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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.”

Italia, il tuo tempo per brillare è ora

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A Nordic Soiree and a bijou vada at the Eurovision Village

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Eurovision 2017 – The viewing figures

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From Junior to Senior – Netherlands promotes more Alum…

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Melodifestivalen – Semi Final 3 Results

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Triana Park walk the line for Latvia at Eurovision

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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Cyprus

Cyprus – Gravity by Hovig When the Cypriots finished sixth on their debut in 1981, and better by a further position in the following Contest, I...

The 43 Worst Lyric Lines At Eurovision 2017

OK, so we're used to there being a few cases of lumpy language and dubious translations every year at Eurovision, but this year the denizens...

Oh our Nathan is a cheeky scamp…

So, when you turn to the big book of Eurovision and see the word "winsome", you'll find a pic of Mr Trent. He starts...