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Hosts Greek national selection announced

More news from Greece today. Giorgos Capountzides and Zeta Makripoulia have been asked to host the Greek national selection for

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The cat, the bird and… the butterfly!

For the third time in history, the Eurovision Song Contest will have its very own mascot! After the Eurocat in

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Reference Group: what's on the agenda?

Today, the members of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group arrive in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to discuss

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Östen Warnerbring (71) died

Swedish singer Östen Warnerbring (71) died. During many years, he played a prominent role in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection for

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Belarus: the 15 songs announced

The Belarussian broadcaster BT announced the 15 songs for its 2006 Eurovision Song Contest national selection. Televoters will pick the

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James Fox in West End success

James Fox, the UK participant in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, goes from strength to strength in his stage career

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Malta Song for Europe 2006 goes Go

Tickets for this year's Malta Song for Europe will go on sale this Friday. The contest takes place on 4th

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Junior 2006: what Bucharest has to offer

As announced earlier, the Romanian capital Bucharest will host the fourth annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest! To celebrate the launch

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Finland searches for ultimate entry

A maximum of 11 Finnish Eurovision Song Contest entries will be selected to take part in Muistathan (do you remember…?),

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BBC cannot confirm date national final yet

The BBC have restated that they cannot yet confirm the date of Making your mind up 2006, the UK selection

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Cyprus: draw of running order presented

Moments ago, Cypriot broadcaster CyBC aired the draw for the running order of its 2006 Eurovision Song Contest national selection,

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UPD More details second Icelandic semifinal

Yesterday, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV announced the participants and songs for the first of three semifinals, which takes place 21st January.

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'Luiz Ejlli to sing in Albanian'

Luiz Ejlli, who is going to represent Albania at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, promised to sing his entry in

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174 songs for Dutch participants

Dutch broadcaster NOS received 174 songs for three participants of the Nationaal Songfestival 2006. 45 of them were submitted for