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1 year

It’s here… the first interview with Loreen after her winner’s performance of Tattoo. A record-equalling 7th win for Sweden… and a second win for Loreen. WHAT A NIGHT. 🇸🇪 🎧

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8 years

The whole parade just stopped for a policeman to propose his boyfriend at #Pride2016 !

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4 years

“Be kind... It’s gone too far... your words affect people.” Laura Whitmore’s opening link on her 5Live show this morning. This is incredibly powerful radio about Caroline Flack’s death.

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4 years

Please listen to this clip from Clara Amfo on her Radio 1 show earlier. Important and powerful radio.

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7 years

Past week, I've interviewed Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro & The 1975. They've ALL sung @LittleMix 's praises. Girls done good.

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Jade @LittleMix dedicating Secret Love Song to LGBT fans: "It's important we encourage all our fans to be exactly who they are." #bigweekend

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7 years

Accidentally playing Somebody Else by The 1975 at double speed makes it a @CHVRCHES -esque banger.

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2 years

The Marcel Bezençon awards just took place backstage at Eurovision. 🔹Sam Ryder 🇬🇧 won the Press Award 🔹Konstrakta 🇷🇸 won the Artistic award 🔹Cornelia Jakobs 🇸🇪 won the Composer Award

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2 years

Here’s Olivia Newton-John representing the UK at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. 💔

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3 years

“I’m wearing those trans colours with pride.” Chatted to @NikkieTutorials about hosting Eurovision and making history on stage in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

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4 years

Tapiwa Matuwi disappeared a year ago. No evidence of where he went. No-one with information. His dad says: "It is like our son just vanished, and no-one seems to know anything."

Tapiwa Matuwi: Dad's pain after son 'vanished without a trace'

Musician Tapiwa Matuwi has not been seen since leaving a Swansea nightclub a year ago.

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7 years

Interviewed @thegreatkhalid today. He's ace. He's also 19. He's way more talented than I was at 19. He also has great hair.

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3 years

🎄🎅🏼 After years of collecting, finally finished my Lego winter land. Yes it’s geeky but totally in love with it.🎅🏼 🎄

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1 year

If you’d once told me this ICONIC Game of Thrones villain would one day be hosting Eurovision… 😍

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4 years

So the Harry Styles album is brilliant isn’t it.

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Claudia Winkleman really has ascended to the top tier with The Traitors hasn’t she…

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7 years

Long queue already at Norfolk House Blood Donor Centre in #Manchester .

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1 year

I won’t lie… it feels weird this year with both of them gone. Mum was obsessed with Christmas and made me a stocking every year. Dad was… well… dad. I’ll be smiling at these pics. And give your loved ones a big hug… even if you’re not the hugging sort. 🥲

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7 years

For anyone who's not sure who this is... 😉 #BigWeekend

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2 years

💥Episode 16 - Ukraine💥 If you want to know what winning @Eurovision means to Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Kalush Orchestra... then please listen to this whole backstage interview with the country's Head of Delegation Oksana Skybinska.

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Steve Holden

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2 years

So this is a tough one but I’m presenting my final Newsbeat today. In a few days I’ll be leaving Radio 1, 1Xtra and the BBC… but it’s been the most INCREDIBLE 12 years. I’ve had the job of a lifetime, and worked with the best people so wanted to share a few thoughts…

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5 years

BREAKING: J Hus has been jailed for 8 months after pleading guilty to possession of a knife.

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5 years

So Zendaya’s winning all the awards right? What a show. @euphoriaHBO

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Properly loved Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid... Going in on Black Mirror:

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2 years

Looks like I'm going to be chatting about @Eurovision a fair bit over the next couple of weeks! 😉 SO excited to be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest's official podcast. First episode lands on Friday... We'd love you to follow and subscribe!

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7 years

1st statement from Linkin Park on Chester Bennington: "The shock waves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family..."

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6 years

I phoned @trixiemattel on her holidays and had a nice little chat about her, Drag Race, music, Vice and other things. Which was very nice.

Trixie Mattel: RuPaul's Drag Race was 'gay people's best kept secret'

The star of RuPaul's Drag Race talks about her music career, her drag success and how the show was 'gay people's best kept secret'.

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2 years

So @Rylan appears to be on the side of a building in Belgrade promoting some 🍺 🇷🇸.

