This year, as we have in recent years, we have had a slightly different start to the Eurovision Song Contest. We haven’t got access to the first week of rehearsals. We have hopefully adapted to this to bring you the coverage you have all grown to expect. Day […]
#ESC2025: Eurovision Ireland reviews As in previous years, the Eurovision Ireland team has reviewed the 37 songs taking part in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Over the course of seven shows, we give our thoughts and see if we can pick a winner. You can find […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacqueline Boyer from France is 84 today Because we celebrate all aspects of our favourite TV show here, it should be no surprise when we dig deeply into the archives. We’ve dug/digged very deeply today, back to the fifth contest. No, it’s not from 2006, but from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alvan from France is 32 today It’s good to see something different tried at a Eurovision Song Contest. Usually anyway. Sometimes, Schlager can get a bit staid, and how many have suffered death-by-ballad? So something a bit folksy can stand out. Take 2022 for example. Our friends […]
Tonight, France presented for the first time their song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. Louane, who was internally selected by French broadcaster France Télévisions , sang live in front of an audience of over 80,000 at the Stade de France in Paris, during half -time […]
Neighbouring cities in France & Germany have announced events, ahead of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. Mulhouse, which is located in the Alsace region of France, is planning free public screenings of the two semi finals and the final. The screenings will be held in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gérard Lenorman from France is 80 today Our favourite TV show has a rich history, and it’s good to dig deep sometimes, to pick out those songs you won’t here every day. They won’t feature in a Top 250, or in a Eurovision disco. But they’re still […]
France Télévisions, the French national broadcaster, have announced their representative for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. France Télévisions have revealed that Louane will be representing France, after she took to social media. Louane came to fame during the 2013 season of ‘The Voice’. The song that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Louisa Baïleche from France is 48 today Our friends in France have been in our favourite TV show since the start. Yes, that’s even those contests in the 20th Century. Five wins in that time too, although nothing more than a runner-up spot since 1977. Over forty […]
It’s almost the end of another year and as we see the last days of 2024 fade away, our thoughts will be turning to the preparations for the next Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland . While the contest this year in Malmö, Sweden was a good show […]