It’s the day all of us at Eurovision Ireland have been waiting for – the first official announcement regarding Ireland’s song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020! Philip McMahon, director of the theatre and entertainment company ThisIsPopBaby, announced today on Twitter that he would be the Creative Director […]
ESC2020: Semi-final draw It’s one of those most crucial of days in the Eurovision calendar. The EBU has made the semi-final draws. So we now know who will perform on which night, in the hope of one of ten place in the Grand Final of the 2020 Eurovision […]
BIRTHDAY: John Lundvik from Sweden is 37 today The contest in Tel Aviv seems a long time ago now. Indeed, we’re now all thinking of 2020 in Rotterdam. We may have stopped thinking of what might have been, especially with the thrilling climax to what happened in Israel. […]
Following last night’s 3rd and final Heat of Pabandom Iš Naujo, we now know the 18 semi-finalists still in with a chance to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020! One of these singers is going to Rotterdam – but who would you send? Vote below in […]
BIRTHDAY: Cindy from Germany is 72 today Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and all you get is two singers facing each other shouting as loudly as they can. A mere […]
BIRTHDAY: Pænda from Austria is 32 today We like to celebrate the characters of Eurovision here. There have been plenty, and they’re not all Nordic. Come to think of it, which Nordic singer would be the biggest heap of fun at a dinner party? Aside from the north […]
Labas vakaras Europa ir labas rytas Australija! This is Vilnius calling! Tonight is Heat 3 of the revamped Lithuanian Eurovision selection, Pabandom Iš Naujo! 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 […]
BIRTHDAY: Suzy from Portugal is 40 today Luck plays a huge part in our favourite TV show. Who gets through from a semi-final depends on who you’re lucky enough to get in your semi-final. But the unluckiest place to finish in a semi-final isn’t last – it’s eleventh. […]
According to the German newspaper group, Funke Medien NRW, Germany have ditched their national selection plans for Eurovision 2020 and German Eurovision broadcaster ARD will now select their artist for Rotterdam internally. The claim also comes from reports in Bild, a German newspaper, that ARD will make the […]
BIRTHDAY: Hannah Mancini from Slovenia is 40 today It’s false-flagger time. Yeah, we bang on about them, but there are many good reasons for them taking part. The good reasons must surely outdo the bad ones. Our friends in Slovenia have tried many approaches to our favourite TV […]