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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.”

Full Eesti Laul 2017 result

Full results from the 2017 Eesti Laul - The only thing that is not on the table below is that the winner got 55%...

Lithuania – Do you really need the olympics to choose a...

As someone once said, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon, and despite shortening the course this year, LRT have decided on another huge...

Finland gets ready to UMK its way to Eurovision 2017

When it comes to Eurovision, some countries shine year in, year out - think Sweden and Russia. Others tend to cling to the middle...

Croatia – You’ve broken Music!

Seriously, though, what on earth has HRT done to the contest? Their entrant, Jacques Houdek - who has tried numerous times for Croatia, so knows what...

Ireland: trying (and succeeding) to die

Ten years ago, I fulfilled a dream and went up in a hot air balloon over Australia. Once we got up there I realised I...

So, apart from Loreen, what else is happening in Melodi-land this...

This week we're in Skellefteå, trying to pick songs for the Melodifestivalen final. And eventually the Swedish Eurovision entry. It's the last set of...

Belarus is the right song at the right time

If you, dear viewer, have noticed my writings over the last hour or so, the last four songs are a touch challenging when all performed...

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...

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...

Sweden – on with the show

Good morning one and all and welcome to our coverage of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, live (or on a time delay) from Kiev. The...