59 h. ago Eurovision winner JJ urges Israel to be banned from song contest amid 'rigging' claims

The contest this year was overshadowed by protests against Israel's participation for the second-consecutive year, fuelled by the ongoing war in Gaza

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 winner crowned as Israel comes second despite protests

Austria has been crowned the winner of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, as the UK was left to reflect on another year of disappointment

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 results and points leaderboard in full as Austria wins

It was a spectacular night in Switzerland as the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest but there was only one winner as the results were revealed

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6 d. ago Eurovision 2025 winner revealed as Austria beat controversial Israel in final

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 has come to an end with the winner being announced after an entertaining few hours

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7 d. ago Eurovision winner says having the best song is not the secret to winning the competition

Cheryl Baker has shared the secret ingredient to winning the Eurovision song contest after taking the crown in 1981.

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9 d. ago ‘I’m a Eurovision winner and this is the main reason no one votes for the UK’

Bucks Fizz are one of the very rare UK winner of the Eurovision Song Contest and one member has revealed why she thinks the country have performed so poorly over the years.

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2 w. ago ‘Ich komme!’ The smutty Eurovision songs that dodge the censors

From ensuring your swearwords are in languages other than English to outrageous euphemisms, contestants in the famously camp extravaganza have ways to avoid being toned down When the winner of this year’s Eurovision song contest is announced shortly before midnight next Saturday, it won’t be the first climax of the evening. “I’m coming / I’m coming,” a scantily clad Lithuanian will announce in the chorus of her song. Australia’s male entrant will invite listeners to “sh-sh-shake me good” so they can get “a taste of the milkshake man”. And Malta’s submission is going to prompt the audience to shout the word “Kant” – due to it sounding like a rude English term for female genitalia.After the 2024 edition of the world’s largest live music contest was largely overshadowed by political positioning over the war in Gaza, many artists at this year’s event in the Swiss city of Basel are returning to what they like to do best: celebrating the act of lovemaking in pop songs. Because even though...

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2 w. ago Inside America’s attempt to copy Eurovision Song Contest and already famous winner

The Eurovision Song Contest is famous around the world with its annual event bringing together music fans for show-stopping performances and a nail-biting results show

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