The Grand Final of next year’s Melodi Grand Prix will take place on Saturday 20th February, NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster has confirmed. The first of five Semi Finals will commence on Saturday 16th January. All six shows will take place at the H3 Arena in 2021, where […]
In this series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Norway. 1962 In 1962, Norway was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Carl Espen from Norway is 38 today Do you ever notice that some songs are touted as winners, only to fade away once they get to the host city. It could be missed staging opportunity, or the draw conspiring against it. Back in 2014, we all gathered […]
#BIRTHDAY: Britt Synnøve Johansen is 50 today Is there an ideal age for taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you have already earned your spurs in the entertainment scene, or could a complete novice do it? Obviously, those with experience start at different times, so a […]
Tomorrow, Norway will be commemorating the tenth anniversary of the last time they hosted the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final – Saturday 29th May 2010. NRK3 will be rebroadcasting the show tomorrow night, from 19:50 CET. This was the third time the Norwegians had hosted the Contest – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Silje Vige from Norway is 36 today Can you imagine how it feels if you’re closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the world had ever seen at the time. And imaging doing all of this if you were […]
BIRTHDAY: Merethe Trøan from Norway is 50 today Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as we know […]
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 […]
“Norge bestemmer” will be broadcast live on Friday 15th May, to decide who the Norwegians believe should’ve had the nations 12 points at the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Instead of the public, a jury or a mix of the two, the twelve countries were selected through the […]
Tonight would have been the First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, coming to us live from the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Out of the 17 countries taking part, 10 would have advanced on to Saturday’s Grand Final. Of course, due to ongoing restrictions to contain […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, has announced it’s additional programming in replacement of the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. “Adresse Europa” launches tonight and will be broadcast every Saturday. Rather than previewing this year’s entries, as in previous years, the show will look at classic moments from the […]
BIRTHDAY: Knut Anders Sørum from Norway is 44 today Yesterday we had a winner. But as we know our favourite TV show is a competition, and for every winner, someone has to prop up the other end of the table. The song that comes last can sometimes be […]
BIRTHDAY: Stig van Eijk from Norway is 39 today Are you getting over the Eurovision that never was yet? Look at this way, there will be no Post Eurovision Depression in late May. And the best way to assuage any depression you might be feeling now is to […]
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, […]
#OBITUARY: Jahn Teigen has died aged 70 Eurovision Ireland is sorry to hear of the passing of Jahn Teigen, who has died after a short illness at the age of 70. He was a contender for Norway’s Mr Eurovision, having been involved in it for many years. For […]
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