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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.”

This is something of a Greek tragedy

Now my first review of this song back in the midst of time, didn't go down well with some Greeks on a forum. They ain't...

She’s not even singing the damn thing!

Ok so here's the thing. Patricia Kass back in Moscow ripped my heart to a thousand pieces and stopped me in my tracks. Even...

Azeri horse head in all its live glory, you say?

First up, here's some video live from the hall through the magic of Facebook. She's still shouting at me on screen and that's a problem...

Finnish rehearsal – Live from the Hall

Slight time delay but what do you expect!! - You can view the video here - with thanks to Eurovision Ireland - and make...

Swinging swinging swinging – Macedonia live!

With thanks to our chums at Eurovision Ireland, you'll get to see what we can see and make up your own mind about the...

Belgium – This has lost all hope

There are people that thought that 'City Lights' was the one. They insisted it would be the best thing ever seen and would sail through...

Australia – doing a flip flop

So the Aussies are drawn third, but perform in fourth place, because they have the same stage director as Georgia. This means he has to hot...

Albania – Always the bridesmaid

Lindita came on next, to allow the stage director from Georgia (who is also working on Australia) time to comfort his singer and argue with...

Blimey Hendrik, you’re running through them quickly

Sweden had literally just got off the stage and then Georgia is ushered on. This 25-minute turnaround is going to keep everyone on their...

And so it starts with Sweden

So day 102 in the Big Eurovision house has started with a bit of Sweden. Fans will tell you that Robin is the Messiah, and...