Peter Russell

Peter has been following the contest since 2006 when he was studying in France. He currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada, but maintains a strong connection with the Eurovision Song Contest, introducing it to new fans each year. He joined the esctoday.com team in 2013 as a writer.

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Sweden: Melodifestivalen betting odds revealed

Just a day away from the conclusion to Sweden’s massively popular national selection event, Melodifestivalen, we check in with the

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Finland: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät will represent Finland in Vienna!

Tonight, the exciting conclusion of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015 took place in Helsinki, where the public voted for Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät to

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Sweden: Second semi-final results announced

The second semifinal of the Swedish national selection for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has just ended at the Malmö Arena,

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Watch now: First semi-final of the UMK 2015 in Finland!

Tonight, YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, will be airing the first 6 acts competing at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015, the national selection procedure that will

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Germany: Cascada releases new single Madness

Eurodance queen Cascada, Germany’s 2013 representative, has released her latest single Madness.  After the successful release of her single Blink

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Austria: Conchita in high demand at RTL

German broadcaster RTL is hoping to enlist Conchita Wurst as a new personality for their hit reality shows. While Eurovision

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Finland: Softengine releases Yellow House lyric video!

2014 Finnish representatives, Softengine, have released a followup single to their Eurovision debut titled Yellow house. The song follows the

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Austria: Christoph Waltz as Eurovision host?

Austrian-turned-Hollywood-star Christoph Waltz was the front-runner for the public poll which asked: Who do you want as Eurovision Song Contest

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Eurovision 2015: Applications for Event Manager now open!

Applications for the Event Manager for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Austria will be accepted until Friday, 13 June.

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Eurovision 2015: Complications in the venue search

The day Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest, talks were beginning, and preparations started for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Norway: MGP 2015 call for submissions now open!

Norwegian broadcaster NRK has announced an open call for submissions to their national selection, Melodi Grand Prix.  Beginning in 1960,

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Hungary: Andras Kallay-Saunders wins Bravo Otto award

Hungarian 2014 representative, Andras Kallay-Saunders, has won the Bravo Otto Award for Best Song with Running. This yearly awards gala recognizes

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Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dino Merlin releases single in support of flood victims

Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 2011 and 1999 representative Dino Merlin has released a new single to support victims of the flooding

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Austria: Hotel prices rise in Vienna, Innsbruck

Although the final decision on which city will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, hotel prices in