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2017

The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Kiev in Ukraine.

In case you wonder why we use Kiev and not Kyiv, back in 2010, Reuters editor Robert Bessler responded to a reader’s query about the spelling.

“Kiev is not the Russian spelling. It is the commonly accepted English language spelling of the name,” he explained. “We are not writing in Ukrainian, we are writing in English, so we use commonly understood English names for cities – hence Munich rather than Muenchen, Cologne not Koeln, Rome not Roma, etc.”

Fusedemarc win after a long long long time in Lithuania

In a final that we have largely ignored - principally because we didn't understand it - Fusedmarc seem to have won the Lithuanian selection...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Armenia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yw6LdDo7HxA Fly With Me by Artsvik They may have kept us hanging on to be the last country to show its hand this year, but the...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Iceland

Paper by Svala There’s a fiendishly difficult Eurovision pub-quiz question that you can leave your contributions to in the comments below: name all the family...

Italy to the wonning!

Yet again, if this doesn't win, then there is a problem with the whole voting system. Perfect, absolutely perfect. It has all of the classic...

Latvia – They have rectified Penisgate

In Penisgate news, the Latvians have clearly listened to us and they have coloured the penis in and it now LOOKS like what it's...

Australia – Easy like Sunday morning

I have been dying to use that headline. And young Isaiah might have had the longest flight, but he arrived today sparky and spunky...

Scandal over Eurovision choice brings change to Spanish TV team

It looks to be all change in Spain as Federico Llano (pictured) steps down from his role as Head of Delegation, some four months...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Finland

Blackbird by Norma John The Finnish final once again didn’t fail to delight. There’s more than plenty to pick over for those, like me, compiling...

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 3

It's only us, your ever helpful OnEurope preview party go-ers. We're back to spew forth our thoughts on the songs competing in the 2017 Eurovision...

Bulgaria is getting good at this game

Kris from Bulgaria may only be 17, but he already brings so much experience to the stage from his many talent show appearances. It...