#HALL OF FAME: Two more inductees Here at Eurovision Ireland, we want to celebrate those most illustrious people who have made our favourite TV the thing that it is today. In each edition, we’ll induct two performer or personalities from somewhere in Eurovision land. These two inductees won […]
#BIRTHDAY: Romina Power from Italy is 70 today You can’t beat a nice little greeting to get you in a good mood. And today’s song is three minutes of good mood. In fact, if you were to watch the contest this song came from, you’d have about two […]
Måneskin, the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest winners, have been announced as part of the London line-up for Global Citizen Live. Global Citizen Live is been held across 24 hours, in various cities across the world – including Lagos, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York City, Paris, Rio de […]
Rai, the Italian national broadcaster, has admitted that the decision surrounding the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest Host City, is now behind schedule. Stefano Coletta, Director of Rai1, had the following to say: “Rai is working very seriously and very rigorously on Eurovision. A committee of Rai professionals has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mahmood from Italy is 29 today Could it be possible that the balance of power could be moving away from a certain Nordic country and heading further south? Just think of who won in Rotterdam and you’ll get the idea. The contest always moves on and it’s […]
Il Resto del Carlino, an Italian media outlet, has reported that RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, will announce the Host City for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest on Monday 30th August. RAI had previously said the announcement would be made by the end of this month. Bologna, Milan, […]
First there were seventeen, before eleven handed in a bid book. Now only five cities remain in the race to become Host City for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. They are: Bologna Milan Pesaro Rimini Turin Representatives from RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, have started to visit each […]
Welcome to the return of Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest, which we started last summer. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest to conclude the A to Z. Today, we look at […]
On July 13th, RAI, the Italian national broadcaster announced that seventeen cities announced their interest in a Host City bid for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Now six of those interested cities have dropped out following a non-submission of a bid book. They were: Bertinoro di Romagna Florence […]
During the duration of the Olympic Games, which are been held in Tokyo, we will be taking a different Eurovision country each day. Today we are looking at Georgia’s best Eurovision entry, after they took Gold in the Women’s 20km Race Walk Athletics competition. Italy have made the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Peppino di Capri from Italy is 82 today As we’ll all know, we should be in Italy next May for a riotous cavalcade of quality song. One thing that’s amongst the highlights is the home entry. Does the host broadcaster want to go for a double, or […]
Riccardo Guarino, the President of the Naples Renaissance Association, has shown dismay at Luigi de Magistris, the Mayor of Naples. Riccardo Guarino had the following to say: “This is a missed opportunity. Yet another, unfortunately, due to an administration that has shown again that it does not love […]
Last Friday, Måneskin topped the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart here in the UK. This sees their dominance in the Official UK Charts continue. Last Friday, Måneskin placed 5 and 7 for the second week running in the Official UK Singles Chart. “I Wanna Be A Slave” […]
Following the host city submission deadline last night, when we knew FOUR of the potential Host Cities, RAI, the Italian national broadcaster have revealed that 17 official bids were submitted. Seven cities, five provincial capitals and five municipalities are on the list. They are: Acireale Alessandria Bertinoro di […]
Tonight at 22:59 BST/23:59 CEST, the deadline for handing in Host City bid submissions passes. Over the coming weeks, RAI, the Italian national broadcaster and the EBU, will examine each of them before an announcement is made. So who has submitted official bids? Turin On Friday, Chiara Appendino, […]
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