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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.”

I love Belarus

It’s a rehearsal blog cliché to state after one shaky run (where the sole purpose was to get the camera angles that such and...

Day Six begins with Armenia…. worryingly

It's a very good place to start. The start of the song has lots of camera cuts - indeed death by a thousand cuts, no...

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...

Ukraine – too pretty to be gnarly?

Ukraine started on time - which is always good. They have only had a couple of runs, but not a lot has changed. The lead...

A beautiful mess for Eurovision

Last year, Poli Genova  gave Bulgaria their best ever result at Eurovision. The pressure was on. This morning, Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT revealed that...

The ones to watch at Eurovision 2017

With just a few hours to go before the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest, money is being placed on Italy and Portugal. Oddschecker suggests a three-horse...

Latvia – Supernova Heat 1 Results

Eleven acts lined up, knowing the cull would show no mercy. Just four would escape the Eurovision trash can. Latvian TV launched a third season...

You keep me hanging on

The team is busy bringing you Eurovision in all its glory - sending their thoughts from the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev. So let's take...

Italia, il tuo tempo per brillare è ora

That ... Was ... Fucking ... Amazing! Where do I start? Well, for starters, if any of your local bookmakers are offering even money (or better), get some cash...

Portugal – has the real RTP stood up?

The first Portuguese semi final was a bit of a blur to me, being in Malta with dodgy technology and arguably focusing on the...