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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.”

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Denmark

Denmark – Where I Am by Anja Nissen Time now for the entry from Australia. Oh, wait. We’ve already had that. This could have been...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Russia

Flame is Burning by Julia Samoylova Julia Samoylova’s flame is not only burning, it has, thus far, proved downright incendiary. Advancing history by being only...

Good job Claudia can inhale the wind because…..

It's the only thing that is keeping her from suffocating (being breathless and all). The first thing I did when I saw this performance...

En route (well actually I’m already here)

And we're off! 4.30am alarm, who says Eurovision is glamorous? I'm currently mid-flight, dear reader, although you'll not be reading this until after I've...

Now thats what I call an Album Track

If you take my position that the Netherlands is old-fashioned nonsense, then Denmark is typical of the song that the Danes always send to...

Just in case you are new to this

....and have been under a rock for the last billion years and are going "So, Mr Phil, how's tonight work then?" - Lemme try...

Phil’s post-mortem of Eurovision 2017 – Part 2

Just a short one to keep you all on your toes! 15th  - UK - 111 Points Getting there, like British Rail all those years...

Nothing pleases like Maltesers

Panic not OnEuropeans, I'm gonna be boosting this article with a one line summary of the artistes as the day goes on but we...

France – Now then this is more like it … maybe

Now, France 2, this is more like it.  I don't like your strategy of sneaking it out on a Thursday afternoon when I was...

Joci Pápai to represent Hungary in Kiev

Joci Pápai is the proud owner of a man bun and the right to sing for Hungary at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier tonight,...