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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Countries Denmark Denmark 2014 Past Participants

Denmark: Chart success for Melodi Grand Prix contestants

Last Saturday, ten acts stormed the stage at the Arena Fyn in Odense, Denmark as part of the Danish Melodi Grand

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Countries Denmark Denmark 2014 Eurovision News

Denmark: Lyric change for Basim in Copenhagen!

Danish broadcaster DR has confirmed that a slight change to the lyrics for Basim’s Cliche love song will be made

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News The Netherlands

The Netherlands: Studio version of Dutch entry premiered

Today, the premiere of the Dutch entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest was aired on Radio 2 in The

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Norway TOP

Norway: Semi-final #3 Results

This evening, 5 new songs took part in the third and last semi-final of the Melodi Grand Prix in Oslo.

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Countries Denmark 2014 Specials Sweden TV shows

Watch now: Melodifestivalen second chance round in Sweden

Tonight, the Swedish national broadcaster SVT heads to the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping for the Andra Chansen (Second chance) round of Melodifestivalen.

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Sweden

Sweden: Melodifestivalen semi-final 4 results

The fourth semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2014, the hugely popular Swedish music festival, whose winner gets to represent Sweden in the

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Sweden TV shows

Sweden: Meet the semi-final 4 participants

[tps_header]The fourth  semi-final of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen will take place this Saturday at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik. The lineup includes past

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Lithuania

Tonight: Eurovizijos 2014 show #11 in Lithuania

Tonight, the Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT will air the 11th show of the 2014 Lithuania national selection Eurovizijos 2014. The show

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Sweden

Sweden: Melodifestivalen Semi-final #4 snippets released

Melodifestivalen is back for heat 4 on Saturday night and SVT have given us an exclusive opportunity to listen to

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Denmark 2014 Iceland

Iceland: Pollapönk to represent Iceland in Copenhagen!

Tonight, the final of Söngvakeppnin 2014 was aired where six songs battled it out for their chance to represent the nation

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Belarus Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News

Belarus: Lyrics change for TEO’s Cheesecake

Belorussian broadcaster BTRC has announced that a slight change to the lyrics for Belarus’s entry Cheesecake has been made to comply with EBU

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Denmark 2014 Iceland

Iceland: Two more acts to the Söngvakeppnin 2014 final

Tonight, five acts competed in the second semi final of Söngvakeppnin 2014, Iceland’s national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Baku 2012 Countries Eurovision News Past Participants Russia

Russia: Buranovskiye Babushki to entertain in Sochi!

Buranovskiye Babushki, Russia’s representatives of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan, will be one of the headline acts of the Sochi

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Countries Denmark 2014 Eurovision News Iceland

Iceland: Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir releases new videoclip

Just days before competing in the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2014, Iceland’s national final to select their representative at the