#BIRTHDAY: Guy Mardel from France is 81 today You know that thing when you’ve had enough of colour performances? So to redress that balance, here’s one in glorious black & white. No, don’t click ‘back’, you may be surprised. The tenth contest saw us in Naples, with a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jean-Karl Lucas from France is 43 today Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions right. And some, well, not quite as right. As with every year recently, the Big Five […]
Just before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, we asked the readers of Eurovision Ireland which country they thought should have won our beloved contest more than they have. The results are in – but hold on to your hats, it’s about to get more exciting […]
Ahead of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, in Basel, the annual Marcel Bezençon Awards were handed out. You can watch the video below, to see who was awarded the Press Award, the Artistic Award and the Composer Award. Let us know what you think about France, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole Rieu from France is 76 today Do you remember the 1970s? If you’re unfamiliar with that decade, we’re hopefully educating you. In 1975, we went to the Nordic part of our fair continent, after some four-piece popular beat combo won in the southern UK. Our friends […]
Good evening Europe! Good morning Australia! We have already seen Semi Final 1 and the 10 lucky qualifiers last night. Now we move on to Semi Final 2 and the remaining 16 countries who will battle for the final ten Grand Final slots tomorrow night . Tonight the […]
It’s that time of year again when the next two weeks are given over to the fun and excitement of the build up to the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest, this year to be held in Basel , Switzerland. My colleagues , John ,James and Richard are already out […]
Being surrounded by other Eurovision fans, discussions inevitably turn to what if… what if that song had been better staged? What if they’d had a better spot in the running order? What if that saxophone hadn’t sounded like a weasel being beaten to death with bagpipes? During these […]
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 […]
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