On Saturday 16th May 2020, the night when this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final would’ve taken place, the BBC will have a treat in-store for the British audience. “Eurovision: Come Together” will be hosted by Graham Norton – the annual commentator for the UK at the Grand […]
Last time we had a look at the betting odds, only Albania had declared and it was a bit odd only having a Top 1 – but with the majority of entries now known for Rotterdam, it’s time to take a look again at the betting odds! Remember, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Clodagh Rodgers from the UK is 73 today Did you know that there’s been a whole host of voting systems through the years. The current 12, 10 system has been in place a long time and has generally worked. But what did we do before 1975? Well, […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Over the course of this series, Eurovision Ireland regular James will take a look at all the songs heading to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 and give you his thoughts in just […]
UK: The act is revealed The BBC has revealed that James Newman will be singing for the United Kingdom at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. James will be performing My last breath, a song he has co-written with Ed Drewett, Adam Argyle and Iain James. Back in 2014, […]
OBITUARY: Pearl Carr has died aged 98 The world of Eurovision is sad to hear of the passing of Pearl Carr, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with her late husband Teddy Johnson. Pearl and Teddy were the first in a […]
Caroline Flack, the co-commentator of the BBC Semi Final Commentary team in 2008, has passed away at the age of 40, within the last hour. Caroline commentated alongside Paddy O’Connell in 2008, when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Belgrade, Serbia. In more recent years, Caroline hosted […]
This coming Sunday (16th February), Lucie Jones will be ‘Live at the Adelphi’ for a one night-only concert. Accompanied by a 22-piece Orchestra, Lucie will be singing songs from the various musicals she has starred in – including The Wedding Singer, Rent, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables and Waitress. […]
BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE SONG!!! You’ve all just screamed at your computer screens (or mobile phones)!! Yes, we do – but that doesn’t stop the bookies from already taking a look at who they think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2020! Remember, betting odds are calculated […]
Happy 2020 from everyone here at Eurovision Ireland! ESC Radio’s yearly Eurovision Top 250 is a staple in the fan calendar, with lovers of the contest from across Europe and beyond listening in on New Year’s Eve to find out if their favourites have earned a place on […]
BIRTHDAY: John Allison from the UK is 80 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 […]
As it’s now December, many of us will be turning our attention to Christmas and begin decorating our homes for the festive season. Sadly for Eurovision fans, Christmas couldn’t really be further away from the traditionally May-held contest… after all, it’s a long time to go till Rotterdam, […]
BIRTHDAY: Daz Sampson from the UK is 45 today The ‘novelty’ song. Every contest has them. Just look at Carola. I joke. Carola has never been a novelty. But these songs sometimes do far better than expected. And some we can just point and laugh at. I leave […]
BIRTHDAY: Pearl Carr from the UK is 96 today It’s good to go right back at time. For those that don’t know, there was once a contest with only ten songs. Can you imagine that now? Well, compared to that, 1959 was a bumper edition. In that year, […]
BIRTHDAY: Joe Woolford from the UK is 25 today You have to admire the United Kingdom of stuff. They have this glittering past of top three places that came to a juddering halt in 2002. They may have been overtaken by a number of events. Yet they still […]
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