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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.”

Romania sticks two fingers up at Eurovision

Every now and then, Eurovision throws up musical gems that chime with wider trends. It launches careers. And then there are the songs and performances...

Could Eurovision ban Russia?

Eurovision 2017 looks set to tackle yet another difficult issue. The host nation may well deny entry to the performer lined up to sing...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Hungary

Origo by Joci Pápai Look, I’ll be honest with you. I’ve been to Budapest and I liked it. It’s cheap as chips, they do really...

Albania – it’s the first run through, give her time

Twitter thinks Lindita could do better. Maybe she's not a morning person, perhaps she wasn't quite ready to jump the queue and take Isaiah's spot,...

If gays made Eurovision songs …

Then this would probably be the best song in the world!  Sponsored by the gay version of Carlsberg. You will read on Twitter that this...

Latvia: lovely boots and not a willy in sight

Triana Park complete the first semi-final with an energetic performance. She looks great, with a multi-length hairdo, chopped with sharp edges, in yellow and...

Norway – This could be in trouble… maybe?

Mr Hacksaw has just said  "ooh it looks better in the hall than it does on the television" - which is another unfortunate thing...

A Grand Day Out

Good morning OnEuropeans! I've not been here much in the last couple of days. The main reason being I - *gasp!* - LEFT the...

Hungary – Heat 1 Results are now live!!

It is that time of year again when Hungary wakes from its slumbers and gets A Dal fever (Ted).  As we have already explained...

Eesti Laul Semi Final 1 Results

The results of the first Eesti Laul Semi Final are shown below. Ten songs competed for five spots in the final with the outcome decided...