It’s been another really busy weekend for Eurovision fans everywhere with no less than 7 national finals this week (including Serbia and Georgia tonight!) and over half of the songs heading to Tel Aviv have been released. So what has this done to the betting odds? It’s been […]
BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 72 today It’s monochrome Tuesday here, so suspend your disappointment in the lack of colour, and concentrate on the song. A song that won. And was the first song in the now all-pervasive English language to win. Picture the scene. A […]
BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 30 today You might be a little weary of Eurovision after super Saturday – and Sunday. Or you might be wanting more and more and more. And did you spot one of Saturday’s winning song titles? And that tenuous link brings me […]
Well, what a busy weekend it’s been! Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, Montevizija, the UK’s Eurovision: You Decide and Sanremo has just finished… just about! We know have another 4 songs lined up for Tel Aviv – double the amount we had Friday morning!! – but how have […]
BIRTHDAY: Jade Ewen from the UK is 31 today Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some think it’s an outrage. As you’ll know, anyone can win our favourite TV show. just […]
Forget Brexit – the issue on everyone’s minds today was the release of the 6 artists and 3 songs taking part in Eurovision: You Decide 2019, which will select the United Kingdom’s Eurovision entry for Tel Aviv! You’ve listened to the songs and we know you have your […]
UK: More details revealed of Eurovision our Decision Broadcaster the BBC has announced the hopefuls vying for the golden ticket from the UK to Tel Aviv in May. Six acts will perform in the national final on Friday 8 February. In the show’s first round, they’ll perform between […]
So…..the dust has settled on Lisbon 2018 (which I had the pleasure of attending this year) and as 2019 and the road to Tel Aviv 2019 has begun, with Albania being the first to select their entry! I felt it timely to write my first article as a […]
Earlier tonight, we revealed that Racheal Ashdown was one of three new members of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group. We can now also reveal that she is in fact the new Head of Delegation for the BBC – replacing Helen Ridell after five years in the role, […]
Recently we published an article looking at the furthest distances Eurovision has travelled over the decades. While compiling the data for that article, Eurovision Ireland regular and global wanderer James worked out the distance each Eurovision Song Contest has travelled from the previous year’s host venue to the […]