Eurovision 2014 - 06/08/10 May 2014

Preliminary dates announced at start of 2013 Heads of Delegations meeting in Malmo.

Twitter suggesting Boxen in Herning as a possible venue for 2014

We get it, it's your thread.

I can't see them going back to a venue the size of the Parken Stadium after the changes introduced this year. However having it in Herning would be akin to going back to Millstreet!

An interview with the director-general of DR about ESC 2014 (in Danish, use Google Translate):

http://www.dr.dk/melodigrandprix/Artikler/2013/0519100230.htm

I wonder who DR will get to present. Felix Smith has been a familiar face on previous Melodi Grand Prix shows - though not this year.

He may not be Petra Mede in the singing stakes, but he is a great, confident, general entertainer, and will still give a song and dance a go :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcMtlmnTyDU (That was the interval act from the MGP in 2010, with both presenters Julie and Felix giving it a good old go)
(The end is a tribute to the original MGP performance of Det' lige det (from 1984) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFjYmuc3y5s )

This year's Dansk MGP was a really good show - and they had a good range of songs to chose from IMO.

Already looking forward to Denmark 2014. You always know that a Eurovision in a Nordic country will be good. They have great PSBs who do entertainment shows really well.

Copenhagen, Denmark -

Just three days after Denmark's victory at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, broadcaster DR has appointed the Executive Producer for next year's shows, which will take place in Denmark.
This will be 47 year old Penille Gaardbo, who has been working at DR for 17 years - the last 12 years at the helm of DR Medieservice, which is DR's largest production department with 220 staff.

more details ……..

EUROVISION.TV
21-May-2013 @ 16:00

I seem to remember the reason why he left MGP being that he had signed an exclusive deal with rivals TV2.

Ah - that would explain it. What a pity.

Dates revised ....

Now 06/08/10 May 2014 to fir schedules.

Geneva, Switzerland -

Saturday, the 10th of May has been chosen as definitive date for the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. A final decision about host city and venue is set to be made over the course of the summer.

"The Host Broadcaster DR explored all options, and came to the conclusion that they keep maximum flexibility in choosing a venue and host city by scheduling the Final for the 10th of May," says Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the contest on behalf of EBU/EUROVISION.

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08-Jul-2013 @ 16:17

Any reason it's so early?

UEFA CL final is 24 May 2014

German and FA Cup Finals are on 17 May 2014 - so clashes might be being avoided. German match is usually an evening KO too.