BIRTHDAY: Dafna Dekel is 53 today Everyone has a birthday – except for Carola – so when one comes along that has a particular significance (that is because we’re in their country), my eye is drawn to it for these articles. Today it’s the turn of birthday girl […]
Yet another crazy day here at rehearsals for Eurovision 2019, and the last of the semi finalists have taken to the stage for their rehearsals. Out of all the acts we saw today, who was did you think was best? Have the favourites lived up to the hype? […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
ESC2019: DAY FOUR THOUGHTS – PART ONE Day Four at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Croatia, Malta and Lithuania have all taken to the stage for their first rehearsals. What did we think? Take a look! Author: Eurovision IrelandSource: Eurovision Ireland
IRELAND: Where does Sarah McTernan come from? An odd question, as we know that she comes from Ireland. However, Eurovision sponsor MyHeritage has been carrying out research on Sarah’s DNA. The research shows that Sarah is 94.4% Irish, Scottish and Welsh, 2.9% Balkan, and 2.7% West Asian! There […]
After missing out on their first ever Eurovision final in Lisbon, we knew Russia would come back fighting for Tel Aviv. Rumours circulated for months (making it possibly the worst kept secret in showbiz!) and Russia eventually confirmed that Sergey Lazarev was to return to the Eurovision stage […]
STAGGY: Pænda likes a mouse It all happened at the Marina cocktail party, when Staggy met Pænda again. Here’s how they got on. And the morning after… Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Day three of Eurovision 2019 What a day! Meeting lots of nice people and showing who to support. After all, we do work for Eurovision Ireland. This sobering up is hard work. Still time to recreate the Danish stage show. And eat lots of sugary things Oto […]
ESC2019: Day three thoughts – part three We look at the final three songs that rehearsed on day three. These are Denmark, Austria and Sweden. Are we speaking the truth? Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
Day 3 in Tel Aviv has brought us highs, lows and all the fun of the Eurovision Song Contest – all under a blazing 33 degree heatwave! But how has this affected the betting odds? Once all the countries taking to the stage today had finished, we had […]