Week 4 saw the annual Movies theme on the X Factor in the UK. Week 4 saw a double elimination and after a rough couple of few weeks, followed by a successful one last week, fans of Brendan Murray were obviously worried. However, there was no need to […]
#IRELAND: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin has died One of Ireland’s most renowned composers and arrangers, Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, has died. Whilst his name may not be uppermost in the mind of the Eurovision fan, he was responsible for ‘Lumen’, the interval act from the 1995 contest held at […]
Week 3 saw the annual Fright Night theme on the X Factor in the UK. Due to technical hitches, voting only took place in the Sunday Results Show. Week 3 saw a double elimination and after a rough couple of few weeks, fans of Brendan Murray were obviously […]
Brendan Murray (IRE’17), has made it past Judge’s Houses and will appear on the Live Shows. Watch his Judge’s Houses performance below: Video: YouTube/ITV Author: Richard Taylor Source: ITV
#IRELAND: RTÉ puts out a call for songs RTÉ announced today that it is inviting accomplished songwriters and performers, with a proven track record of success in the music industry, to submit a song to be considered to represent Ireland next May. Executive Producer and Head of Irish Delegation Michael Kealy said: […]
Recently we published an article looking at the furthest distances Eurovision has travelled over the decades. While compiling the data for that article, Eurovision Ireland regular and global wanderer James worked out the distance each Eurovision Song Contest has travelled from the previous year’s host venue to the […]
It sold out well over two months before opening night, brought the house down and received no less than 5 standing ovations from its delighted Dublin audience – what could generate THAT much hype? Why, Ireland’s Eurovision – The Ultimate Show! Hosted by the unparalleled Paddy Cole, Eurovision […]
RTE have confirmed they will be participating at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This comes after the announcement of their Autumn 2018/Spring 2019 programming schedules. After a five year gap, Ryan O’Shaughnessy brought Ireland back to the Final with the song “Together”. Since 2016, Ireland have used the […]
The international music festival Cerbul de Aur (Golden Stag) celebrates this year 50 years since its debut in 1968. The festival – organized by the Romanian TV broadcaster TVR – is traditionaly held in Brasov, one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Lots of international artists have taken the […]
This week as a one off, #WinnersWednesday is on a Sunday – after many winners have been crowned in various sporting events this weekend. This week, we continue to look back at past winners from the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we will be casting our eyes over […]