#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 4 June – Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson from Iceland is 23 It’s duo time! And with two singers you get double the chance of seeing what could be your favourite song played. And, for some, this will be their favorite song of all time. We love it when […]
The semi finals are over for another year, so that means it’s time for one of the most popular annual articles Eurovision Ireland publishes – it’s time to find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision […]