Since 2004, when the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Istanbul, Turkey, a Semi Final/s have been in place. 20 years later, Ukraine are the only country left to have a 100% qualification record. In 2005, 2017 and 2023, Ukraine qualified automatically as the host nation (although the […]
#ESC2024: Live Blog of SF1 rehearsal – from 14.45BST/15.45CET The Monday afternoon technical rehearsal is the first time we get to see how a TV show hangs together. It’s bound to involve a few hiccups here and there, but it’s also bound to be all right for the […]
We are just days away from the First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, coming to us live from cool Malmö, Sweden on Tuesday 7th May at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Although soon enough we’ll know who […]
Today has seen the fifth day of rehearsals in the Malmö Arena, this time the acts who will participate in Semi Final 1 get a second round of rehearsals on the Malmö stage . This round of rehearsals is to check any changes made from the first rehearsals […]
#ESC2024: Eurovision Ireland reviews – Part 3 We at Eurovision Ireland have cast our discerning eye over the 37 competing songs at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. In this third review, we look at the songs from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. You can find our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gaitana from Ukraine is 45 today Do you have parents from two completely different places? Is one parent from Ireland and the other from Cyprus, for example? It’s great when you can benefit from two different cultures. It shows that this world isn’t so big after all. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mariya Yaremchuk from Ukraine is 31 today Let’s just forget current events at the moment. We’re here to celebrate birthdays, wherever they fall throughout Europe (and Australia). Today we’re celebrating the birthday of Марія Назарівна Яремчук/Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk who did her stuff for Ukraine in 2014. Yes, […]
#Ukraine: We have a winner… Tonight we had the final of Vidbir 2024 and after a 50/50 combination of jury and public voting, we have a winner. Waving the Ukranian flag in Malmo will be… Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil! What do you think? Will Ukraine make the […]
Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, have revealed the songs and running order for Vidbir 2024 – their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo. Suspilne have revealed the songs, which can be listened to HERE. The full running order for Vidbir 2024 on Saturday 3rd […]
#CHRISTMAS2023: 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