#BIRTHDAY: Jónsi from Iceland is 44 today We move north after our little sojourn into the Balkan world. And to someone who has been on that stage. Once alone, and once with a pal. You see it’s true that some just can’t get enough of the heady Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Toni Cetinski from Croatia is 52 today For many performers, Eurovision gets into their blood. Many deny it, but plenty would love to come back and have another chance at singing in front of 100 million people, even if it’s just for three minutes. For them, it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Zdravko Čolić from Yugoslavia is 70 today It’s important to remember that our favourite TV show started around the middle of the 20th Century – it’s not just a thing invented in the 2010s for people to show off posh frocks and much arm waving. And with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maimuna from Belarus is 31 today Performing at the Eurovision Song Contest isn’t always about being the singer. You could a credit as a performer, but through another role. And if you’re a competent instrumentalist, then why not? Today’s birthday girl Маймуна Амаду Мурашка/Maimuna Amadu Murashko got […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jetty Paerl would have been 100 today In a change to celebrating birthdays of performers still with us, we’ve got the birthday of someone who died in 2013. You may wonder why, but we do have the Eurovision trailblazer of trailblazers. Dutchwoman Jetty Paerl came second in […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… the Grand Final Eurovision Ireland took one last look at the events of the 2021 Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. We kept it brief, just looking at the top 10, plus our highlights. Did you agree with the top 10? What were […]
It’s not even been a week since Måneskin lifted the trophy in Rotterdam, but it seems preparations for next year’s contest are already well underway! From Milan to Naples, 11 cities across the length and breadth of Italy have already expressed interest in hosting the next edition of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ines from Estonia is 40 today You can always tell when a country is seriously gunning for a win. They seem to up their game, just to bring themselves to Europe’s attention. And then, bang, they have that win under their belt. Today’s birthday girl Ines (née […]
There are many good reasons to learn a language… to make travel more enriching, to boost your CV, to be able to speak to friends, family and co-workers more easily… now we can add loving the winner the Eurovision Song Contest to this list! According to Duolingo’s Twitter […]
Let’s face it… the last 18 months have been anything but ordinary!! And in these strange times of COVID, social distancing and frantic hand washing, even Eurovision has undergone massive changes to ensure the event we know and love can go ahead. We all knew it was going […]
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