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id="layout-post"><div class="layout-author"><h6>Luke Fisher (United Kingdom)</h6> <br> <br><p><h1 class="playmaker-list">Articles I have written</h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20321"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="DR ready for 2012" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20321.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20321"><font color="#CC0000">Denmark:</font> DR ready for 2012</a></h1> Danish broadcaster DR has revealed its plans for selecting their 2012 Eurovision Song Contest entry, expanding on last week's news that ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20189"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Love City Groove鈥檚 new video" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20189.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20189"><font color="#CC0000">United Kingdom:</font> Love City Groove’s new video</a></h1> ESCDaily.com is very pleased to be able to present our readers with the new video for the Love City Groove's re-release ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20199"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="DMGP back to Aalborg" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20199.png&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20199"><font color="#CC0000">Denmark:</font> DMGP back to Aalborg</a></h1> Danish broadcaster DR has announced that the 2012 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be held in Aalborg, the country's fourth-biggest city. ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20192"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="EBU Delegation in Baku Tomorrow" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20192.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20192"><font color="#CC0000">Azerbaijan:</font> EBU Delegation in Baku Tomorrow</a></h1> The European Broadcasting Union's delegation聽will arrive in Baku tomorrow to meet representatives from 陌ctimai, the 2012 host broadcaster of the Eurovision ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20180"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="EBU could insist on a plan B" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20180.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20180"><font color="#CC0000">Azerbaijan:</font> EBU could insist on a plan B</a></h1> The European Broadcasting Union would insist on Azerbaijan preparing a 'Plan B' if they wanted to build an entirely new venue ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20155"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Singer to be announced tomorrow" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20155.png&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20155"><font color="#CC0000">Cyprus:</font> Singer to be announced tomorrow</a></h1> Cyprus will announce its singer for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow, according to allkindsofeverything.ie.聽The Irish fan site has tweeted that ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20137"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Stella Mwangi ready to dance" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20137.png&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20137"><font color="#CC0000">Norway:</font> Stella Mwangi ready to dance</a></h1> Norway's representative from this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Stella Mwangi, has been revealed as a participant in the Norwegian version of ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20132"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Kristall picked for Yerevan" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20132.gif&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20132"><font color="#CC0000">Ukraine:</font> Kristall picked for Yerevan</a></h1> Ukraine last night became the third country to pick their entry for the 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, selecting Kristall with ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20102"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Comeback on the cards?" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20102.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20102"><font color="#CC0000">Morocco:</font> Comeback on the cards?</a></h1> Morocco could be on the verge of a comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest, according to the head of the French ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20096"><div class="img-home"> <img alt="Tickets could go on sale by December" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://escdaily.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-post-thumbnails/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/thumbnails/20096.jpg&w=92&h=80&zc=1&ft=jpg" border="0"/></div> </a><h1 class="normal"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/20096"><font color="#CC0000">Azerbaijan:</font> Tickets could go on sale by December</a></h1> Tickets for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest could go on sale as early as the end of this year, according to ...<div style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"></div><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333/http://escdaily.com/articles/author/luke/page/2"> More »</a></p></div><div class="layout-author2"><div class="shadeyauthor"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110815211333im_/http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/f96c34b3afe7fbbf195a18bc1cf7e0d3?s=200&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D200&r=G" class="avatar avatar-200 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