Eurovision History Chat: Portugal
Eurovision has many hidden stories, and one of the most surprising ones is that of Portugal. Hikaru had previously talked about the 1960s & 1970s entries of Portugal in a […]
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Eurovision History Chat: Luxembourg
Mention Luxembourg and Eurovision and often times people think of Serge Gainsbourg’s cheeky and cutting winner in 1965 performed by the naive France Gall. Luxembourg, however, was far from naive […]
Eurovision History Chat: 1995
17 years and one day ago, something amazing happened at Eurovision. 1995 marked the 40th Eurovision Song Contest. This significant event was commemorated by a 4 minute montage at the […]
Eurovision History Chat: Greece
The newest member of the JOYEurovision Team: Sha-Pow joins Hikaru in a discussion of Greece’s Eurovision History. Eurovision History Chat: Greece Related articles Eurovision History Chat: United Kingdom (joyeurovision.com) Eurovision […]
Eurovision History Chat: United Kingdom
The UK began its Eurovision journey in 1957 with the operatic All, performed by Patricia Bredin. Since then there have been singing little birdies, puppets on a string, kisses, indecisive […]
Eurovision History Chat: Ukraine
Ukraine started out almost innocently at Eurovision in 2003 with a circus themed performance and an interestingly voiced singer. It was song so by-the-numbers Eurovision that it seemed destined to […]
ESC History Chat: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Some countries come to Eurovision with dreams of winning in the contest and showing their country off to a massive global audience. The Bosnian story at Eurovision is somewhat different. […]
Eurovision History Chat: Russia
When Russia joined the Eurovision club, some thought that it was the triumph of the west over the east. Some thought it was a sign that perhaps it was the […]
Eurovision History Chat: Italy
To paraphrase the translation of the famous Mina song: “We love them, We’re confused by them, We want them” It’s Italy at Eurovision. Without a doubt, there would not be […]
Eurovision History Chat: Ireland
With success comes humility and a degree of redemption: This is the story of Ireland at Eurovision as seen by AJ & Hikki.