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7 years

I know I'm a week late but this is brilliant. When a music video perfects a song. 👏👏👏 @DUALIPA

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E🇪🇸U🇪🇸R🇪🇸O🇪🇸V🇪🇸I🇪🇸S🇪🇸I🇪🇸O🇪🇸N

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2 years

For the stats people, the UK has hosted @Eurovision 8 times… more than any other country. 🔹1960 London 🔹1963 London 🔹1968 London 🔹1972 Edinburgh 🔹1974 Brighton 🔹1977 London 🔹1982 Harrogate 🔹1998 Birmingham

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Exactly one year ago today, I did the super-secret first interview with a guy called Sam about his plans to go to Turin to sing a song…. I wonder how things turned out? 😉

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5 years

🌈 The queens of @dragraceukbbc at Manchester Pride. 🌈

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1 year

SO happy to be joining Global and the @LBCNews team! I’m presenting Monday to Thursday 7-11pm… rounding up the stories of the day, with a little bit of added music and showbiz news too. Here we go! Listen right here 👇🏼

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5 years

This was a really important watch for anyone who’s been bullied... maybe for anyone who’s bullied someone too. Actions have consequences. Kudos to Jesy. Her mum’s an absolute gem too. #OddOneOut

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So, so, proud of how far Jesy has come. Watching her take this journey has been really inspiring. #OddOneOut

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6 years

Things we found about @NiallOfficial this morning. 1. He has GREAT hair. 2. His welcome pack to Wales included essentials such as socks 🧦 and sea salt. #BiggestWeekend

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3 years

Italy’s Eurovision winners @thisismaneskin enter the UK chart at #17 with Zitti E Buoni. It’s the highest charting Eurovision winner here since Sweden’s Heroes in 2015.

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Steve Holden

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6 years

Browsing for an Airbnb in Manchester. This came up as one of the pictures. I think not no.

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6 years

This is such a good read...

The man who went to the North Korean place that ‘doesn’t exist’

One US citizen warns of the consequences of a visit to a forbidden area in North Korea.

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5 years

Reached my journalism peak. #Hatari

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1 year

So I had a little Eurovision part to play in helping to get @Rylan pranked for Saturday Night Takeaway. Ant & Dec got him good! Very VERY funny. ITV1. 7pm. Pickle pickle.

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2 years

Just three Eurovision fans having a little catch up 💜 @scott_mills @Rylan

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2 years

A few months ago I decided to buy an Interrail ticket. I’ve never done anything like it before but I’ve heard so many good things. So I’m off on a little adventure…👋🏼🚂

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Want all the goss from the Turquoise Carpet? Of course you do! Hear from 🇳🇴🇲🇹 🇫🇷 🇷🇸 🇱🇻 🇨🇭 🇮🇱 🇲🇩 🇸🇪 🇮🇹 🇫🇮 🇩🇪 🇦🇲 🇪🇪 🇮🇸 🇵🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇦🇱 🇬🇧 A bonus episode of the @Eurovision podcast is out right now. 🎧

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6 years

This Victoria Beckham video is essentially one fifth of SpiceWorld the sequel and it's brilliant.

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7 years

Here's @the1975 taking a moment to watch the George Michael tribute at the #BRITs2017

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6 years

🇸🇪 HAPPY ROBYN DAY 🇸🇪

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2 years

What a birthday card 😂😂😂😂

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A year since we lost mum. One of my biggest memories was watching Eurovision with her, with scoresheets, when the UK last won. I wrote “best day ever” in my diary (diary lol). I’ll always live Eurovision vicariously through her. I know it’s sentimental but she was great. 💜

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4 months

The perfect ending to a perfect show. The finale of Ghosts was just 🥹🥹🥹. #BBCGhosts

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Just an Icelandic icon his wife singing a Eurovision song outside an ice cream truck in Liverpool. 🇮🇸

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3 years

Happy 25th birthday to @spicegirls Wannabe! This is still one of my favourite photos ever… It was around the time the song got to number one and we met the girls at a photo shoot in London. Mel C was ironing her trackies and Emma offered us their buffet. 💜

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3 years

So @jordannorth1 is playing S Club 7's Never Had A Dream Come True... Happy to admit... I UNASHAMEDLY love it.

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We’re saying goodbye to dad today. A very unique man who gave me my love of music and took me to my first gigs (Bjorn Again & Pink Floyd!). He was 80 but in his final weeks he was feeling proud as he said he’d finally managed to grow a beard! Looks alright doesn’t it? 😌

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2 years

So much star quality at the Eurovision opening ceremony 🇮🇹 🇸🇪 🇬🇪 🇳🇱

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3 years

It's exactly a year since Bastille played their last in-person gig. So I had a nice little lockdown catch-up with @bastilledan all about missing gigs, stage fright and the band's new documentary.

