It’s that time of year again! Ireland is getting ready to choose their representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, coming to us live from Malmö, Sweden in May! Six acts are competing for that ticket to Sweden, all hoping to be Ireland’s next Eurovision contestant. They are: […]
Hello Europe ! God Kveld Europa! Yes, it’s that time of year again when countries around Europe hold their National selections to choose which act they will send to the Eurovision Song Contest , which as we all know by now , takes place in Malmö , Sweden […]
Looking at the dark , gloomy weather outside and with the beginning of a new year almost upon us , it’s hard to believe that just a few months ago , we were all gathered in Liverpool welcoming delegations , fans, guest performers and visitors to the 2023 […]
Those of you who follow us regularly will know that we, at Eurovision Ireland, have been looking at the highs and lows of each country in the years they have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Today, we are focusing on our friends from North Macedonia. North […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have announced the Host City of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. SVT have revealed that Malmö will be the Host City of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest – this follows the 1992 and 2013 Contests. The Grand Final will take place on May […]
Last night, Italy held its 73rd Sanremo festival in which the winner has the option to participate in the Eurovision Song contest 2023 .After a long night, Italy decided and Marco Mengoni emerged victorious with his song “Due Vite” . Most of you will remember Marco having competed […]
So…..the dust has settled on Lisbon 2018 (which I had the pleasure of attending this year) and as 2019 and the road to Tel Aviv 2019 has begun, with Albania being the first to select their entry! I felt it timely to write my first article as a […]
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 […]
One of the best things about Eurovision is that it moves every year – so not only does every contest give you another set of songs to enjoy, but it also gives you a brand new host city to explore and fall in love with! But just how […]
#ESC2013: Swedish musician Avicii has died Swedish musician, DJ and producer Avicii has died in Oman aged 28. Born Tim Bergling in Stockholm in 1989, his association with Eurovision was in 2013 in Malmö, when he collaberated with Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus to compose an opening theme […]