Eurovision song contest News

Dressed as the Doctor from the long-running science-fiction TV series “Doctor Who,” Peter Capaldi has appeared in public, in costume outside of the programme itself, for the first time.

This hour-long documentary traces the ascent of ABBA from the beginnings of Andersson and Ulvaeus as folk musicians to worldwide megastars.

Good news for Abba fans, as we learn that the Swedish pop group are considering a possible reunion next year. One of the two female singers, Agnetha Fältskog, was interviewed by the German media on Sunday.

In an effort to increase openness and impartiality, the rules for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest are to be changed.

Baku - The 2013 Univision Song Contest begins today in the Azerbaijan capital, Baku, with the final scheduled to be held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace this Friday, 21 June.

Six cities have emerged as possible venues for the 2014 staging of the Eurovision Song Contest, after Denmark's victory last month.

Denmark’s national broadcaster, DR, has announced Pernille Gaardbo as the executive producer chosen to oversee the 59th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be hosted by them in May 2014.

The 2013 musical extravaganza may only just have taken place but the Eurovision Song Contest bandwagon continues to roll, with the news that provisional dates for 2014 have already been set.

Latvian boy band PeR will have to watch from the sidelines this evening when twenty-six countries compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Final.

Thursday saw the selection of the last ten countries to go through to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final, which will be held this coming Saturday.