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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 – Germany

Perfect Life by Levina Maybe it was the disappointment of two consecutive last places in the final that led Germany not to really care that...

Manel does it for Spain (and your lover) at Eurovision

Manel Navarro will sing for Spain at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. Despite a wobbly live performance, he won the Spanish national final,...

Oh Nathan …

Quite honestly we've had four dirges this morning from two different semi finals, and then we get this. Nathan Trent is a total class apart from anything...

Salvador keeps it in the family at Eurovision

After a few years away, Portugal is back at Eurovision. This year, Salvador Sobral will perform the song Amar Pelos Dois (Love enough for two). The...

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...

Ten things we learned about Eurovision in 2017

So, with the Eurovision bunting safely packed away for yet another year, what did we learn? Our team spent two weeks bringing you the...

Navi Band bound for Kiev

Belarus picked its Eurovision song tonight in a selection show that absolutely was in no way rigged. Navi Band will take their folk rock-tinged 'Historyja...
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Live Blog – Second semi-final – dress rehearsal

We're back live this evenings after a day out and about - Chernobyl, since you ask. And it's our first chance to watch all...

Robin wins in Sweden – A split decision?

After their usual mammoth process, Melodifestivalen, the Swedes have chosen Robin Bengtsson to represent them in Kiev. Robin won with 146 points, as you can...

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...