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 […]
Eurovision rehearsals are great for many things. They give the artists and delegations a chance to see their ideas realised on stage and make edits to maximise their chances for victory, while for fans they’re crucial for forming opinions and those all important Top 10s! All the acts […]
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 […]
#INTERVIEW: Eurovision Ireland speaks to Iceland’s Ari Ólafsson Before the 2018 London Eurovision Party at the fashionable Café de Paris, Eurovision Ireland caught up with Ari Ólafsson, who will sing ‘Our choice’ on Tuesday 8 May for Iceland. He told us about a move from Iceland, his love […]
We now have all the songs for Eurovision 2018! Hooray!! But only 20 of them will advance from the semi-finals and join Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK in the grand final… boo!! But the question is… who will those lucky countries be? We all […]
Within just over a week, we’ve gone from having half of Eurovision 2018 entries released to having all but 5 of them (with 2 more due later today, Russia and Macedonia!) Has this avalanche of new entries changed anything in the betting odds? You bet it has! Here […]
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