BIRTHDAY: Tereza from Yugoslavia is 81 today There’s a term called false-flagging. It’s when you come from one country but do stuff internationally for another. There’s nothing wrong with it, and many Eurovision stars have done such a thing. Maybe even your favourite ever performer. Today’s birthday girl […]
Have you ever tried to say different phrases while wearing a mouthpiece that won’t let them shut your mouth? That’s exactly what the ‘Speak Out‘ game does! Here, at Eurovision Ireland, we thought to combine this game with our favourite topic: Eurovision! The idea came to us while […]
BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 49 today I’ve got that home entry feeling again. And this could be one with a difference. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. That regional TV company is now a national one. Back in […]
In this series of polls, Eurovision Ireland are going to look at countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest and get you to vote for your favourites. Sounds simple? Well, yes, it is – the twist is, we’re grouping them according to how many times each country […]
OBITUARY: Yugoslavia’s Sabahudin Kurt has died News has reached us that Yugoslavia’s representative in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest – Sabahudin Kurt – has died. He was 82. He sang the song ‘Život je sklopio krug’ at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen. As you may know, only […]
An old saying warns us to keep our friends close, and our enemies closer… but perhaps it’s just easier to snub them at Europe’s favourite music competition?! Show business is full of famous feuds… Joan Crawford and Bette Davis… Lindsey Lohan and Hilary Duff… Taylor Swift and whoever […]
Parents used to call their children after a family relative – usually a Grand Parent or sometimes after a Saint. However from time to time this tradition is way surpassed by a personal story – and we have one such story in 2015. This year one of the contest’s […]
Yes, I LOVE THEM ALL !!!!! That was the resounding message that Serbian hopeful Aleksa Jelić sends to all his fans across Europe when we here at Eurovision Ireland caught up with him to ask about his preparations for the Serbian national selection and his thoughts on […]
It’s Friday Favourites here at Eurovision Ireland and this week we introduce you to a new writer at the site – Nine. We go back in our Tardis to the year 1989. The first Eurovision I watched was in 1989. I don’t think the rest of my family […]
Crimea, may be have your votes please? Last year Swedish TV developed the Eurovision slogan for the contest in Malmo, “We Are One” which aimed to portray Europe as a united entity, emphasising diversity and multiculturalism. Except Europe really isn’t one; Europe is a fractured construct, economically, […]
The New Eurovision Voting Regulations announced by the EBU last week, are still making the mainstream news across not only Europe but the globe – see here One of Ireland’s largest national radio stations “NewsTalk Radio”, invited Eurovision Ireland onto their show to discuss these rule changes and […]
Eurovision Contestant and Croatian superstar has praised the decision of HRT (the country’s national broadcaster) for withdrawing from Eurovision 2014. HRT cited economic reasons for their departure from the contest. However Tereza Kesovija – whom has performed twice at Eurovision – has a very different point of view. In […]
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