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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.”

Georgia – at least she sings it well

Tamara Gachechiladze is next up at this first morning of rehearsals. The motif here is red and black. The staging has been kept simple, no...

Hasn’t this Danish song been entered before?

There is nothing wrong with Anja per se. This song through, is typical of the "Danish Problem" - they seem to rehash the same...

Slovenia: beam me up, Omar

Omar from Slovenia is up now. I’ve already commented in my Countdown how I think he’s got an uphill struggle, and he’s not really...

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,...

Eurovision 2017 – Qualifiers from the first semi final

Ten songs have qualified tonight - some predictable, a few surprises - but that's the joy of Eurovision. Shortly after the show ten winners of...

Lithuania – Do you really need the olympics to choose a...

As someone once said, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon, and despite shortening the course this year, LRT have decided on another huge...

A Dal Semi Final 2 results

This second semi-final saw nine entries compete for four places in the final. In the first round of voting, three qualifiers were decided by a...

He’s not the Anti-Christ(er) – He’s a very naughty boy!

So, it seems that the Eurovision firmament has decided that NTU's decision to press their panic button and invite Christer Bjorkman to be the...

The Irish are dying to try at Eurovision

Talk about a low-key reveal. If you wanted to make a show out of the song that will return a broadcaster to their place...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Albania

World by Lindita It’s back! My Eurovision Countdown, now in its 8th year. Oh, you lucky, lucky readers! As I start my annual Eurovision Countdown for...