#BIRTHDAY: Omar Naber from Slovenia is 39 today Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only person to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are people who share […]
#EUROVISION: Review of Fire Saga As you’ll know, the film The Story of Fire Saga has now hit the screens, and has received every possible review out there. We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a different approach, and selected two of the stand out songs to talk about […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
#IRELAND: Review of 1993 National Final As you will know, Ireland has had seven victories at the Eurovision Song Contest. It leads the table of winners. But how did this happen? We at Eurovision Ireland went back in time to 1993, to see what Niamh Kavanagh had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 30 today It must be a thankless task trying to make that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s not just […]
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 […]
Exciting news from France today! France representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam will be chosen using a national final, but this time it won’t be ‘Destination Eurovision‘! The selection process will be called ‘Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez‘ (Eurovision France, it’s you who decides’). Submissions […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roman Lob from Germany is 30 today The Big Four/Five is a thing that has always divided opinion. Should they compete in the semi-finals with the rest or not? It’s true that certain broadcasters put more money in, but now it’s likely the contest may become more […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 50 today A home entry! Excellent. This one comes from a country warm enough for the home participant not to worry about wishing they’d gone somewhere more exotic. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Teschl from Denmark is 49 today What’s this? Another duo? You wait for weeks and then two come along at once. A double double as it were. But this one did marginally better. Today’s birthday boy Michael Teschl paired up with Trine Jepsen in 1999 They […]