At the weekend, the Official Chart company revealed that Sam Ryder had entered the top 10, ahead of the midweek chart reveal. Today, Sam Ryder is currently sitting at number 2 and only 1,880 chart sales behind Harry Styles – who has topped the chart for the last […]
Today marks the 25th Anniversary since Katrina & the Waves took victory for the United Kingdom, in Dublin. Katrina & the Waves won with 227 points with “Love Shine a Light” – 70 points ahead of Ireland, who finished in second place with “Mysterious Woman”. You can watch […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
This week, “SPACE MAN” is the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. Since Saturday and through to the end of this Friday, “SPACE MAN” will be played in the majority of the station’s shows. Scott Mills, who is covering for Ken Bruce, has […]
#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 […]
The songs that will be participating at Liet International 2022 have been revealed. They are: Denmark (Synnejysk/German) – Martin Hørløck – Æ Nordschleswig-Lied Finland/Norway (Sámi) – Winner of Sámi Grand Prix 2022 France (Corsican) – Doria – ROMA Germany (Low German) – Die Tüdelband – Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr Germany […]
According to The Sun, the Semi Finals of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will be returning to BBC Three, after it returned as a linear television channel on Tuesday. BBC Three broadcasted the Semi Finals since their introduction in 2004 and ended in 2016. BBC Four took over […]
There will be no more “Good Evening Europe, this in London calling”, but you’ll now hear “Good Evening Europe, this is Salford calling”. From this year the points awarded by the UK professional jury will be announced by the spokesperson from a North West of England location for […]
#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 […]
Six new celebrities took to the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor – including former UK commentator Mel Giedroyc. She was up against Adrian Chiles, Anne-Marie, Fred Sirieix, Jay Blades and Moira Stuart. Mel Giedroyc took to the dance floor with professional partner Neil Jones. Their Street-Commercial routine scored […]
Well,Christmas Day has come and gone, Now that we are winding down towards the end of yet another year full of twists and turns, we at Eurovision Ireland felt this would be a good time to cast our minds back to May 2021 and have a look back […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 23 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