#BIRTHDAY: Lys Assia would have been 100 today We’re breaking with tradition today and celebrating the birthday of someone no longer with us. That’s because this person has a special place in Eurovision folklore, and you might not know much about her. It’s Lys Assia! Today’s birthday girl […]
#ESC2022: Day trip to Lugano Eurovision Ireland loves its history. And what better was to indulge this by visiting the home of the first Eurovision Song Contest. So we took an excursion from Turin to Lugano to see what the Swiss lakeside town had to offer. And did […]
Some Swiss history from the Eurovision Song Contest has been discovered. Lys Assia’s full reprise of “Refrain” was discovered by Good Evening Europe after it appeared on YouTube just five months ago. You can watch the video below: Let us know what you think about Switzerland and the […]
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 […]
The sad news is coming through that Eurovision’s first Winner Lys Assia has died today at the age of 94 according to Swiss Broadcaster SRF. https://youtu.be/IyqIPvOkiRk Assia shot to international fame when she won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 with the now legendary song ‘Refrain’. […]
Switzerland is known for their chocolate, fresh air and timekeeping. It’s their timekeeping that we need to talk about as they have their full Eurovision 2015 selection process mapped out. It is almost as complex as selection a song in Lithuania but stick with me on this one. […]
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