55 m. ago Netherlands threatens Eurovision boycott if Israel also participates

The Netherlands has joined several countries urging the Eurovision Song Contest to exclude Israel due to its actions in Gaza

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2 h. ago Dutch broadcaster joins RTE in proposed boycott of Eurovision over Israel

The Irish station said multiple members of the European Broadcasting Union have raised concerns about the participation of Israel.

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17 h. ago Eurovision issued ultimatum by Ireland as they threaten to pull out over Israel

Ireland have joined a number of other countries threatening to pull out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest is Israel take part

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23 h. ago Ireland joins growing list of countries threatening Eurovision boycott if Israel stay in

Ireland will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel participates, broadcaster RTE has announced, as a number of other countries have threatened the same

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24 h. ago RTÉ says Ireland will boycott Eurovision if Israel is allowed to compete

National broadcaster joins Slovenia in making participation next year conditional amid war in GazaIreland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, has decided not to take part in next year’s Eurovision song contest if Israel is a participant.RTÉ is the second of 37 broadcasters who took part in the event this year to have made participation next year conditional. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Ireland pulls out of the 2026 Eurovision Song contest over 'the participation of Israel'

Ireland has announced it will pull out of the 2026 Eurovision song contest over the 'participation of Israel'.

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7 d. ago Intervision Song Contest: why Russia is reviving its ‘cultural counterweight’ to Eurovision

Conceived in 1960s Czechoslovakia, Vladimir Putin ordered the competition’s return and the US has now confirmed its participation – is this domestic theatre or international outreach?When singer-songwriter B Howard takes to the stage in Moscow this month, he’ll be making history. On 20 September the Los Angeles-born artist will be the first to represent the US at Russia’s revived Intervision Song Contest, a cultural spectacle that manages to be both nostalgic throwback and very modern geopolitical manoeuvre. While Eurovision has famously stretched its geographic boundaries to include Australia, Russia’s alternative contest represents a rather different kind of international outreach.Russia dusting off the Intervision brand, largely dormant since 1980 apart from a brief reprise in 2008, follows the country’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its expulsion cut off access to a platform that – while often mocked by British audiences – had served...

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9 d. ago GMB's Susanna Reid says 'hope she's okay' after 'upsetting' Celine Dion health update

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has shared her thoughts on Celine Dion's health after it was revealed the singer was forced to pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest final

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3 w. ago Eurovision Song Contest 2026 host city revealed as bosses brand it 'perfect'

The UK will be hoping to win the annual event for the first time since back in 1997

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3 w. ago Eurovision 2026's host city confirmed as baffled fans complain about same issue

The Eurovision Song Contest has announced the host city for the 2026 contest but many confused fans have taken to social media to point out one very specific thing

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3 w. ago Eurovision announces host city for 2026 as fans divided over location choice

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026's host city in Austria has been announced following the news last month that both Innsbruck and Vienna were in the running for the role

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3 w. ago Vienna announced as host city for Eurovision song contest 2026

Final of 70th edition of competition to be held on 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle, Austria’s largest indoor arenaVienna has been chosen to host the Eurovision song contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcaster announced, with the final set for 16 May.Austria’s JJ won this year’s competition, held in Basel in Switzerland, with his song Wasted Love, which blends techno beats with operatic vocals – making his home country the 2026 host. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Eurovision, the world's largest live music event, to take place in Vienna next year

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna

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