#BIRTHDAY: Debrah Scarlett from Norway is 33 A song like today’s song is one we don’t want to stop. You get them sometimes. They look a bit odd to start with but draw you in as they go along. By the end, you wish the song were twice […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have revealed the return of MGPjr in 2027 – but not as a Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection, for now. NRK will open applications for MGPjr this year, before it takes place next year, in 2027. NRK has also revealed that there […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 20th, we are continuing with Knut Anders Sørum. They represented Norway with “High”, taking 24th place with 3 […]
#OBITUARY: Kirsti Sparboe from Norway Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe has died, aged 79. She was part of a very elite group of performers that has sung at the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions. She was born in Tromsø in 1946. Her first attempt was […]
NRK, the Norweigian national broadcaster, have confirmed participation and Melodi Grand Prix – their national selection for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. NRK have not only confirmed participation at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, but they have also opened applications for Melodi Grand Prix 2027 – which will […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have revealed that Liet International will not be taking place during 2026. The organisers of Liet International have confirmed to NRK that the Contest will not be held in 2026 – with Tjallien Kalsbeek saying that the organisation is aiming to hold the […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 5th, we are continuing with Kyle Alessandro. They represented Lithuania with “Lighter”, taking 18th place with 89 points. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 May – Silje Vige from Norway is 50 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 May – Merethe Trøan from Norway is 56 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 […]
The semi finals are over for another year, so that means it’s time for one of the most popular annual articles Eurovision Ireland publishes – it’s time to find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision […]