#BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 56 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: Paulo de Carvalho from Portugal is 75 today very song – in it’s own way – makes its own piece of history. It could be a country’s début song. It could be their lowest ever scorer. Or it could make its mark for wider reasons. In 1974, […]
It’s always one of our most read articles of the year! You loved it when we covered this in 2018, 2019, and 2021, so it’s time to crunch the numbers again for 2022! With the semi finals done for another year, it’s time to check in and see whose qualification […]
#ESC2022: The first qualifiers The first Semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest has finished, and we have our ten qualifiers for the Grand Final on Saturday 14 May. But who are they? Scroll down below for clips of the lucky songs. Do you agree with the ten […]
Tonight’s the night! The First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest will be coming to us live from beautiful Turin, Italy at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Although in a few hours we’ll know just who […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part IV We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. You can find our earlier […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fernando Tordo from Portugal is 74 today Birthdays are like buses. Some days there are none at all. Then other days you get a veritable plethora of them. That then gives you the dilemma of which song to pick. That leads me to decide which one I […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have joined a growing list of European broadcasters, who will be showing the 2022 American Song Contest. RTP will broadcast the Contest during the week of original broadcast. The Contest will be shown on Thursday 24th March, from 23:00 CET, on RTP1. While further […]
#PORTUGAL: And the winner is… After two semi-finals and a Grand Final, Portuguese broadcaster RTP has awarded the golden ticket to one lucky act, who’ll defend their country at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. That lucky act is… Maro, singing saudade saudade Is it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tonicha from Portugal is 76 today In just over two months from now, it’s possible that you’ll be somewhere in southern Europe. Somewhere where the pasta, chianti (chianti, chianti, chianti, chianti, chianti, chianti) and the like flow freely. Will you be there? To celebrate the Latin vibe […]
#BIRTHDAY: Filipa Sousa from Portugal is 37 today Portugal. What music do you think of when someone says that word to you? Songs about former colonies perhaps? Or young ladies in boots in Bergen? Or, more likely, the fado. The fado can be a beautiful style, and the […]
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, have announced the launch of Hispavisión, a song contest for Ibero-America, Spanish speaking world. Hispavisión is due to make its debut in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia next year, with invitations already known to be have sent to Brazil and Portugal. José Manuel Pérez […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, has announced the guest artists ahead of the Festival Da Canção 2022 Semi Finals. Three guest acts will appear during the Semi Finals. They are: Semi Final 1: The Black Mamba – ESC 2021 Semi Final 1: Rita Redshoes Semi Final 2: Chanel […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the running orders for the Semi Finals of Festival da Canção 2022. The running orders are: Semi Final 1 – Saturday 5th March Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã TheMisterDriver – CaliSun Diana Castro – Ginger Ale FF – Bom Esperar Alguém Norton – Hope Aurea – Why Kumpania Algazarra – A Minha Praia MARO – saudade, […]
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