It has been confirmed that the Ariston Theatre will have an audience for Sanremo 2021. It is still to be decided exactly how many audience members and journalists will be allowed to attend the event next March. Those attending will have swabs taken at the beginning of the […]
Amadeus, the Artistic Director for the 2021 Sanremo Festival, has come out with a blunt message surrounding next year’s Festival and the current Coronavirus pandemic. He had the following to say: “The 2021 Festival, what for me is 70 + 1, must be the first post Coronavirus, that […]
For the next instalment of our Best of the Big 5 series, we wanted to find out who is your all time favourite from Italy – and you’ve certainly let us know! Thousands of you voted, looking through all the Italian Eurovision songs since 1956 to pick out […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
Festival di Sanremo have announced a revision in dates for the 2021 festival, following the Coronavirus pandemic. The festival will take place March 2nd – 6th, instead of the traditional first week in February. RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, have yet to announce whether or not they will […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
#STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part VI Staggy wanted to be in Rotterdam in May, and has not shut up about his disappointment of missing out on so much cheese. So instead, he’s been reviewing some of this year’s songs in his own stylee. Do you agree with him? […]
Dear readers, Eurovision Ireland needs you! Eurovision 2020 will always be remembered as the contest that never was, but that doesn’t mean we can’t crown our own winner! You’ve voted in our polls for both Semi Final 1 and Semi Final 2 – now its time for the […]
Italy’s RAI Premium, is the latest broadcaster to announce it’s additional programming ahead of its live broadcast of “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, on May 16th, 21:00 CET. The following rebroadcasts have been announced: 10/05 – Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2016 – 23:30 CET 11/05 – Eurovision […]
BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 59 today From Italy Minor to Italy major in 24 hours. Talk about convenience, even though if it’s your birthday in these countries, it’s likely you’ll be having a small celebration. Stay safe, people. Our friends in Italy have at times had […]
Last SUNDAY, we announced the first 13 countries and their broadcasters that are going to show this year’s special, one-off programme – “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”. Now a further four countries have announced their commitment to showing the programme. The four countries that will be showing the […]
BIRTHDAY: Fabrizio Moro from Italy is 45 today If you could put money on the next country of the Big Five to win, who would you pick? Germany was the last of them to win, but that was a long time ago now. But that leaves Spain, France, […]
BIRTHDAY: Emma Marrone from Italy is 36 today Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Seven top 10 finishes in their last nine attempts, including two runner-up spots. Which other of the Big Five can boast that record? Of course, for […]
BIRTHDAY: Tonina Torrielli from Italy is 86 today Even though we were looking forward to a riotous cavalcade of quality song in Rotterdam in May, looking at the present isn’t what we always do here. It’s good to look at the past. After all, there were contests in […]
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