Month: July 2006

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Carola: I drove at 160kph

Three-time Eurovision star Carola claims that Swedish police stopped her as she drove at 160kph in order to make it to a concert on time, it was revealed this week….

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Silvia goes stateside

Silvia Night, outspoken star of Iceland's Eurovision Song Contest entry for Athens, aims to release her first full-length album in the US this Autumn, according to reports. In typical Silvia…

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EU 'Eurovision hoax' debunked

The EU commissioner at the centre of the recent controversy surrounding the use of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in the 50th anniversary European Union celebrations has laid rest to…

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2008 dates worry Norway

NRK has raised strong concerns over the EBU's proposed dates for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, it was claimed yesterday in Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet. According to the article, the EBU…

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'Welcome to Castle Dima'

Dima Bilan's hotly anticipated album launch event The Castle Theatre of Dima Bilan has been deemed a huge success as interest in the album continues amongst old and new Dima…

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Wogan out, say British writers

The British songwriting team behind two of Belgium's Eurosong 2006 entries have suggested a controversial first step in changing the flagging fortunes of their native UK at the Eurovision Song…