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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.”

Kyiv is charming! An update from this beautiful city

Hello Oneuropeans! Ready for our first dress rehearsal? It kicks off at 4pm local time, and I'm poised to watch. I might even attempt...

Did the Brits give a Twit about Eurovision?

You might think Eurovision means nothing to us Brits, but you'd be wrong. This year the Eurovision Song Contest final generated massive activity on Twitter....

Austria… Nathan Trent? – That doesn’t sound very Germanic

So, awaking from my slumbers here at OnEurope Towers I find the internet a glow with pre-Christmas cheer and the fact that ORF have...

A million years for Sweden? More Melodi for your money

So, fresh from my 100% hit rate last week, I'm back to pass judgment on the next seven Swedish hopefuls. Saturday night is music...

Ukraine third semi final results

The third and final semi final organised by NTU to pick songs for the Ukrainian National final took place this evening. The line-up for...

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...

Eurovision plot to rock Brexit Britain

Theresa May recently fired the Brexit starting pistol, and at the same time ignited debate around the subliminal message hidden in the song that...

Broadcaster confirms Russia ‘out’ for 2017 Eurovision

After weeks of back and forth, the question of Russia taking part in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest has been decided: Julia Samoylova won't sing...

Finland – Sing little birdie

After Slavko, we're getting a cold compress in the shape of Norma John and their ode to self harm. I'm assured they're fun people...

Switzerland didn’t get shown but …

The Andrex puppy has been weaving their magic on this one and no mistake. Miruna, your lead singer, is standing on top of a...