This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Valletta, Malta will have 17 participating nations. However, we have three returning nations, which sadly means three withdrawing nations too. Returning Countries Poland (TVP) is returning to the competition for the first time since 2004. Israel (IBA) last […]
So it has been a good two months now since we were in Stockholm for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. However, it is only four months to go before we all visit Valletta for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. After the Press Conference in Stockholm, I explained […]
How are you dear followers of Eurovision Ireland? I ask because that well-known phenomenon of Post-Eurovision Depression is possibly at its peak about now. Well, if you are Dublin based or fancy a weekend in Ireland’s beautiful capital city, then we may just have the cure you’ve been […]
The day after the night before and Nicky Byrne too to national radio to talk of his disappointment of not qualifying for the Grand Final. Speaking live to his radio co-host Jenny Greene he said that his feeling of disappointment today was “even worse” today. https://soundcloud.com/rte2fm/sets/the-nicky-byrne-show-with Lat night […]
The ranks of Team Ireland here in Sweden have increased and strengthened by four as Nicky’s family have flown in from Dublin to support him on his Eurovision journey and see him perform. Later on today Nicky’s Father-in-Law, and former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) joins the party too. Nicky’s […]
Eurovision 2016 – Day 10 Jury Dress Rehearsal Semi Final 2 LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 2100 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of […]
Eurovision 2016 – Day 10 First Dress Rehearsal Semi Final 2 LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 1700 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of […]
This evening saw the rather fabulous Irish party at the International Bar on Norrlandsgaten in the centre of Stockholm. Delegations including Latvia, Albania, Bulgaria and the UK witnessed our boy Nicky running through a stompy version of his Eurovision hit, before climbing off stage with his entourage to […]
I just had to share with you my first experience of Eurovision in the flesh, so to speak. Firstly, I cannot believe that I’m here – 25 years ago when I first turned on my TV set in our little living room in Guildford never in my wildest […]
Can Nicky Byrne qualify for the final of Eurovision 2016? Today we got to see Nicky’s second performance of ‘Sunlight’ here at Globen in Stockholm. You can see our video of his rehearsal below but how did it look and sound on the tv screens in the Press […]