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Eurovision birthdays 17/11 – You are right there, maman

Many years before the first Junior Eurovision graced our screens, child stars did have the chance to perform in the senior show. This...

Eurovision birthdays 14/1 – Shine? Shine! Shine*

Twins. Is there anything more magical? Two people almost identical in every way. Easy to confuse when they insist on dressing...

Eurovision birthdays 23/2 – Sto scrivendo

We at Oneurope like to celebrate the less popular songs. Yeah, I know, we all like to see the 'Den Vilsa's or the 'Twist...

ESC birthdays 26/4 – Do you recall the snow falling that...

It's about time some of those singers started dressing properly for Europe's biggest annual programme. There were the days when only a dinner jacket...

ESC birthdays 6/10 – Just for YOU, dear reader. Yes, you.

I know from you all that there's nothing wrong with a bit of vintage. I don't mean 1995. It may be vintage for some,...

ESC birthdays 7/12 – Is cuimhin liom ’62 bhí mé 16...

Picture the scene. It's the early 1990s and you've been picked to represent your country. What's more, your country won the previous year, so...

ESC birthdays 13 Feb – It’s for your eyes (only)

It's the birthday of a winner today. No, not a Scandinavian winner. Don't forget that countries other than those Scandinavian ones have occasionally won...

ESC birthdays – Do you remember France? They used to win

It seems odd in these days of dominance by Scandinavia and states of central and eastern Europe that our favourite TV show was once...

14 September – Cheesy ‘Wotsits’ or not?

I couldn't post this yesterday due to a special mission involving noisy necklaces. But I had to post the birthday of a dear...

24 October – We are the (song) lovers

Eurovisions aren't all about televoting, questionable dance routines and hidden vocalists doing all the work. There's the history, the orchestras, and the professional singers...