Let’s face it… the last 18 months have been anything but ordinary!! And in these strange times of COVID, social distancing and frantic hand washing, even Eurovision has undergone massive changes to ensure the event we know and love can go ahead. We all knew it was going […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate San Marino. San Marino debuted at the Contest in 2008, in Belgrade, Serbia. Miodio finished […]
#BIRTHDAY: Serhat is 56 today Every now and then, Eurovision yields a folk hero. They don’t set out to be renowned, but it just happens to them. And whatever they do, any criticism just bounces off them. In 2019, we saw the Sammarinese send today’s birthday boy Serhat […]
So , Christmas has passed us by and we’re approaching another year and in deed , another National final season in preparation for us to #openup the 2020 Eurovision song contest to be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with Albania ,having chosen their entry already and some countries […]
#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 […]
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 […]
#SAN MARINO: Interview with Serhat in Tel Aviv After a full day of rehearsals here in Tel Aviv, Eurovision Ireland were lucky enough to chat with San Marino’s Eurovision king, Serhat himself! How has Serhat changed as a performer since 2016? What does he make of his TV […]
So, rehearsals are well under way in Tel Aviv and so far we’re getting some rather interesting and very varied acts judging by what the rest of my colleagues are reporting back from Tel Aviv and also the clips on various internet links. In Melodifestivalen this year, Sweden […]
STAGGY: Day two of Eurovision Another day, and things got a little mad. What with all the rehearsals and everything. But there was still time for a bit of kicking back. They do cheese here in Israel. Yummy! I made a new friend that told me all the […]
ESC2019: DAY TWO THOUGHTS – PART THREE Day Two of rehearsals at Eurovision 2019 is drawing to a close, but we have just enough time to have a look at Greece and San Marino! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
He’s back – James’ nephew and Eurovision Ireland’s youngest contributor, 6 year-old Jack is taking a look at the rest of the songs taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019! After giving us his thoughts on songs heading to Junior Eurovision in Minsk last year, we were […]
Today we saw the official release of San Marino’s song (and video) for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019! This year, San Marino will be represented by the well-known singer Serhat with the song ‘Say Na Na Na’. It’s a classic disco tune and we enjoy it. Have a […]
Every year at Eurovision, we have our national selections, our internal selections, our rumours, our surprise announcements – and more and more frequently, our artists who get announced weeks or even months before their songs do! While incredibly frustrating, it does help build the suspense and we all […]
For weeks now, there have been a number of rumours on who would be representing the tiny nation this year – the only hint been it’d be an international singer. For their tenth entry, San Marino have decided to bring back Serhat. San Marino RTV had the following […]
It’s not fairly uncommon for former Eurovision contestants to collaborate on future projects outside the contest. And today we’re presenting you another jem from this category. Serhat, the Turkish singer that represented San Marino at Eurovision in 2016, decided to revamp his 2004 hit ‘Total Disguise’ with the […]