Jó estét Európa és jó reggelt Ausztrália! It’s time to find out who Hungary will be sending to the Eurovision Song Contest with the final of A Dal 2019! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, feel free […]
FINLAND: Darude reveals third and final UMK song As we know, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is the Finnish selection for Eurovision. This year, Darude and Sebastian Rejman will be carrying hopes and sending one of three songs. Today we heard the third, called Look away. Here it is. The first […]
BIRTHDAY: Alf Poier from Austria is 52 today Eurovision is full of wonder. I often wonder why Schlager is so popular. Or why Carola is so popular. Or even why we never see Monaco anymore. But what also makes me wonder sometimes is why certain countries pick certain […]
EDITORIAL: How do you pick a song? Don’t worry, we’re not using a certain Norwegian in this editorial, as we know small children sometimes read our work. You may have read around the Internet about the selection processes of certain countries. We at EI think this needs to […]
BIRTHDAY: Phil Coulter is 77 today Today’s a different birthday. It’s not always about the singers, although they’re the people you associate with any given song. There’s a whole team behind them. We shouldn’t forget that our favourite TV show a songwriter’s contest. So today it’s the birthday […]
BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 30 today You might be a little weary of Eurovision after super Saturday – and Sunday. Or you might be wanting more and more and more. And did you spot one of Saturday’s winning song titles? And that tenuous link brings me […]
We here at Eurovision Ireland recently asked you who you thought would win Selecția Națională 2019, Romania’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. We gave you our own team’s thoughts in our article HERE – with which some of you vocally disagreed with (yes, we do read […]
BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 26 today Just occasionally a song passes me by completely. It’s not a bad song, or a silly song. It might just be unfortunate enough to be in a contest with more memorable songs. I’ll stop digging a hole for myself now. […]
Last night was the 2nd semi final of Vidbir 2019, Ukraine’s national selection event for the Eurovision Song Contest. 8 songs entered, but only 3 could advance to the final next weekend. So who is joining Brunettes Shoot Blondes, Yuko and Maruv in the final? Freedom Jazz – […]
Last night was the Second Semi-Final of Söngvakeppnin 2019 and two more acts qualified for the Icelandic final on the 2nd of March. Joining Hera Björk and Hatari we have: Tara Mobee – “Betri án þín” (Better Without You) Friðrik Ómar – “Hvað ef ég get ekki elskað?” […]