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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Türkiye

The Turkish entry was chosen by TRT. Ukraine first took part in 1975, but dropped out in 2013. Türkiye has won once.

1 April – I am avoiding all my friends

Do you have a favourite contest of all time? One where every song hits the mark, the host(s) do their job to perfection, and...

Ankara, we have a problem …

Mr Roy didn't spot the English verse, and we didn't spot it particularly, and we're 30 yards away which worries us, because if we...

12 February – Lovely petrol, sweet petrol I need you now,...

What's the oddest subject of a Eurovision song you can think of? Many things have been covered, mostly about falling in love with someone,...

Polished Turkey

Again - another one going through without much doubt. Even with 4 sexy British Dancers (and one of the group "Pop") - It looks...

31 May – I got lots of candy to make you...

Let's be honest - our friends in Türkiye/Turkey are sorely missed from our favourite TV show. They added that bit of exotica to proceedings,...

28 March – The colours are fading

Do you miss Turkey? They weren't always every juror's favourite, but they did bring a little extra something to the contests they took part...

16 May – She’s searching for your bay But you don’t...

It's always sad when a country decides to sit out our favourite TV show. We had a now-absent country yesterday, and we have another...

22 October – You are the greatest dancer of all times

Let's cast our minds back to former years, to countries taking a long-term absence from our favourite TV show. They could be financially constrained,...

Toto and Gigliola talk Eurovision 2012 – Part 2

At first glance this promises much. There is a song behind this (unusual for Malta) and people that actually look like they're playing instruments...

Turkey-lurkey

Franko: We've only had a sound check so far and it's already streets ahead of anything else that's been on today. It's not only...