#JESC2020: Staggy Reviews… Part 1 Our mascot Staggy wanted in on the action for Junior Eurovision. So we let him review the songs as only he can. As he’s only little, he split them into three groups. His favourite goes through to a final. Belarus – A very […]
Possible 2021 Host News about a possible Host for the 2021 Turkvision Song Contest has emerged on Turkvizyon.tv – the official website. Shusha, the newly gained Azerbaijani territory are the rumoured Host. Shusha was handed to Azerbaijan as part of the peace agreement with Armenia, following the recent […]
#JESC2020: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part I As you’ll know, November means Junior Eurovision. We at Eurovision Ireland review six of the songs that will be taking part in the broadcast on Sunday 29 November. Do we think there is a winner in this first half dozen? Do you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Conny Froboess from Germany is 77 today How good is your knowledge of our favourite TV show? Do you have any interest in songs that appeared in the 20th Century? Do you know any songs that were in that long-distant period where everything was in black & […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole from Germany is 56 today Do you like a close contest? One where the lead changes many times, with a winner only emerging towards the very end? A runaway winner can spoil things, especially if many wonder why it’s a runaway winner. Back in 1982, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stefan Raab from Germany is 54 today Every country has its Mr Eurovision. And, of course, its Mrs/Ms Eurovision too. But some national claims to title are easier to judge. In Germany, you may think it can only be a certain Mr Siegel, with perhaps a Mr […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bianca Shomburg from Germany is 46 today Who are your favourite writers of Eurovision songs? Brendan Graham? Søren Bundgaard? Thomas Gustafsson? Or is it our old friends Messrs Siegel and Meinunger? The German duo have been around since the year dot, writing and writing and writing. It’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Valaitis from Germany is 77 today It’s an odd coincidence that the writers of the song sung by yesterday’s birthday also wrote the song by today’s birthday girl. We should remember that our favourite TV show is a competition for songwriters as well as performers. And […]
In the latest edition of our Best of the Big 5 series, we wanted to find out who is your all time favourite from Germany – and the results are in! You’ve perused all the German Eurovision songs from 1956 up to 2020 to pick out your Top […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ann Sophie from Germany is 30 today The Big Five. A good thing or a bad thing? Well, they put a lot of money into our favourite TV show, so we can see those jurors in HD rather than listen to them on a patchy phone line. […]