BIRTHDAY: Anita Thallaug from Norway is 81 today It’s about time we had a song in black & white. Some people forget that there were contests before 2000, and there’s a rich seam of good music buried in the 20th Century. All you have to do is look […]
Well, what a busy weekend it’s been! Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, Montevizija, the UK’s Eurovision: You Decide and Sanremo has just finished… just about! We know have another 4 songs lined up for Tel Aviv – double the amount we had Friday morning!! – but how have […]
Norway will select it’s entry for their debut at this year’s Eurovision Choir, in a live televised contest on Sunday 7th April. NRK have yet to reveal whether the winning choir will be chosen by a jury, the public or the mixture of the two. The four choirs […]
Earlier today, the Norwegian broadcaster NRK revealed the entries taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2019 – Norway’s search for a singer for Tel Aviv! You know the drill by now – listen to the songs and let us know who you love! Can we predict the winner? […]
NOR: Performers revealed for MGP 2019 Norwegian broadcaster NRK has revealed the 10 lucky acts vying for kingdom’s golden ticket to Tel Aviv in May. Melodi Grand Prix 2019 will take place on Saturday 2 March. But what will the residents of Norway get the choice of? Adrian […]
Happy New Year! While a new year means that a new Eurovision Song Contest is edging ever closer, it also means it’s time to look through ESC Radio’s Annual Top 250! While Loreen has held on to her crown for a 7th consecutive year, James took a closer […]
In this series of polls, Eurovision Ireland are going to look at countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest and get you to vote for your favourites. Sounds simple? Well, yes, it is – the twist is, we’re grouping them according to how many times each country […]
This morning, the European Broadcasting Union has released the list of participating broadcasters taking part in next year’s Eurovision Choir Of The Year. On that list are a further three participating debutants. These are France (France Televisions), Norway (NRK), Scotland (BBC) and Sweden (SVT). When we get further […]
We have seen all of this year’s participating countries rehearse once so far this year – but what about the countries thats have participated in the Contest previously? Norway Norway first took part at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, when it was held in Copenhagen, in 2003. They […]
The Final for this year’s Eurovision Young Musicians takes place tonight in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. The Running Order for tonight is as follows: Norway – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (Cello) Slovenia – Nikola Pajanovic (Violin) Czech Republic – Indi Stivin (Double Bass) Germany – Mira Foron (Violin) Hungary […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Eurovision 2018 may still be fresh in our minds, but that hasn’t stopped organisers and artists looking ahead to next year! After coming 10th in Kyiv for Norway in 2017 with Aleksander Walmann, music producer JOWST tweeted he wants to compose a Eurovision entry – but for the […]
Eurovision 2018 hasn’t even finished yet, but that doesn’t mean that preparations aren’t already underway for next year’s edition – wherever it may go! Eight countries have already confirmed their participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest. These are: SWEDEN POLAND SAN MARINO SERBIA ESTONIA ISRAEL NORWAY SPAIN […]
After what can only be described as a shock-fest given to us from the semi-finals, I am here with coverage of the first Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just refresh the page from 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET for […]
It’s been a long road, but after months of preparation and two gruelling semi finals, we’re finally there – the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018! Only one country can take home that coveted trophy – so who will it be? Have your say below – […]
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