Ireland’s journey to Junior Eurovision 2022 has officially begun! The opening heat of Ireland’s junior selection show, Junior Eurovision Éire, aired last night on the Irish-language channel TG4. It featured the first batch of talented young singers, vying to represent Ireland at Junior Eurovision 2022 when it takes place in Yerevan, Armenia this December. The show began with an explanation of …
Today marks the final day for any broadcaster with an active membership in the European Broadcasting Union to apply for participation in Eurovision 2023. After this, no additional broadcaster will be able to participate in the contest that did not originally apply – but broadcasters who submitted an application can still withdraw prior to October 11th without financial penalty. Any …
TG4, the broadcaster which oversees Ireland’s Junior Eurovision participation, has announced new details about the country’s approach to the 2022 contest. Once again, Ireland’s representative will be chosen through TG4’s show Junior Eurovision Éire; however, there will be some notable changes. The most dramatic change to the format is that, in the final, the winner will now be chosen by …
We’re back with another edition of Fun Facts about Eurovision – specifically Eurovision 1982! Did you know that in 1982 two eventual Eurovision winners almost competed in the same year and with the same band name? Do you know why Australia didn’t broadcast the contest this year? How many Eurovision entries have Ralf and Bernd written? All these questions and more …
We’ve passed the halfway point of the tape releases, and are now at the midway point of the second semi-final as well. We’ve learned that Australia and Cyprus have chosen not to release their live on tape performances publicly, so they join Netherlands, Moldova, Ukraine, Norway, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Czech Republic in this regard. Armenia’s tape was released publicly two …
Each week we appear to get Eurovision news from the Emerald Isle, this time from a local Dublin band interested in Eurovision 2023. On Friday, June 3rd band member of Wild Youth tweeted: “Can I write the Eurovision for 2023 and can @bandwildyouth perform please.” To ensure it was noticed, they even tagged Head of Delegation Michael Kealy. Can I …
Another Eurovision season has passed; and unfortunately with Brooke Scullion’s non-qualification, it marks yet another year that Ireland has failed to qualify for the Grand Final. In the past nine years, Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s Together remains the only Irish entry to make it to the big night — which leaves us to ask, what’s still going wrong? Can Ireland’s long-lost successes …
In a night full of lightning, glory notes, bejeweled sneakers, and mechanical bulls, the most shocking moments came from the reveal of semi 2’s results. In all 18 acts competed during tonight’s show, hoping to secure slots in Saturday’s Grand Final. They were: 🇫🇮 FINLAND – The Rasmus – Jezebel 🇮🇱 ISRAEL – Michael Ben David – I.M 🇷🇸 SERBIA …
Turin, 06 May 2022 Buongiorno everyone! Once again, we’re here with the full-on detailed report of this morning’s rehearsals. Let’s dive right in, and inform you what you can expect from Australia, Cyprus, Ireland, North Macedonia and Estonia! Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on the official channel. Country: Australia Act: Sheldon Riley Song: “Not …
The line-up for this year’s long-awaited Eurovision in Concert is now complete, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra a welcome final addition to the Amsterdam showpiece preview party! The concert and press event has not been held since the lead-up to Tel Aviv in 2019, but fans and press are expected to descend on the Dutch capital this Saturday to welcome back …
