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Israeli Eurovision star performs as contest melts down -- with protesters clashing with cops outside
May 11, 2024 | 5:11pmMembers of the audience both cheered and booed Golan, whose mere presence at the contest has sparked massive controversy.
Irish Eurovision contestant cries after Israel makes finals of song contest
May 11, 2024 | 10:43amIrish Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug reportedly cried after learning Israel had made the finals of the song contest. Thug, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, made the admission in...
Brooklyn bar under fire for canceling Eurovision viewing party over Israeli singer
May 10, 2024 | 10:03am3 Dollar Bill on Meserole Street in East Williamsburg had apparently planned to host a watch party for Eurovision,which this year features Israeli singer Eden Golan. But it canceled the...
Pro-Palestinian protesters — including Greta Thunberg — rail against Israel at Eurovision, which made Jewish state alter song lyrics
May 9, 2024 | 9:15pm“It’s about songs, and songs are about love. … [Israel] should be here when there is peace,” a protester said.
Russian missiles hit hometown of Ukraine's Eurovision contestants
May 14, 2023 | 3:11amAs the Eurovision song contest was underway in Britain late on Saturday, Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which is home to the electro-pop duo Tvorchi, this...
Kate Middleton shocks Eurovision with surprise piano-playing cameo
May 13, 2023 | 8:31pmEurovision’s grand finale was expected to be viewed by as many as 160 million people worldwide.
Swedish singer wins Eurovision Song Contest for a second time
May 13, 2023 | 8:12pmLIVERPOOL, England — Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo,” at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year...
King Charles and Queen Camilla stun Eurovision audience
May 9, 2023 | 8:01pmThe couple made yet another royal entrance just days after the official coronation ceremony in London.
UK to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest instead of Ukraine
July 25, 2022 | 2:37pmThe European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced them to look at other potential host countries.
Zelensky makes rare trip to visit frontline Ukrainian city
June 18, 2022 | 12:55pmZelensky's office posted a video of the visit to the city of roughly 485,000 people near the Black Sea, which has been repeatedly pummeled by Russian shelling.
Boris Johnson says Ukraine should host Eurovision Song Contest
June 18, 2022 | 12:40pmUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that Ukraine should host next year's Eurovision Song Contest despite its ongoing war with Russia.
Eurovision winner sells trophy for $900K to buy drones for Ukraine
May 30, 2022 | 9:09amKalush, the rap-folk band that won the Eurovision song contest, sold the crystal mic trophy for $900,000 to an Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange, WhiteBit.
Eurovision winner locks lips before heading back to war-torn Ukraine
May 16, 2022 | 8:11pmOleg Psiuk, the frontman for Eurovision winner Kalush Orchestra kissed his girlfriend before heading back to his home country Ukraine to help in the war efforts against Russia invaders.
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision as war with Russia rages on
May 14, 2022 | 10:57pmKalush Orchestra’s song, “Stefania,” has become a rallying cry for Ukrainian forces fending off the Russian invasion at home.
Zelensky cheers on Ukraine's Eurovision contestant Kalush Orchestra
May 14, 2022 | 6:13pmNot even an ongoing war can keep President Volodymyr Zelensky from cheering on Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine's champion in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision Song Contest: What to know and how to watch
May 14, 2022 | 8:53amThe annual extravaganza pits Europe's countries against each other as 25 finalists battle it out on the stage to be crowned the winner.
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra favored to win Eurovision music contest
May 7, 2022 | 10:11pmBookmakers have given Kalush Orchestra's "Stefania" a 46 percent chance to win the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which has been televised across the continent annually since 1956.
Why Michael Bolton is representing Connecticut on 'American Song Contest'
April 28, 2022 | 10:35amIn the ultimate, vein-popping vocal test, ’90s pop icon Michael Bolton has seen and heard many an attempt to belt out one of his big ballads on TV’s singing competitions....
Russia banned from competing in Eurovision Song Contest 2022
February 25, 2022 | 1:28pmThe stage that unites Europe is now divided.
Eurovision winner tests negative for cocaine after drug use accusation
May 26, 2021 | 10:56amManeskin vocalist Damiano David was accused of taking cocaine on Saturday, when he was captured by TV cameras leaning over a table before a performance.