RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, have held discussions around participation, at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. The RÚV Board have stated their support for a continuation of the broadcaster’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. Six of the nine members of the RÚV Board, have stated […]
#BIRTHDAY: 31 August – Inga from Iceland is 54 It’s notable that some countries always have bigger journeys to make than others, when getting to our favourite TV show. Australia aside, those countries on the edges of Europe always have to make an effort. Take our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 August – Águst from Iceland is 53 It’s duet time. And one from over 25 years ago. It’s scary that when we talk about over 25 years ago, we can still be in the 21st Century. Does it make you feel old? In 2000, today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 July – Sigga from Iceland is 64 It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður […]
#BIRTHDAY: 11 July – Grétar Örvarsson from Iceland is 67 Do you ever feel for those Eurovision performers that appear on stage but never get a personal credit? They could be a steadfast part of their country’s Eurovision scene, and keep coming back. But no-one knows their name. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson from Iceland is 67 Today we’ve got one of those performers who keeps coming back. Once isn’t enough. Neither is twice. So maybe third time lucky is the way to go. Today’s birthday boy Eiríkur Hauksson has tried three times to win […]
#BIRTHDAY: 30 June – Daði Freyr from Iceland is 34 Do you ever see social media posts telling us about ‘the real winner’? It’s clear that the ‘real winner’ is the one that gets the most points under the rules in place of the time. You might not […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 29th, we are continuing with Paul Oscar. He represented Iceland with “Minn hinsti dans”, taking 20th place, with […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 June – Stefán Hilmarsson from Iceland is 60 As we often say, some performers can’t get enough of Eurovision. They need to be on the stage. But with that, maybe they don’t want to be on stage alone. That where you get the serial duetist. In […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 12th, we are continuing with Friðrik Ómar. He represented Iceland, as part of Euroband, with “This is My […]
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