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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Christopher Megrath

Eurovision will have first-ever Scouse commentators for the contest

The Eurovision Song Contest has recruited its first-ever Scouse commentators to handle the live shows.

BBC Radio Merseyside launched a talent search to find their voice, with Paul Quinn, 32, from Dingle, walking away the winner after weeks of competing. He'll join Brookside star Claire Sweeney for a "Scouse alternative commentary".

The seven-week search saw almost 500 people audition for the role, touring shopping centres across Liverpool and Merseyside, asking members of the public to record a 40-second demo in a specially created radio booth.

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