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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Denmark 2014 The Netherlands

Netherlands: Armin van Buuren open to ESC

Barely a month has passed since Anouk’s top ten smash in Malmö, and the rumour mill is running at top

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Malta: Kurt, Gianluca and Chiara headline July concert

Eurovision Song Contest fans in Malta have a treat in store, as a raft of former competitors come together to

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Armenia Eurovision News Past Participants Releases

Armenia: New release from Emmy

2011 Armenian hopeful Emmy is aiming for a Summer hit with a brand new release and music video. The singer’s

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Denmark 2014 United Kingdom

UK: Jury result published

The BBC is the latest TV station to release its jury voting breakdown. The jury voted as follows: Grand Final

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Denmark Denmark 2014 Eurovision News

Denmark 2014: The people want Herning!

Danes are in no doubt – they want Eurovision in Herning, according to a report from broadcaster DR. While the

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Denmark 2014 United Kingdom

UK: Jury result adds to debate

With the release of the UK jury result, fans have a fresh batch of stats to ponder. And just as

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Denmark 2014 Ukraine

Ukraine: Voice winner sets eyes on ESC 2014

The Eurovision Song Contest is no stranger to young singers fresh from Europe’s TV talent shows. Now Ukraine’s new casting

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Bonnie scoops double ESC Radio win

Bonnie Tyler has scooped two awards in this year’s ESC Radio Awards, joined by Italy’s Marco Mengoni in the popular

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Denmark Denmark 2014 Eurovision News

Denmark: DR tempts top producer home for 2014

Danish broadcaster DR has enlisted an experienced, A-star entertainment executive as Senior Producer for the 2014 contest. Per Zachariassen has

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Denmark Eurovision News Norway Sweden 2013

Norway: Emmelie in Allsang på grensen finale

Emmelie de Forest’s bare feet have barely touched the ground since winning this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Next up on

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Russia: Dima in apocalyptic new release

2013 is shaping up to be a busy year for former winner Dima Bilan. Fresh on the back of winning

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Eurovision News Past Participants Sweden Sweden 2013 United Kingdom

Sweden: Bonnie joins eurostars for Swedish Summer fun

Bonnie Tyler, fresh from representing the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, will be performing alongside other familiar faces

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Denmark Eurovision News Sweden 2013

Denmark: Emmelie to tour Germany and Austria this October

German and Austrian fans will have the chance to catch Emmelie de Forest live on tour this October, in what

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Eurovision News Past Participants Ukraine

Ukraine’s Jamala: ‘This is not a music contest’

Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won popularity after her attempt to represent Ukraine at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with Smile,