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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.”

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 6

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Tijana looks good at 10am in the morning mind…..

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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Estonia

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The granddaddy of them all? oh Italy!

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Svala keeps it in the family for Eurovision

When Svala performs 'Paper' at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, one person cheering her on will know exactly what she's going through. Her father - Bo...

If Estonia was hatesex …

This is more like a shit date. You expect your companion to wine and dine you, but instead you end up the Travelodge in...

I’ve caused a bit of debate

Apparently on Twitter it seems that Penis-gate isn't a thing.  I have been (sometimes forcefully) told that the neon shapes in the Latvian background...

UK – Start composing … NOW!

The day has come. The UK - that bastion of good taste and great music - has, by the grace of God and the...

UK are having issues with their large erection!

It seems that the UK were having issues with their large glass erection which could present a problem when it comes to the real...

Want to know who qualified for the final?

It's all over now bar the shouting - we have the line-up for Saturday evening's big show. Eighteen songs battled it out for ten...