An RTÉ source has confirmed to EuroVisionary.com that the 2009 Irish national final will be broadcast as part of a Late Late Show special. This was also the case for the 2006 and 2007 selections, in which Brian Kennedy and Dervish, respectively, were the only entrants. It has not been decided whether a mutli-artist format… Read more
The 2008 French Eurovision Song Contest entry is currently experiencing a new lease of life. The new Renault Mégane advert is airing on stations all around Europe and has ‘Divine’ as its backing track. Sébastien Tellier has released five albums to date with very little chart success. He has, however, gained some noteriety with the song… Read more
It may be hard to believe that the 1974 British Eurovision Song Contest representative has hit the big 60, but it’s true. The English-born songstress has had a long and illustrious career and now commits most of her time to fundraising for cancer research. It’s nearly 35 years since Olivia Newton-John took to the stage to… Read more
A new RTE series, based on the BBC model, will see, not one, but two Eurovision winners tracing their family tree. Dana Rosmary Scallon (1970) and Linda Martin (1992) will try to fill the gaps in their heritage over hour long episodes. RTE’s version of the popular BBC series, ‘Who do you think you are’, kicked off tonight on RTE 1… Read more
Moscow has been approved by the EBU reference group as a suitable host for the 2009 contest. The decision was taken when the group met today in Moscow. The green light was also given to the Olympiski Arena as venue which was proposed by host broadcaster, Channel One. Now that Channel One’s decision of host city and… Read more
It already seems certain that the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest will take place without Georgia due to the recent conflict with Russia over the two breakaway regions. Rumours are today surfacing that Poland may join with it’s Baltic neighbours in considering a withdrawal from the 2009 edition. Since the fall of the USSR, nearly 17… Read more
Just like the eulogy at a funeral Dustin gave Terry a good send off with his masterful use of the English language. He also took a little time to assure the bosses at the BBC that he was more than ready to take he reigns from the Limerick man. Dustin was never one to pull… Read more
The brother and sister act are the latest contestants to be thrown out of the RTE celebrity show. After finishing in the bottom three in the televote the duo had to face the judging panel where they were given the chance to explain why they should not be booted out. Thier plea fell on deaf ears though… Read more
It’s been a whie since the brother and sister duo have appeared on TV screens in Ireland, or anywhere else for that matter, but now they’re back. The red head pair will compete in RTE’s latest charity show over the next two weeks. In Kyiv in 2005 Donna & Joe McCaul could only manage a… Read more
Dana set in motion a chain of wins that would secure Ireland’s place in the Eurovision record books. Her career has been a long and varied one but successful every step of the way. Born Rosemary Brown on August 30th 1951 Dana was one of a large number of children born to Irish parents in… Read more
Greece traditionally has a miniature melodrama before deciding on their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest. This year sees a break with that tradition as ERT have confirmed that Sakis Rouvas will once again be the Greek representative at the contest. Sakis is no stranger to Eurovision having competed in the 2004 contest, coming third,… Read more
The most famous Eurovision interval act is widely agreed to be Riverdance from the 1994 contest. The lead male role in that original line-up was Michael Flatley who has since shot to fame and amassed a small fortune from his own show ‘Lord of the Dance’. Flatley already has several homes around the world and… Read more
On the 7th of September at the National Concert Hall Phil Coulter and his wife Geraldine Branagan will hold a concert to commemorate the contribution of the Irish Defence Forces to the UN Peace-Keeping Forces over the last 50 years. Ireland has a long and distinguished history as part of the UN Peacekeeping Forces. Since 1958… Read more
Red Hurley has announced that he is to be re-married to his ex-wife Norma in September of this year. The singer had only finalised his divorce at the beginning of this year. He confirmed the news in a recent RTE interview with Miriam O’Callaghan. Red Hurley represented Ireland at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with… Read more
The World Fleadh is an annual event that celebrates traditional Irish music. This year the fleadh takes place in Portlaoise a provincial Irish town with roughly 20,000 inhabitants. There is no shortage of Eurovision related artists at this year’s edition with appearances by Brian Kennedy, Moya Brennan and The Hothouse flowers. Brian, who will be… Read more
Good evening and welcome to the 2008 EDC Irish national final. Tonight’s final is taking place on the most popular Irish TV show ‘The Late Late Show’. Pat Kenny will be our host and is of course no stranger to the Eurovision Song Contest having presented several Irish national finals and the Eurovision itself in… Read more
Continuing the trend that has been seen in many countries already the viewing figures in Latvia for the 2008 contest took quite a tumble. Last year nearly 40% of Latvians over the age of 4 watched the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. This year just over 30% tuned in for the grand final. The number… Read more
British newspapers have been filled with negative stories about Eurovision since Sunday morning last but while many have had little or no substance today’s article about voting safeguards in the Times raises serious issues. The Times received an annoymous memo last week concerning the Europe wide voting proceedures and safeguards. The Times have now passed the… Read more
The 2008 contest is not yet a week old and concerns are already being aired about the saftey of fans who will attend the 2009 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. This fear is not alien to Eurovision fans as many were also concerned about their security while in Belgrade. Doubts about personal safety in Serbia… Read more
It’s well over a year now since Marija Serifovic finished her whirlwind tour of six participating Eurovision countries. This year the tour is back and it’s Dima’s turn. The tour has been slightly extended for 2008 with the total number of stops increasing to eight. This year’s stops are all in the so called ‘Western Europe’… Read more
FIRST SEMI 1st GREECE 2nd ARMENIA 3rd RUSSIA SECOND SEMI 1st UKRAINE 2nd PORTUGAL 3rd DENMARK SEMIFINAL 1 156pts Greece 139pts Armenia 135pts Russia 106pts Norway 104pts Israel 096pts Azerbaijan 094pts Romania 079pts Finland 072pts Bosnia-Herzegovina 042pts Poland (Jury Choice) 036pts Slovenia 036pts Moldova 027pts Netherlands 023pts Montenegro 022pts Ireland 016pts Belgium 008pts Estonia 005pts San Marino… Read more
It has finally come to pass, 14 years after their first entry Russia has reigned victorious over the Eurovision Song Contest. Dima tried back in 2006 and finished second to Lordi but he wasn’t dissuaded and came back this year and finished second to no one. It was an impressive victory with Dima Bilan scoring… Read more
Hello and welcome in to EuroVisionary’s live coverage of what looks set to be one of the closet fought finals in may years. We’ll be covering all tonight’s proceedings with a blow by blow account. I think it’s safe to say that we’re in for an exciting evening. 20:00:00 Tonight’s show begins pretty much the… Read more
Many were already regarding the second semi final as a far superior affair even before last night’s show. The result will be seen as positive by many of Eurovision’s ‘Old countries’ but is already being taken badly in some of the unlucky nations. QUALIFIERS FROM SEMI 2 UKRAINE (drawn 18th in final) CROATIA (drawn 9th… Read more
Hello everybody and welcome to EuroVisionary’s live coverage of Eurovision 2008. My name is Denis and I’ll be bringing you a constantly updated review of tonight proceedings. As you all will know already this is the fist ever year that two Semi Finals are to be used and the new system will be put under major… Read more
The UK media continue to cover the story even though the EBU director has realised the error he made in criticising Terry Wogan’s commentary and backtracked on his original scathing review of Britain’s attitude to the contest. Terry Wogan is much beloved in Britain and his BBC morning radio show gaining one of the largest… Read more