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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 announces host city in Switzerland

A list of participating countries for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be announced later this year

The Independent UK

Eurovision organisers 'regret' that some delegations 'didn’t respect the spirit of the rules'

Acts complained about a tense atmosphere backstage at this year’s song contest

Evening Standard

Thousands protest against Israel’s participation in Eurovision final

Pro-Palestinian protesters in Malmo, Sweden say Israel should be excluded over its conduct in its war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

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Dutch singer Joost Klein axed from Eurovision final following backstage ‘incident’

He was seen briefly at rehearsals on Friday during the flag parade before missing the performance of his track.

Evening Standard

Israel qualifies for Eurovision song contest final despite protests

Thousands had marched against the country’s inclusion in Saturday’s final but Eden Golan’s entry was voted through

The Guardian - UK

Why is Israel competing at Eurovision? Eden Golan set to sing in final

Israel’s 20-year-old entry will perform Hurricane in Saturday’s final

Evening Standard

The best (and worst) Eurovision logo designs from the past 67 years

Some of these get nul points.

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After facing criticism, Israel has revised its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eden Golan's original song, titled "October Rain," has been renamed "Hurricane" after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel's public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday.

WEKU

Israel Threatens Eurovision Pull-out If Entry Vetoed

Israel on Sunday warned that it may withdraw from this year's Eurovision Song Contest if organisers reject the lyrics from its entry as too political.

International Business Times

Israel should have a voice at Eurovision, says president amid row over lyrics

Isaac Herzog said ‘haters try to drive us off every stage’ as lyrics to October Rain scrutinised by organisers

The Guardian - UK

Israeli Eurovision song under ‘scrutiny’ for alleged Hamas attack reference

Organisers considering if lyrics breach non-political rules a week after giving Israel all-clear to participate

The Guardian - UK

EBU launches Eurovision Sport, a free streaming platform for sports

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched Eurovision Sport, a streaming platform offering live sports broadcasting and coverage of various events.

Top News

Threat of Women’s World Cup blackout averted after terrestrial TV deal agreed

European broadcasters and Fifa have ended their stand-off over Women’s World Cup TV rights

The Guardian - UK

Women's World Cup to be shown on BBC and ITV after deal finally agreed with FIFA

The FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway in just over a month and a TV deal has finally been agreed to broadcast the tournament following lengthy negotiations with politicians having also got involved

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup avoids embarrassing TV blackout as BBC, ITV and Fifa strike deal

All 64 matches from the World Cup will be broadcast on terrestrial TV in the UK, with deals also secured for other European countries

The Conversation

Eurovision under the shadow of war: how the 2023 contest highlighted humanitarianism, empathy and solidarity

In 2022, Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest in a landslide victory. Traditionally, the winner hosts the following year but due to the significant security issues posed by the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine was unable to host.

The National (Scotland)

Sweden wins Eurovision as UK finishes second from last

LOREEN of Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, while the UK’s Mae Muller finished second from last.

Liverpool Echo

Graham Norton issues update on important Eurovision final decision

Graham said the European Broadcasting Union ruled with an 'iron fist'

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Liverpool Echo

Eurovision 2023: Why is Australia in the Eurovision song contest?

Some may be wondering why Australia is competing in the contest

AFP

Eurovision strikes wrong note with UK over Zelensky ban

Liverpool (AFP) - The UK government on Friday hit out at European broadcasters for banning a Eurovision message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as host city Liverpool decked out in yellow and blue for the annual carnival of kitsch.

Bangkok Post

UK ‘disappointed’ by Eurovision ban on Zelensky message

LIVERPOOL: The UK government on Friday hit out at European broadcasters for banning a message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at this weekend's Eurovision final, for fear of politicising the event.

Wales Online

What is the Eurovision Song Contest?

The contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and has been held since 1956

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s president Zelensky should be allowed to speak at Eurovision, Sunak says

Ukrainian president’s address would be against rules of contest, organisers say

The Independent UK

PM ‘disappointed’ by decision to block Zelensky from addressing Eurovision final

The European Broadcasting Union said on Thursday night that it had declined the Ukrainian leader’s request to speak to the audience on Saturday.

The Independent UK

It's Eurovision time! Here's how the contest works and who to watch for

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will soon reach its climax with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool

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