#BIRTHDAY: Annet Artani from Cyprus is 45 today Who wouldn’t love to see a win by Cyprus? A contest in the sun, probably on the coast, and a place wanting to publicise their country after a maiden victory. Cyprus has tried, tried and tried again. A runner-up spot […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! We’ve scoured the Big 5 countries and across […]
#BIRTHDAY: Polina Smolova from Belarus is 41 today Those semi-finals are always bloodbaths. You can probably pick a semi-final winner, but ten get through so there are often surprises. Surprises in that a fancied song misses the cut, or something you don’t expect makes it. Even with semi-finals, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stevan Faddy from Montenegro is 35 today You know when you’re new at something, and you’re really enthusiastic about it? You want to make a good impression, and so you put on your best frock, your best voice, and you try to be dead nice. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lea Sirk from Slovenia is 32 today Many years ago, there was a country called Yugoslavia. By the 1990s, it had started to dissolve and before too long its former constituent republics started entering in their own rights. These nations have, to be said, had mixed success. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fərid Məmmədov from Azerbaijan is 30 today Some countries seem to have an easier time at Eurovisions than others. Some will stick to their tried and tested formulae, even though they may be a little dated. Others can tap into the current mood and make the most […]
BIRTHDAY: Gry Johansen from Denmark is 57 today Thick and thin. That’s an adage that applies to every country taking part in our favourite TV show. Any country can win, but equally any country can do less well. Yes, even our Nordic friends. In 1983 we were deep […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jamala from Ukraine is 38 today Do you like it when a surprise song wins our favourite TV show? You know the sort – you know it’s going to be there or thereabouts. But other songs might be more worthy of first place. Then along comes out […]
#BIRTHDAY: Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson from Iceland is 52 today That thing when you get all keyed up to represent your country, and what happens? Not one country puts you in your top 10. You could be eleventh with every one, and not score a single point. Remember, it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christer Björkman from Sweden is 64 today That thing when you get to represent your country. It must be a feeling of such elation. But with that elation must come a sense of foreboding. What if you sing out of key? What if the juries/televoters like everyone […]