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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.”

Croatia – You’ve broken Music!

Seriously, though, what on earth has HRT done to the contest? Their entrant, Jacques Houdek - who has tried numerous times for Croatia, so knows what...

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 6

Every few days between now and the Big Show, OnEurope's pundits continue to share ill-informed ideas about what's going to win the 2017 Eurovision...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – France

Requiem by Alma Every year I bemoan the fact that France has rarely been rewarded for the diversity she has brought to Eurovision. Their entries...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Slovenia

On My Way by Omar Naber There are six acts or artists returning to the Eurovision stage this year having previously competed as billed or...

Hungary’s hairy man hasn’t had his man bun cut and it...

So then Hungary, what is this you have brought to the table? Why it's ethnicity, that's what this smells of. Roy D Hacksaw (of...

Armenian amazeballs

My first rehearsal to blog this year: Armenia is AMAZEBALLS! First rehearsal of the day and Artsvik’s performance is stunning! It’s very simple, her...

Bulgaria is getting good at this game

Kris from Bulgaria may only be 17, but he already brings so much experience to the stage from his many talent show appearances. It...

Is Eurovision over for one country?

After failing once again to make the Grand Final, one consistent Eurovision under-achiever looks set to withdraw from the competition. The Director General of SMRTV...

Armenia picks Artsvik for 2017 Eurovision

While the rest of us have been busy maxing out our cards on Christmas tat, Armenian telly viewers solved that vexing question. Who to...

If the Objective is Eurovision, is this way to achieve it...

Webstream Alternative stream After months of 'casting' shows, six fairly average Spanish Eurovision songs are lined up to bring the usual disappointing result and leaving fans...