Last week , as part of my series on the trials and tribulations of being the host country for the Eurovision Song Contest. I looked at the ( very ) large financial commitments that the host delegation and host country has when hosting a large event like our […]
BIRTHDAY: Mikel Herzog from Spain is 59 today Isn’t it often the way that you can tell where someone’s from, just by their name? If it ends in ‘dottir’, it’s usually Icelandic. Or if it ends in ‘ić’, it’s usually from a lot further south-east. So imagine Europe’s […]
This year’s Madrid Eurovision Party will take place in Sala La Riviera, on the weekend of Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April. The fifteen acts that have confirmed their appearance so far are: Miki – Spain Jonida Maliqi – Albania Eliot – Belgium Lake Malawi – Czech Republic […]
It’s been exactly a week now since all the songs for Eurovision 2019 were released. You’ve made your Top 10s and have your favourites, but now the dust has settled and everyone has had a chance to hear everything – what are the bookies thinking? We deliberately waited […]
BIRTHDAY: Alfred García from Spain is 22 today You want an up to date song? Do you? Really? Something that still has the shine on it? In other words, a song from 2018? Well you’re in the right place. Do you remember Lisbon? That nicely warm city with […]
It’s been another really busy weekend for Eurovision fans everywhere with no less than 7 national finals this week (including Serbia and Georgia tonight!) and over half of the songs heading to Tel Aviv have been released. So what has this done to the betting odds? It’s been […]
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 […]
After an exciting night in Spain, Miki has emerged victorious and will sing “La Venda” for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this May! As one of the Big 5, Spain’s spot in the final is already guaranteed. So no semifinals for Miki, he will […]
¡Buenas noches Europa, y buenos días Australia! Tonight we’ll discover who gets to fly the flag for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 – that’s right, it’s time for Operación Triunfo Gala Eurovisión! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform […]
BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 38 today It’s always interesting how countries select their songs for our favourite TV show. Public selections take different forms, some better than others. Take Spain for example. They’ve tried various ways, from selecting internally, to single shows, to talent shows over many, […]
BIRTHDAY: David Civera from Spain is 40 today One of the things about taking part in our favourite TV contest is the audience. Yes, it’s a TV show first and foremost, but there will always be a crowd that you have to sing to too. In the good […]
TV3, the television channel of Spanish region Catalonia, is aiming for full EBU Membership by 2020. This comes following a vote in the Catalonian parliament this week. In the same sitting of parliament, a vote also saw the agreement in participating at the Eurovision Song Contest – something […]
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 […]
#SPAIN: RTVE reveals hopefuls for Eurovision 2019 Spain, one of the Big 5, has revealed the line-up of participants competing for the lucky ticket to Tel Aviv next May. Seventeen songs have been selected by a special jury for an online vote. But what are they? Famous “No […]
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 […]
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