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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.”

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Austria

Running on Air by Nathan Trent Nathan Trent is another bright eyed young thing bringing enthusiasm and charm to his Contest appearance. He sounds quite...

Macedonia and Malta dance and sing alone

I was so busy enjoying my lunch I forgot to blog about Macedonia. Well – meh. I love this song, it’s one of my...

Omar Naber has second shot at Eurovision

Slovenia will send Omar Naber to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. He will perform the song 'On my way'. Although ranked second behind BQL in...

San Marino: Jimmie is a welcome distraction from the song

I missed most of San Marino as I was lusting over Juicy Papi in his press conference, but what I did catch is, well,...

Anja Nissen goes to Kiev!!

The Danes have done what so many other countries have done recently and sent an alum from TV talent show The Voice (in this...

Every year until someone dies …

What question has occupied Eurovision minds more than any other of late? The winner of Melodifestivalen, how can Lithuanian TV take eight weeks to...

Australia – doing a flip flop

So the Aussies are drawn third, but perform in fourth place, because they have the same stage director as Georgia. This means he has to hot...

My 11 qualifiers

I've just come into the bubble for the day, dear reader, after spending a day away, enjoying some of Kyiv proper. A lovely afternoon...

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

Well having just got here I am treated with Serbia. My first impression is that it feels very familiar and Tijana doesn't appear to be...

Man with a monkey wins Sanremo 2017

Francesco Gabanni has been named winner of the 2017 Sanremo Festival. In a press conference after the show, he confirmed he will accept the...