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Eurovision birthdays 13/12 – A thousand and one nights?

A long time ago, our favourite TV show was held in Vienna. It was a formal, civilised affair where there was polite applause...

Eurovision birthdays 30/1 – Only a gentleman has a chance

Some people out there remember the contest in black & white. I do. Not the pre-1968 stuff, oh dear me know. ...

Eurovision birthdays 13/3 – Children are the future, in 1985

If you can't sing in a language that everyone understands, then sing in lots of languages. As many as the rules will allow. English,...

ESC birthdays 30/8 – Remember how we used to laugh?

What's your favourite ever prop? A big fruit stone perhaps? A transparent globe? A fairground organ? There are so many highlights in this category...

ESC birthdays 25/10 – A nod to Junior Eurovision

If it hadn't escaped your notice, Junior Eurovision takes place in November, and I understand Mr Phil will be there. He was in Malta...

ESC birthdays 2 Jan – I admit there could be better...

You will have heard the top 250 on another website and you may have passed comment. I admit I could have predicted the top...

ESC birthdays 1 Feb – Live life on the edge, it’s...

When it comes to countries who we'd like to see win (and therefore host) Eurovision, a place high up on people's lists is Romania....

ESC birthdays 7/4 – Hit or miss, kiss, kiss, bang?

Europe can be a conservative place when it wants to be. Throw in a Hebrew transsexual or bloke with a beard in a ballgown,...

8 September – It’s the one you’ve been waiting for…

You tune into this website every day, just to see who's birthday it is. Today, 8 September, I guarantee you won't be disappointed. It's...

14 November – A mullet is just for Eurovision, not for...

The 1980s were a fine decade. A decade of innocence. A decade of a fixed idea of Europe, with a single short show on...