BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 53 today What do you now? It’s more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We […]
BIRTHDAY: Maria Guinot from Portugal would have been 74 today Even though most countries like to use English to sing in at our favourite TV show, it’s nice to hear something that’s truer to its roots. Portuguese was a very misunderstood language until 2017. But if you were […]
STAGGY: Day nine at Eurovision 2019 Working hard! Squeak! Orange Carpet! Squeak! Who to support? Squeeak! So many new friends! Squeeeeaaaakkkkk!!!!! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: First semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Live Blog of Semi 1 Jury Final #DareToDream from 21:00 CET Dusk may have fallen over Tel Aviv, not that it slows this bustling city down! We’re super excited here in Israel as it’s time for the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the Jury […]
Wandering around the gorgeous host city Tel Aviv earlier today, we noticed that rental bike company Tel-O-Fun have decorated some of the wheels of their bikes with flags of the nations taking part at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The wheels feature an image of the flag […]
So we’ve seen the rehearsals, we’ve looked at the bookies favourites and we all have our favourites. Some acts are more certain to qualify than others, but who are the acts that are not quite there yet, but they still have a good chance to grab that desired […]
The start of Eurovision 2019 is just days away!! So you know what that means – it’s time to cast your predictions on who will qualify from the 1st Semi Final! Just like the juries at the contest, you get to vote for your Top 10, meaning YOU […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
Eurovision is a busy time of year and it’s easy to miss things in all the excitement… So in case you did miss any of our Semi Final thoughts on the artists and their first rehearsals, here they all are in one convenient place! Want to know our […]
It’s been another busy day here at Eurovision 2019! After another packed day of rehearsals, interviews and general shenanigans, we’ve now seen all the acts taking part the 1st semi final! But how has this affected the betting odds? Once all the countries taking to the stage today […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
Following on from my series of daily #RichardReflects articles in Lisbon and my #MinskJournal throughout my time at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, I return to Tel Aviv with the #TelAvivJournal!!! Day 1 for me was all about travelling. I finally arrived at our apartment at 4pm local […]
It’s been another whirlwind of a day here in Tel Aviv as the next 8 acts have taken to the stage for their first rehearsals at Eurovision 2019. Out of all the acts we saw today, who was your favourite? Who had you delighted? Who had you recoiling? […]
ESC2019: DAY TWO THOUGHTS – PART TWO Another three rehearsals here on Day Two of Eurovision 2019, so here are some thoughts on what we’ve seen from Iceland, Estonia and Portugal. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
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