Bastille's Dan Smith: I still get stage fright

For a new documentary, Bastille's lead singer Dan and his bandmates have opened up about their anxieties in music.

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7 years

5 years to the day since one of the most amazing events there has ever been in my lifetime. #London2012

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6 years

Fuego! Had a chat to the current Eurovision favourite and Fuego QUEEN @foureira_eleni , representing #Cyprus .

Eurovision: How Greece’s pop star helped Cyprus become favourite to win

Eleni Foureira is hoping to help Cyprus win the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time.

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1 year

I really wasn’t expecting this at all…. 😉

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7 years

New Rules is such a great number one. @DUALIPA 1st British female solo artist to get there since Adele's Hello. 👍🏼

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1 year

🚨 The brand new episode of the @eurovision podcast is out now featuring: 🇳🇴🍌🐺Ben Adams & Gaute Ormåsen on their huge Subwoolfer reveal! 🇬🇪 Iru (Georgia 2023) 🇸🇮 Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) 🇨🇭 Gjon’s Tears (Switzerland 2021) 🎧

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2 years

It’s exactly 10 years since one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen took place in the UK… #London2012

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5 years

A French and Saunders reunion...

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In October 2020, Kenneth Branagh returns with a whole new cast of suspects for Death on the Nile.

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Found a guest for the next episode…. @maemuller_ 🇬🇧

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💥Episode 11 is here!💥 🇬🇧 @SamRyderMusic 🇮🇹 @Mahmood_Music & BLANCO 🇭🇷 @miadimsic 🇬🇷 @amandatenfjord 🇦🇿 @NadirRustamli As we enter finals week, it now means ALL 40 acts of this year’s @Eurovision have appeared on the podcast. 🙌🏼 ➡️

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2 years

We said a final goodbye to my mum today… she passed away a few weeks ago and she was AMAZING. 💜 Lots of memories and she was also a massive Eurovision fan too. Was going through photos & these 4 sum me and her up so well… joy on her wedding day and lol to Rita’s Kabin! 😂

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8 years

Me: "Hey @DUALIPA ! It's me again" Dua Lipa: "😒🙄"

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4 years

Just watched the latest Race Across The World 🌎 episode and have so much love for Jo. Best show on TV right now IMO.

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5 years

"I was preparing for a civilised chart battle." Had a great chat with @JamesArthur23 last week. We chatted about loads of stuff... including festivals, mental health and Foals.

James Arthur: Foals are right, I'm a pesky X Factor type

The Middlesbrough singer on a new album, his mental health and his chart battle with Foals.

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3 months

I called in a bit of help to make this week’s @Eurovision podcast… 👀 All to be explained on Thursday 🇸🇮 🎧

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3 years

🎤 Another massive moment for live music today. 🎤 Latest test event will have 5000 people at an actual gig in Sefton Park in Liverpool. 🎤 Chatted to Tom from ⁦ @BlossomsBand ⁩ about getting back on stage later.

Blossoms singer Tom Ogden: The joy of headlining the UK's first post-lockdown gig

Stockport band Blossoms will perform for 5,000 people on Sunday, with no masks or social distancing.

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1 year

I can only apologise to anyone who: a) is Spanish b) can sing anywhere approaching in tune But when you’re in Spain and @BlancaPaloma_rb challenges you to sing her Eurovision entry Eaea… you have to accept. 🇪🇸💃🏽😂 (PS… our wonderful podcast chat coming soon)

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5 years

Eurovision is the biggest live music event in the world. Me and ⁦ @DanielRosney ⁩ had a look at why it’s way more than the cheese-fest you might think it is. Thanks to 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 🇧🇾 🇬🇷 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇮🇸 🇸🇪 & 🇮🇹 for chatting to us.

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Another episode of the @Eurovision podcast you say? Go on then… Had great chats from the @LDNEurovision with: 🇫🇮 Käärijä 🇷🇸 Luke Black 🇳🇴 Alessandra 🇨🇿 Vesna 🇷🇴 Theodor Andrei 🎧

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7 years

Here are @LittleMix 👸🏽👸🏾👸🏽👸🏼smashing the Main Stage at #bigweekend

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3 years

🇬🇧 UK Eurovision news 🇬🇧 1/ The management team behind Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding and Dermot Kennedy will lead the search for next year’s UK act and song. Ben Mawson from Tap Music told me “if you get it right, it’s a wonderful platform”.

