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  • June 8, 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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Scots vote for Stevan?

Stevan Faddy, Montenegro's first ever independent representative at the Eurovision Song Contest, is hoping that his ancestral roots might bring

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Macedonian only for Karolina

If Karolina Goceva had her way, she would be singing FYR Macedonia's Eurovision Song Contest entry in a mixture of

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Whole state supports Marija

The main institutions of the state in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Presidency and the Council of Ministers, have pledged their

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New video for France

Hot on the heels of Sweden, whose representatives The Ark have been working on a brand new clip, France's Les

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Malta CD and DVD out tomorrow

Tomorrow sees the release of Vertigo, Olivia Lewis' Eurovision song for Malta. Fans are in for a treat as the

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Wanna be a Eurostar?

Have you ever fancied yourself as a Eurostar, and will you be in Helsinki for the contest this May? If

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Second chance to buy ESC tickets

Fans who missed out on this year's Eurovision Song Contest tickets the first time round need not fear, as tomorrow

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The Ark : Video mid-April

Swedish representatives The Ark will release their official video this month, in good time for the clip to be promoted

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Dress like a queen in Helsinki

Fans puzzling over what to wear in Helsinki need look no further, as a new line of Eurovision Song Contest-themed

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Dima : Voice of 2006

Last week was a good one for Russian runner-up of 2006, Dima Bilan; he ended it having been voted Voice

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L'oiseau et l'enfant around the world

You've seen the sites celebrating Eurovision performers… Now visit a special site celebrating a very special Eurovision song – France's

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Scooch react to Church outburst

British flag-fliers Scooch have hit back after scathing comments by singer and chat-show host Charlotte Church this week. Ms Church,

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D'nash and friends head radio festival

Spanish representatives for Helsinki, D'Nash, top a list of Spanish stars in the 25th anniversary celebrations for Radio Tele Taxi's

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Georgia: It IS 'Visionary Dream'!

Despite widespread reports of a change in the Georgian song title, Sopho will be singing Visionary Dream in Helsinki, and