During the build up to next week’s Eurovision song contest and whilst rehearsal coverage has been restricted this week, due to media access being closed to the first and second rehearsals, we at Eurovision Ireland decided to look back at the highs and lows at Eurovision of each […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 18 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 44 today Have you ever noticed any families taking part in our favourite TV show? We have had twins, siblings, and even a mother/daughter act. But as it’s been going 65 years, there’s the chance of dynasties emerging. Today’s birthday girl Svala Björgvinsdóttir […]
BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 42 today They say that the music business can be a difficult one to get into, which is probably why the current crop of talent shows around Europe won’t go away. Of course, many recent performers have come via that route. But there’s […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 5 Press Conferences. Due to limited resources on the ground here in Kyiv we at Eurovision Ireland are unable to have a camera in the Press Conference Room. But thanks to our friends at ESCKAZ we are able to show you coverage of each press conference […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 5 Second Rehearsals LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 0900 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision rehearsal news, then […]
Icelandic delegation arrived yesterday in Kyiv but seems 42 suitcases didn’t make it to the Ukrainian capital. Apparently the missing suitcases made it as far as Brussels where the team had a flight connection on their way from Reykjavik, but no further. No worries though as in a […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 2 First Rehearsal LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 0900 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision rehearsal news, […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
Eurovision Ireland team got the chance to get in touch with the lovely and talented singer SVALA – Iceland’s representative this year at Eurovision Song Contest. We love her song “Paper” and the story behind it. Here is what she was kind enough to tell us First of […]
We now have all the songs for Eurovision 2017! Hooray!! But only 20 of them will advance from the semi-finals and join Ukraine, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK in the grand final… boo!! But the question is… who will those lucky countries be? We all have […]
#ICELAND: Svala wins the Söngvakeppnin ticket to Kyiv Icelandic national final Söngvakeppnin has just finished, and Svala will be going to Kyiv in May with the song ‘Paper’. Svala Björnvinsdóttir beat Daði Freyr Perúrsson in the superfinal, after they won a combined jury and televote. Here’s her official video. […]