Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. Our Nordic Tour has seen us crown winners from Iceland, Finland and Denmark – next […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kølig Kaj from Denmark is 50 today Rap. Is there a musical genre that divides opinion more? It’s always a higher risk style than, say, Schlager or the good old-fashioned ballad. No matter, it can be notable when we see rap at out favourite TV show. In […]
#BIRTHDAY: Margot Eskens from Germany is 82 today You must have been thinking that I’m only picking the birthdays of recent performers. That is, in part, true. I know many of you have no knowledge of contests before 2000, but there were 44 of them. And, dear reader, […]
The Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956 to bring Europe together. These days we are once more surrounded by troubled waters, diseases, floods and wildfires. But once again there must be hope and people can come together to help one another. Our thoughts and prayers go to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Frédéric Etherlinck from Belgium is 53 today Do you often wonder what happens to Eurovision singers once they’ve done their stuff on that stage. We know some become real musicians or politicians, or all-round media personalities. But then there are others. Today’s birthday boy Frédéric Etherlinck (né […]
We’re back! 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 asked you which group of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Odd Børre from Norway is 82 today Time to look back. A long way back. Back before some of you might even have been born. But fear not, it’s in beautiful colour. If you didn’t know, the first contest in colour was in 1968. A time when […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sanja Vučić from Serbia is 28 today Some of those singers just can’t get enough of our favourite TV show. They keep coming back, just to see if they can win that crystal microphone. But it sometimes happens that they come back again in a slightly different […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duarte Mendes from Portugal is 74 today Is Eurovision political? Is there a fine line between a political song and one that celebrates history? Where do you draw this line? Some countries have had more turbulent histories than others, and some very recently. Back in 1975, revolution […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kate Gulbrandsen from Norway is 56 today Imagine the scene. You know you’re heading to Europe’s favourite TV show, and you get drawn on first. How do you make an impression? You’re in the biggest ever contest and don’t want to be lost by all the madness […]