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All 24 countries confirmed participation

The European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that all 24 participants confirmed their participation for this year. Officially, the participants have

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Rules for 2002 contest available (updated!)

The EBU published the rules for the 47th Eurovision Song Contest. The rules are not very different from last year,

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50 years television in The Netherlands

The Dutch public broadcaster NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting) had it's 50th anniversary. October 2, 1951 the first broadcast was transmitted.

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Danish Melodi Grand Prix on February 9

The Danish national pre-selection, Melodi Grand Prix 2002, will be held at February 9 2002. The contest is open now

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Almost 4000 came for Spanish casting

3900 people were casted for Operacion Triunfo, the Spanish national selection for the 47th Eurovision Song Contest. 150 of them

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Former miss Belgium send in 3 songs

Former Miss Belgium and television host Tanja Dexters send in 3 songs for the national final. A Belgian newspaper wrote

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ESCTODAY news available in Eesti keel !

The ESCTODAY news section is now also available in the Estonian language. The launch of the Spanish section a few

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Four internal selections this year

Four participating countries won't have a national final this year. The broadcasters from France, Cyprus, Israel and Russia will select

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It's sure: no orchestra in Tallinn

ETV announced that we won't see an orchestra during the 47th Eurovision Song Contest. Performers will instead be asked to

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SVT: the logo and an extra week

The Swedish broadcaster SVT announced that the closing date for submissions to Melodifestivalen 2002 has been extended one week. Songs

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Eurolaul website finally open !

The temporary official website for the 2002 contest is open ! Originally the date would be September 15, but it

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Proud on their father

The author of the logo for Eurovision 2002 (Veiko Tamjärv) admits that he just did his everyday ordinary work. “My

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Details: Bates 141 designed logo

The designers of the logo are Margus Klaar and Veiko Tamjärv from Credo Reklaam AS, a brand company of Bates

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EBU reference group met in Amsterdam

The recent Eurovision reference group meeting of the EBU, which took place in Amsterdam, has seen more plans agreed for