As we all know by now, the EBU released a statement on Friday that the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will not be held in Ukraine. The decision comes after on-going discussions with UA:PBC following the victory of Kalush Orchestra in Turin a few weeks ago, as well as […]
The Second semi final of Eurovision 2022 has just finished in Turin , Italy . Eighteen songs performed for the last 10 qualifying places ,only 10 could go through to this Saturday’s Grand Final at the Pala Olimpico in Turin .The lucky 10 are : FINLAND – The […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 72 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
#BIRTHDAY: Engelbert Humperdinck from the UK is 86 today Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst […]
Buona Sera Europa,Buongiorno Australia! While John and Richard are doing a sterling job out in Turin , bringing you coverage from the Eurovision venue, those of us Eurovision Ireland team members who were unable to be in Turin did not want our lovely followers to think we’d disappeared […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. We have a guest reviewer […]
Yesterday, Sam Ryder joined Scott Mills & Chris Stark on their BBC Radio 1 show. Sam took part in the feature “Your Lyrics, Different Song”, where he sung ‘Space Man’ over the instrumental of Måneskin’s ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’. The result can be seen below: Let us […]
#INTERVIEW: James Newman at the 2022 London Eurovision Party Eurovision Ireland caught up with the UK’s James Newman. In good spirits, he told us about his life since 2020, and of course his favourite cake. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#UNITED KINGDOM: The BBC reveals its entrant for ESC 2022 Opting for an internal selection again, the UK’s broadcaster the BBC has been keeping details of the latest Golden Ticket under wraps. Or have they? As we know, the United Kingdom does not have to perform in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 75 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
#BIRTHDAY: John Allison from the UK is 82 today Another year ends, and we have a birthday to delight you. As you’ll know, the contest started deep in the 20th Century, so we’re going back to those early days. The United Kingdom of stuff had a proud reputation […]
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 […]
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 […]
Of course, a lot gets made of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest – how can it not? They’ve just won the biggest televised competition on the planet! But what about the songs that came in 2nd? The songs that a lot of people loved, but it […]
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 […]