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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.”

UK is going for gold

Ooh UK is brilliant! Lucie does so well. She’s alone in a mustard/gold-coloured dress, and she’s standing on a complicated erection, which has a...

The Big Five – who gets to sing when

The running order for the Eurovision Song Contest is decided as qualifiers emerge from the semi-finals, but to add an element of 'fun', a...

Swedish singer hits back at Eurovision winner

When Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral picked up the 2017 Eurovision trophy, his short acceptance speech ruffled some feathers. “Music is not fireworks; music is...

Slovenia – A bunch of names and a few dates

The acts vying to represent Slovenia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest have been named, along with details of how the song will be...

Sweden – Melodifestivalen First Semi Final Result

The Great Eurovision escape that is Melodifestival began this evening with their first 2017 heat in the marvelous Scandinavium in Gothenburg. Results? - why yes... here...

Martina Barta to sing for Czech Republic at Eurovision

"Upcoming jazz singer" Martina Barta is to represent the Czech Republic in Ukraine. The 'news' leaked after the band she's working with mentioned the...

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%...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Greece

This Is Love by Demy Have the wheels finally come off the Greek Eurovision juggernaut? Back in 2004 Sakis Rouvas (mark 1) kick started a...

Australia – Easy like Sunday morning

I have been dying to use that headline. And young Isaiah might have had the longest flight, but he arrived today sparky and spunky...

Depends what Brendan is dying to try……

You know in a production meeting somewhere in the bowels of Donnybrook 4, sometime between Louis Walsh o'clock and today, someone said: "I'll tell...