Adrian Kavanagh, 31st December 2013
The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 6th and 10th May 2014, but with a number of countries withdrawing from the 2014 contest the number of participants could well be the lowest since the semi-final system was introduced in 2004. Cyprus, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria are withdrawing from the 2014 contest. However Poland (missing since the 2011 contest) and Portugal (who did not take part last year) are returning, meaning that 37 countries will be taking part in this year’s event. (more…)