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What we see in the arena when Greece are on... #GRE 🇬🇷

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Maybe a career highlight…. The first interview with @LOREEN_TALHAOUI 🇸🇪after her record-breaking Eurovision win. It was very hot on that stage. 😂

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5 years

Hotel room in Manchester is very Linda Barker Changing Rooms 1998.

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Clearing out childhood stuff…. Found a mixtape… my picks for the “very best of the early 90s” 😂

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3 years

Decided to get the rollercoaster as my lockdown Lego build. Much needed January joy.

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2 years

🎄☃️ Welcome to our Lego Winter Village 2021. Complete with winter market, fairground, ski centre, christmas concert, train tunnel and North Pole. ☃️🎄

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1 year

🦞Game Over?🦞 Fun pre-London party chat with @lukeblackmusic 🇷🇸 for Eurovision.

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3 years

As @claraamfo moves to Radio 1 evenings, today is our final music news together. 😢 I’m going to miss our daily catch ups about ALL the pop stars…. especially me mentioning Kelly Clarkson at any opportunity. Clara is an absolute TALENT and it’s been a blast. See you at 11.10.

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2 years

Sono arrivato!!! #Eurovision

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5 years

With the line up complete... I did a little Eurovision starter kit feat: @iambilalhassani 🇫🇷 @JohnLundvik 🇸🇪 Hatari 🇮🇸 @Darudevil 🇫🇮 @Mahmood_Music 🇮🇹

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6 years

Press release: "ITV TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF THE BLACK EYED PEAS. One-hour spectacular will be hosted by their friend, Joanna Lumley. 'I'm both a friend to and a big fan of The Black Eyed Peas. It's very exciting to be part of this and I'm looking forward to it enormously.'"

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The season finale of the @Eurovision podcast is here! 🥲 Debriefs with: 🇧🇪 Gustaph 🇦🇺 @Voyagerau 🇱🇹 @MonikaLinkyte 🇨🇿 Patricie from Vesna 🇫🇮 Matti Myllyaho (Käärijä’s dancer 🕺🏼 ) Hope you enjoy!!

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7 years

Caught up with a fellow @BradonForestSch alumni today...

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2 years

Now the news is out… here’s more from my chat with @SamRyderMusic about competing at Eurovision for the UK. A short 🧵 about what he said… 1/ Sam didn’t need convincing to take part: “I love Eurovision. I love everything it’s about. It’s such a privilege.”

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7 years

Went to #Sherlock premiere tonight. Cumberbatch interview preview on 5Live tonight from 1130 with @PhilWilliams . 🕵🏽

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3 years

FYI the soundtrack to the @Eurovision movie just got a #GRAMMYs nomination... Jaja Ding Dong indeed.

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2 years

Thought it would be good to have a Eurovision debrief with some familiar friends. First up... Cornelia Jakobs 🇸🇪and the missing props.😆 A new episode of the @Eurovision podcast coming very soon... 👀

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And… we’re back!! 🎉 New look, new feel… and the incredible Sigrid 🇳🇴 joins me for the first episode to chat all things Eurovision. She’s a huge fan with some surprising connections to the contest. Out everywhere now:

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🇳🇱 Leaving Rotterdam after a Eurovision-packed 2 weeks. Was a privilege to cover the return of the contest, which felt newsworthy on so many levels. And the engagement on here has been huge. Seems pretty clear the event is only getting more popular. Onto Italy 2022. 🇮🇹

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Dancing On My Own has just turned 10 years old. Had an amazing chat with @robynkonichiwa about its making & legacy for @BBCNewsbeat . Big thanks to Calum Scott, Lena Dunham & co-writer Patrik Berger too. What. A. Song.

Dancing On My Own: The story behind Robyn's 2010 'sad banger'

The Swedish singer discusses her pop classic, and how she once became 'tired of the broken heart'.

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6 months

👀👀👀 *taps Eurovision mic*

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2 years

🎙 I have LOVED making the @Eurovision podcast over the last few months… my goal was to get all 40 acts to appear on it. ✅ The question is… do you want more episodes over the coming months?

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So let me tell you how OBSESSED I am with the Celine Dion / It’s All Coming Back To Me Now resurgence on TikTok right now… This video by nnapples on TT.

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@scottygb “Myeah… brackie”

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