Well, what a busy weekend it’s been! Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, Montevizija, the UK’s Eurovision: You Decide and Sanremo has just finished… just about! We know have another 4 songs lined up for Tel Aviv – double the amount we had Friday morning!! – but how have […]
Góð kvöld Evrópu! Góðan daginn Ástralía! Tonight is the first Semi-Final of Söngvakeppnin 2019 live from Háskólabíó! 10 acts will compete in tonight’s Semi-Final: Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra (Hate will prevail) Hera Björk – Eitt andartak (One moment) Kristina Skoubo Bærendsen – Ég á mig sjálf (I own […]
BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 42 today They say that the music business can be a difficult one to get into, which is probably why the current crop of talent shows around Europe won’t go away. Of course, many recent performers have come via that route. But there’s […]
Every year, Eurovision Ireland keeps an eye on and scrutinises the Betting Odds to see who the bookies think is going to walk away with the most coveted trophy on the European music scene! Yes, we know we only have a handful of songs to chose from, but […]
Iceland and their selection process Söngvakeppnin have provided much needed information over the past week or so. Running Orders The running orders for both of the semi finals have been revealed. They are (SF1 & SF2 respectively): Hatari – Hatrið mun sigraHera Björk – Eitt andartakKristina Skoubo Bærendsen – […]
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed today the ten artists and their songs competing in Söngvakeppnin – the Icelandic National Final for selecting their Eurovision representative. To our pleasant surprise, we have two returnees: Friðrik Ómar (2008) & Hera Björk (2010) The 10 acts competing in Söngvakeppnin 2019 are: Daníel […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Although originally announcing their intention to take part in Eurovision 2019, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV may now be considering withdrawing from the event following the submission of a petition from fans. The petition, which has gained some 23,000 signatures internationally, calls for Iceland to boycott the next edition of […]
#AllAboard: Live blog of the Jury Semi-Final from 2100 CET Hello Europe and Australia! We’re back back back again with another LIVE blog for the second dress rehearsal of the first Semi-Final! This is the show that juries around Europe vote upon, so tonight’s performance counts Are you […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The first semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the first semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon and a message for Ireland. Which songs […]
Yesterday’s Blue Carpet Opening Ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was indeed a grand affair, with the delegations of all 43 nations all dressed to impress for the world’s press and fans alike! Eurovison Ireland were there snapping away and we got some lovely shots of this […]
#ICELAND: Interview with Ari Ólafsson at Eurovision 2018 Eurovision Ireland caught up with Ari from Iceland. Not at the dull old press centre. Nor at their hotel. We spoke to him outside the Oceanário de Lisboa on the waterfront on a beautiful afternoon. He told us about his […]
#IRELAND: Ryan makes the most of Lisbon After second rehearsals yesterday the Irish delegation went for lunch. Ryan’s mum Janet bought him a good luck rock n roll teddy bear for the trip so he’s become the Irish team mascot! A fan has even set up an […]
#ESC2018: Ireland at the Oceanarium Eurovision Ireland caught up with Ari Ólafsson from Iceland, Zibbz from Switzerland, and our very own Ryan at the Oceanário de Lisboa in the warm sunshine, for some fun and games. They jam some Eurovision favourites, run around, and Ryan even auditions some […]
Just when you’d thought you’d had your fix of Live Blogs from us this year during the National Final season, we are back for daily Live Blogs from Lisbon – home of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just […]
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