We all love success, and some countries are used to it. Then there are those that are either unsuccessful, or just plain unlucky. Unlucky because, perhaps, they’re just unfashionable. But even unfashionabvle countries can still do well. Just look […]
BIRTHDAY: Eiríkur Hauksson from Iceland is 60 today Today we’ve got one of those performers who keeps coming back. Once isn’t enough. Neither is twice. So maybe third time lucky is the way to go. Today’s birthday boy Eiríkur Hauksson has tries three times to win the big […]
USA: Eurovision performers from across the pond Whilst Eurovision is distinctly a European, Mediterranean and Australian affair, our friends across the Atlantic have occasionally been called in to help countries with their songs. As rumours always swirls around about a US version of Eurovision, or a US broadcaster […]
BIRTHDAY: Aisel from Azerbaijan is 30 today When your country has a good record in our favourite TV show, it puts extra pressure on performers to keep up this tradition. But there will come a time when that country will do badly. Last year, our friends in Azerbaijan […]
BIRTHDAY: Marcha from the Netherlands is 63 today If you recall, we’re off to the sunny Netherlands for the Eurovision circus in 2020. They were trying for over 40 years between wins, and it shows that persistence eventually pays off. Of course, we have a rich vein of […]
BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 49 today I’ve got that home entry feeling again. And this could be one with a difference. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. That regional TV company is now a national one. Back in […]
BIRTHDAY: Miriam Christine from Malta is 41 today Do you ever wonder how some people from one country end up in another? Or how someone’s parents got together, in order that someone has an unusual dual nationality? A certain Burkinabé-Latvian combination must be one of the most unusual. […]
BIRTHDAY: Gitte representing Germany is 73 today Remember Germany? They win very occasionally and also finish near the bottom of the table these days? A country in the middle of Europe bordering lots of places? Well they don’t always win or finish badly. And they don’t always have […]
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