As we all know, last night saw this year’s Eurovision Song contest get underway with Semi Final 1 taking place in Turin ,Italy. Ten countries made it through to Saturday’s Grand Final.Unfortunately, Denmark was not one of them. This means that it is now two years running that […]
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 last weeks , we at Eurovision Ireland have been taking a look at the fates and fortunes of the many performers and hosts who have graced our beloved contest over the years. Once all that pre-contest preparation was over and the actual contest had taken place […]
Over the years since our beloved contest began , way back in 1956, many artists have graced the Eurovision stage over the years, enjoying the opportunity to make themselves known far and wide. But…what happened once all that preparation for the contest and the actual appearance was done? […]
Tonight the Andra Chansen ( Second Chance Round ) was held at the STIGA Sports arena in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Eight acts competed in four duels with the winner of each duel going forward to the final in Stockholm . Duel 1 Anis Don Demina v Ellen Bendiktssonand Simon […]
Some sad news has reached us from the Danish Press today. Niels “Noller Olsen, one half of the Olsen brothers has announced that he is now having to give up his music career due to having been diagnosed with a terminal cancer of the brain ,according to Jyllands […]
Well, as we all know by now , The Netherlands achieved their much awaited 5th win after 44 years of trying , with the closest they got to breaking that long wait being back in 2014 being when The Common Linnets came 2nd with “Calm after the Storm […]
After missing out on their first ever Eurovision final in Lisbon, we knew Russia would come back fighting for Tel Aviv. Rumours circulated for months (making it possibly the worst kept secret in showbiz!) and Russia eventually confirmed that Sergey Lazarev was to return to the Eurovision stage […]
Last week, I began by introducing my series of articles on hosting the Eurovision song contest and what this means for the host country . Today , I am going to look at one of the most important things that the winning country of the year has to […]
One of the best things about Eurovision is that it moves every year – so not only does every contest give you another set of songs to enjoy, but it also gives you a brand new host city to explore and fall in love with! But just how […]
Happy New Year from Eurovision Ireland! Lots of people make it their New Year’s Resolution to travel and explore the world around them – and what better way of doing that than combining it with everyone’s favourite musical extravaganza, the Eurovision Song Contest! For those who love […]
Swedish broadcaster SVT has revealed more details of Melodifestivalen 2018. The six cities hosting the four semi-finals, the second chance and final have been announced, and if you’re planning on attending them all, you’ll soon rack up those miles around Sweden. The venues and dates are: Semi-final 1 […]
June 5th Abba took to the stage to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the beginnings of the band. The location was Stockholm and we have all been waiting for a video of the performance of the song they did. Wait no more – here is a video of […]
Last night we all had our first look at Justin Timberlake’s interval performance at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and the crowd absolutely loved it! Despite the obviously cheesy interview with Mans in the green room, where the plug for the new movie and single were dropped like […]
Välkommen till Stockholm! In this series of articles, we’ll look at various aspects of the Swedish capital, all aimed at helping you make your Eurovision trip go as smoothly possible. After all, one of the (many) joys of Eurovision is getting to explore somewhere new! We’ve already had […]
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