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  • May 15, 2025

Richard West-Soley

Richard’s ESC history began way back in 1992, when he discovered the contest could fuel his passion for music and languages. Since then, it’s been there at every corner for him in some way or another. He joined the esctoday.com team back in 2006, and quickly developed a love for writing about the contest. In his other life, he heads the development team at the learning resources company Linguascope, and writes about all aspects of language learning on the site Polyglossic.com.

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Dima up for Dream Guy award

Dima Bilan, Russian singing star and runner-up of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, is one of several names put forward

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Classics replayed in UK pastiche show

London plays host to a replay of some Eurovision Song Contest classics next month, as a very special pastiche show

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Hande Yener for Turkey – or not!

It seemed today that Turkish broadcaster TRT might have been the first to select its representative for the Serbian Eurovision

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War of words in Malta

The war of words between the former and current head of the MaltaSong Board, responsible for selecting the island's Eurovision

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Eurovision victory through the eyes of Serbian bloggers

A week has been plenty of time for Serbs to reflect on the feelings of national pride awoken and affirmed

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Irish viewing figures still strong

Despite Ireland's first ever last place at a Eurovision Song Contest final last Saturday, plenty of Irish television viewers were

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Contest Quibbles in Russian Press

The Russian press have had a field day with stories of plot and intrigue at the Eurovision Song Contest, following

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Melodifestivalen 2008: Deadline set

Not even an eighteenth place can dampen Eurovision spirits in Sweden, and already Swedish broadcaster SVT has set its deadline

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French viewing figures sink

French viewers were more inclined to switch channels than cheer on Les Fatals Picards this year, as France 3 viewing

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UK MP: Eurovision damages Europe

The Eurovision Song Contest is “harmful to the relationship between the peoples of Europe” – at least according to one

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New song contest for the EU?

A Dutch politican has put forward an idea for a brand new, Eurovision-style song contest for member countries of the

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New Europe? Old friend!

Despite cynical cries from much of the Western press about the Eastern march of the contest, Serbia in fact makes

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Western European press reaction

Press reactions to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 final in Western European countries was cynical at best, with calls to

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Marija at the winner's press conference

Serbian winner Marija Serifovic has just spoken to journalists at the winner's press conference, shortly after winning the Eurovision Song