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Norway: Margaret back home for Trondheim gig
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 12, 2013
Life hasn’t stopped for Margaret Berger since her sensational fourth place in Malmö. But the singer was finally back on

Sweden: Sarah Dawn Finer up for UK challenge
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 10, 2013
She’s already run the gauntlet of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen, twice. And her fan base has widened enormously as the unforgettable Lynda

UK: Bonnie honoured with ceremonial degree
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 9, 2013
She might not have won top grades from the juries and televoters in Malmö, but a UK university has responded

Sweden: Emmelie and Robin’s royal engagement
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 9, 2013
Many a Eurovision fan might wish to be the kind of person for whom song contest stars perform at their

Denmark: Emmelie riding high in Brazil
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 8, 2013
It’s not too often that a Eurovision song breaks across the Atlantic divide. But Emmelie de Forest is riding high

Denmark: Emmelie’s broken trophy fixed for exhibition
- By Richard West-Soley
- . July 2, 2013
Museum conservation departments are used to tricky, delicate jobs to restore ancient artefacts. But the latest task for the Danish

Denmark: Herning edges forward in 2014 race
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 29, 2013
In the closely contested race to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, it is Herning which is making a confident

Spain: Eurovision stars at Madrid Pride
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 29, 2013
Fun-seekers at the Madrid Pride festival next week will be able to enjoy a few familiar faces of the Eurovision

Estonia: Silvi Vrait passes away
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 28, 2013
Estonia’s very first representative at a Eurovision Song Contest final, Silvi Vrait, has passed away today aged just 62. Silvi

Sweden: Stockholm Pride boasts star-packed programme
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 27, 2013
Sweden’s capital will be bursting at the seams with eurostars in August, as a cornucopia of former participants join in

Denmark: Meet the three Copenhagen venues vying to host
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 26, 2013
The municipal machinery of Copenhagen has thrown its full weight behind the capital city bit for the Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark: Wonderful Copenhagen is ready, states bid
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 25, 2013
Danish tourist portal Wonderful Copenhagen joins the City council in throwing its full weight behind the capital city bid for

Denmark: Ambassador Emmelie represents hometown
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 25, 2013
All too often, local fans are dismayed when ‘one of their own’ makes it big, only to forget where they

Denmark / Norway: Eric Saade in solo September concerts
- By Richard West-Soley
- . June 21, 2013
Danish and Norwegian fans of a certain ‘popular’ Swedish singer are in for a treat this September, as popster Eric