Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. We’ve covered the Big 5 and Scandinavia – and our penultimate stop on our tour […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 62 today What was the best contest of all time? Yes, it was 1985. It’s been scientifically proven*. So any act that took part in that contest in Göteborg should be very proud of themselves. After all, When Lys Assia is the […]
BIRTHDAY: Gary Lux from Austria is 60 today Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre stylee and be given the title ‘legend’. It’s usually accompanied by the line “the real winner […]
Today is the national day of one of Eurovision’s more interesting countries. Back on 26 October 1955, the Austrian Parliament declared the country permanently neutral. As a result, that anniversary became Austria’s National Day. To celebrate, let’s take a look at some of Austria’s entries in our favourite TV show […]
Eurovision Winner Niamh Kavanagh to perform in Vienna Ireland’s 1993 Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh will be performing in Vienna along with several former Austrian Eurovision contestants. Also performing with Niamh Kavanagh will be Austrian contestants Thomas Forstner, Anita Wagner, Stella Jones and Gary Lux. Niamh Kavanagh won the […]