Ireland – Eurovision often welcomes back former entrants. This year sees Linda Martin involved again as a mentor of the Irish entry. Linda narrowly lost in 1984 but went on to win in 1992. She has just been interviewed talking about some of her memories from former Song Contests, and she looks ahead to Baku [...]
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Ireland: Linda Martin Looks at Eurovisions Past and Future
Posted: April 8, 2012 by hulluna in Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Eurovision Through the Years, Former participants, Ireland3
Eurovision History Chat with Bell and Freeman: Germany
Posted: January 27, 2012 by hikarufreeman in Australia, ESC History, Eurovision Through the Years, Germany, Worldwide FansTags: Eurovision, Joy 94.9
ESC History Podcast – The story of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest is not one of dominating glory. Just two victories in more than half a century of trying. But it is an engrossing tale. It’s in part about a nation’s cultural redemption The first ESC was 11 years & 16 days after the end of the european war. [...]
Eurovision History Chat: Yugoslavia
Posted: January 20, 2012 by hikarufreeman in ESC History, Eurovision Through the Years, Former participantsESC History Chat – 20 years ago, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began its breakup culminating in the eventual independence of all its former member republics, most of which have joined Eurovision as independent countries. Within Eurovision, Yugoslavia, as a Communist country that looked West while many of its neighbours looked East, provided [...]
Eurovision History Chat: The Netherlands
Posted: January 11, 2012 by hikarufreeman in Australia, Eurovision Through the Years, Netherlands, Worldwide FansTags: Eurovision Song Contest, Gerard Joling, Joy 94.9, Netherlands, Ruth Jacott, Sieneke
Podcast – Two presenters from the Australian radio station, JOY 94.9: Andrew Bell & Hikaru Freeman have embarked on an ambitious project in the run up to Eurovision 2012. They will be looking over many years of Eurovision entries, one country at a time. The first featured country is The Netherlands, which is one [...]
Eurovision Through the Years: 1956
Posted: November 15, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Eurovision Through the YearsEurovision Through the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will start with the first ever Eurovision Song Contest which was held on May 24, 1956 [...]
