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A Beginners Guide to Eurovision, Part 2

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Following on from yesterday’s introduction, this Beginners Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest looks at the major element – the song. The die-hard Eurovision fan should already know these rules and regulations about the song, but they do crop up frequently with people who are new to the contest – especially when you invite them to your Eurovision Party to watch the Song Contest! So pass these videos around when you send out your invitations! Part three can be found here.

A Betting Guide To The Eurovision Song Contest

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First of all, thank you all very much for your support on my upcoming trip to Russia and the coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest. I honestly thought there would be more detractors but it seems that by putting not only y head, but the entire potential of Web 2.0 reporting tools above the parapet has brought out the secret vein of “we love Eurovision” that I knew had to exist in the UK. Away from the view of the mainstream media, we all have a soft spot for the international competition. Right then, as I said yesterday, I’ll be

Starting My Next Adventure – I’m Off To Moscow and The Eurovision Song Contest

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This Tuesday, I left a rather cryptic message on Twitter: I have in my hand a piece of paper from the Russian Consulate. Now very happy. That piece of paper was my Russian Business Visa. It joins a number of other ‘pieces of paper,’ including return tickets on British Midland from Edinburgh to Moscow; a reservation for a central Moscow hotel, a guide to the Moscow metro and specifically how to get to the Olimpiyski Stadium, and full press accreditation for a certain music event… I’m going to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest!!! Naturally I’ll be bring coverage from Russia

Liveblog: UK Eurovision, Your Country Needs You (ep 5)

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It’s time for the grand final of the UK nationals to find out if Jade, Mark or The Twins will represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, on May 16th. 1955: Time to put the Eurovision Liveblog tools away – until May, until Moscow. 1954: I’m sure I’ll have a full blog post on this in a few hours or so. Stay on the site, watch me on Twitter, or just subscribe to the RSS Feed. 1953: Jade or Mark would have been my choice going into the show tonight. Hearing the song and seeing the

A Big Weekend For All Eurovision Fans

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But it’s not just the UK that’s doing Eurovision stuff this weekend, there are 43 countries that have to select a singer and song. Not everyone is choosing this weekend (although Finland’s final starts just as the UK’s reaches its conclusion) but there are always national finals for you to find through the delights of P2P television. And if you want to keep track of them all, then the Official Eurovision Website (www.eurovision.tv) is for you. Yesterday saw the Eurovision team choose the countries to appear in the two semi-finals (the running order will be drawn in late March). While

A Big Weekend For UK Eurovision Fans

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For those of you who don’t follow Eurovision, the last month of Eurovision on Saturday nights on the BBC must have felt weird – to use ESC-philles it’s been like a little oasis before May, and the main contest in Moscow. It’s all coming to a head this weekend, as the final show is tonight and either Mark, Jade or The Twins of Francine and Nicola will be chosen to represent the United Kingdom. Tonight we’ll hear the song by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren sung by the contestants, and it’s good to read that Lloyd Webber appears to