BIRTHDAY: Claudette Pace from Malta is 52 today We’re already 20 contests or so into the 21st Century. Where has the time gone? It only seems like yesterday since we were at Globen for the first time, when it was a shiny building with a large ornamental lake […]
Yup, you read it right – Dami Im just announced live during Eurovision – Australia Decides that she misses Eurovision so much that she wants to come back next year to represent Australia for a second time! The announment, met with rapturous applause in the arena in Gold […]
Labs vakars Eiropa un labs rīts Austrālija! Tonight is Supernova 2020, which means Latvia choose their song for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, let me what you’re thinking and give your […]
BIRTHDAY: Jimmie Wilson is 39 today We seem to be having a run of duos and duets lately, so here’s another one. After all, with two singers for the price of one, you’re bound to connect with at least 50% of the singers trying to sell you a […]
Earlier today, Serbia’s national broadcaster RTS released the entries competing at Beovizija 2020, all vying for that ticket to Rotterdam to be Serbia’s entrant at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There are 24 songs taking part this year, each of which will have to pass through a semi […]
BIRTHDAY: Claes af Geijerstam is 74 today Do you remember the 1970s? It’s no bad thing if you do. It means you have seen lots of editions of our favourite TV show, and your favourite might not even be from the 20th Century! Imagine that. Contests before 2000. […]
BIRTHDAY: Trijntje Oosterhuis is 37 today Four years too early? Well, It’s not often someone is four years too early outside of an Olympic setting. But as we’re heading to Rotterdam’s fair city in the spring, it’s good to celebrate what the Dutch have done in the past. […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Over the course of this series, Eurovision Ireland regular James will take a look at all the songs heading to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 and give you his thoughts in just […]
Earlier tonight, the Greek broadcaster ERT revealed their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 – and it’s Stefania Liberakakis with Superg!rl! Stefania is no stranger to the Euro-sphere, having performed as part of the girl band Kisses at Junior Eurovision 2016 for the Netherlands with “Kisses and […]
Earlier tonight, the Slovene broadcaster RTVSLO released snippets of the songs competing at EMA 2020. Check them out in the official video below! Familiar names to Eurovision fans include Tinkara Kovač, who sang for Slovenia in Copenhagen back 2014 and also former Junior Eurovision contestant Lina Kuduzović. EMA […]