BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence is 26 today It’s a curious thing that the first song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest, and the last song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest come from the same country. The unassuming Dutch have this particular record, and I can hardly […]
BIRTHDAY: Anouk from the Netherlands is 45 today We’re all missing a Dutch interpretation of a 21st Century contest, but at least we’ll get one in 13 months time. It’ll be here before we know it. But we can still go Dutch, with the country’s rich past going […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
BIRTHDAY: Maribelle from the Netherlands is 60 today One month from today, the fans of our favourite TV show were due to be gathering in the Netherlands for two weeks for thrills, spills and the occasional piece of quality music. It’s not to be, but we can still […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Although the Eurovision Song Contest for 2020 has been cancelled, we decided we will finish the series so that every country gets the #ReVu2 treatment and no one is left out. […]
Amsterdam Calling 2020, the event held by OGAE NL, has been cancelled due to the Dutch government restrictions on gatherings. In regards to Eurovision In Concert, the organisers have made the following statement: “On behalf of the government, the ban on events has been extended till April 6th. […]
Last time we had a look at the betting odds, only Albania had declared and it was a bit odd only having a Top 1 – but with the majority of entries now known for Rotterdam, it’s time to take a look again at the betting odds! Remember, […]
As has been previously announced, The Netherlands have again opted for an internal selection following the success of Duncan Laurence last year with his song Arcade. Jeangu Macrooy will be flying the flag for the host country this year and today we can hear the song he will […]
#BIRTHDAY: Humphrey Campbell is 62 today Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased over the years, but there were days without the semi-finals. In 1992, we were wondering how a contest […]
BIRTHDAY: Lenny Kuhr from the Netherlands is 70 today When you look at the Netherlands’ fortunes, you will see amongst it five wins. They had to wait 44 years between their last two, but the first three came in a 12 year spell. That’s impressive. Any country would […]