Congratulations and celebrations! The story of a match made at Eurovision

Love is in the air, and at the Eurovision Song Contest, love songs have always had their presence in the contest. Throughout the years, we have heard various entries discuss virtually every aspect of romantic love that one can imagine, from love at first sight to the end of a relationship.

But perhaps what’s more interesting than the songs themselves are the stories behind them. As far as we know, Eurovision has been an integral element of the love stories of quite a few couples throughout the years. The 2008 hosts, Željko Joksimović and Jovana Janković, began dating shortly after the contest and married a few years later. Prominent songwriter Borislav Milanov met his future wife Tamara Gachechiladze at the 2017 contest, where she was competing for Georgia.

In this article, we will look at the love story of another match made at Eurovision: Phil Coulter and Geraldine Brannigan.

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“Music is money for the record company”: The story of the first parody entry at the Eurovision Song Contest

Being a Eurovision fan in the 21st century means having to get used to the various lighthearted entries that exist to poke fun at various contemporary issues. Some ‘parody entries’ come to mind, such as Israel’s “Push the Button” from 2007, parodying the threat of nuclear warfare, or Spain’s “Baila el chiki chiki” from the following year, which made fun of the reggaeton music genre.

Although this has mainly been a more recent phenomenon, it is not to say that it is completely new. In fact, the song that could be credited as the first ever parody entry at Eurovision competed for Austria in 1977.

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