#BIRTHDAY: Björn Ulvaeus from Sweden is 78 today Today we celebrate a birthday from a member of a certain popular beat combo. You might have heard of them. They come from a country with a modest population, called Sweden. Or “Sverige” to use their local parlance. Back in […]
The cold days are with us again, the nights are drawing in…which means the return of the popular BBC Competition Strictly Come Dancing .What has Strictly Come Dancing got to do with the Eurovision Song Contest,you may ask? Well, during each series we often see a connection between […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anni-Frid Lyngstad is 76 today Just once in a while, I’ll pick a birthday for a member of a group. And I’ve gone obscure. Possibly. Let’s see if her group’s song rings any bells at all. I understand it did OK in the 1970s. I jest of […]
Last night, the BBC showed “Eurovision: Come Together” as part of their Eurovision coverage for this year. The show had a vote to find their all-time favourite Eurovision Song Contest entry. Last night at the end of the show, Waterloo, ABBA, was revealed as the winner. This morning, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Björn Ulvæus is 75 today You may recall earlier this month we celebrated a big birthday of a member of some certain popular beat combo from the Nordic part of our great continent. Today we celebrate another birthday from a member of the same popular beat combo. […]
BIRTHDAY: Agnetha Fältskog is 70 today When we celebrate the birthdays here, we usually stick to soloists and duos. However, when we can we’ll post the occasional birthday of a bigger group member. Especially if it’s a big birthday. When you think of Sweden – and have stopped […]
BIRTHDAY: Benny Andersson from Sweden is 73 today It’s legend time. A real legend. Yeah, the term is used to describe anyone who came fifth in a Tuesday night semi-final. But this legend won our favourite TV show – with three others – and has remained high profile […]
BIRTHDAY: Frida from Sweden is 74 today Just once in a while, I’ll pick a birthday for a member of a group. And I’ve gone obscure. Possibly. Let’s see if her group’s song rings any bells at all. I understand it did OK in the 1970s. I jest […]
So, rehearsals are well under way in Tel Aviv and so far we’re getting some rather interesting and very varied acts judging by what the rest of my colleagues are reporting back from Tel Aviv and also the clips on various internet links. In Melodifestivalen this year, Sweden […]
Happy New Year! While a new year means that a new Eurovision Song Contest is edging ever closer, it also means it’s time to look through ESC Radio’s Annual Top 250! While Loreen has held on to her crown for a 7th consecutive year, James took a closer […]
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 […]
Swedish heart-throb and Eurovision superstar Måns Zelmerlöw has just posted pictures on his Instagram and Facebook accounts, showing that’s he’s on location in Brighton today filming for the BBC’s Eurovision: You Decide! It seems Måns is quite taken with the sea side town, and not just because it […]
June 5th Abba took to the stage to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the beginnings of the band. The location was Stockholm and we have all been waiting for a video of the performance of the song they did. Wait no more – here is a video of […]
Eurovision Royalty Abba took to the stage last night and performed together. “June 5th is exactly 50 years since Björn and Benny met for the first time in Linköping, Sweden. The rest is history and we are all so grateful for this day. Thank you for the music […]
ABBA – ‘The 25 Undiscovered Gems’ is brought to the market in advance of the release of their 1979 Wembley Concert on Digibook, CD and Vinyl is available for you to download now. Agnetha herself has been promoting this 25 song playlist that is on Spotify below. “Brilliant […]
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