It’s the last day of 2016 and we decided to make some notes about the highlights of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. But before we begin, from all the team here at Eurovision Ireland, we wish you a Happy New Year and may the odds be forever in your […]
It is with great pleasure that we at Eurovision Ireland wish our good friends in Finland a very happy Independence Day today. If they celebrate this anything like they do Vappu/Första Maj/May Day, it’s bound to be a heap of fun. Especially if Saara Aalto has anything to […]
Yes, she made it! Announced 2nd, Saara Aalto made it directly into The X Factor UK Finals! Now Saara counts on your support more than ever. Started as an underdog in the competition, the “fairy” from Finland proved with her voice that she can conquer the hearts of […]
We know you were all excited when YLE announced the 10 acts competing at Finnish Eurovision selection event Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – because we certainly were! We had the great pleasure of getting in touch with one of the acts from next year’s event – Norma John – […]
YLE in Finland has revealed more details of the potential entrants to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv next May. For the sixth time, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be the programme that showcases and selects the winning song. The 10 finalists are: “Arrows” – Alva. Composers Arto Ruotsala, […]
The results for the week 6 of The X Factor UK are in and the first name we heard being safe was none other than our fairy from Finland, Saara Alto! She was thrilled jumping and screaming, but so were we. Congratulations Saara! Here is Saara (alongside with the other […]
During the mid-1990s, the Eurovision Song Contest changed dramatically. In 1993, 3 new countries that previously competed as part of Yugoslavia debuted in Millstreet in Ireland. The following year, a further 7 new countries from across the former Eastern Bloc debuted in Dublin. Eastern Europe had arrived en-masse […]
It’s week 6 of the Live Shows on The X Factor Uk and Saara Aalto did a sparkling performance singing a Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer mix of “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)” Will this performace give back her fairy wings for a flying pass on to the next week? (given the […]
Does the magic dust still work for the “fairy” Saara Aalto? Well we think so as she was for the 3rd time in the bottom three at the X Factor UK, but after a heart-felt rendition of “Who You Are” originally by Jessie J, she was saved by […]
Last night on The X Factor UK we saw a fierce Saara Aalto singing for the public vote. Unfortunately it seems the UK public wasn’t conquered by Saara’s voice yet so we were shocked to see her in the bottom three. After the sing-off, she was saved by […]
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