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Eurovision

July 2024

  • The Swiss singer Nemo performs The Code at the 2024 Eurovision final in Malmö

    Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’

    Conservative groups hope to force local referendums in potential host cities for 2025 song contest

June 2024

  • Francoise Hardy in 1966, in the film Grand Prix.

    Françoise Hardy, French pop singer and fashion muse, dies aged 80

    Singer and actor who wrote some of her country’s biggest pop hits had suffered with lymphatic cancer for many years

20 May 2024

  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Erdoğan accuses Eurovision song contest of ‘threatening the family’

    Turkey’s president hit out at event, saying it encourages ‘gender neutralisation’ and ‘social corruption’

16 May 2024

  • Nemo, wearing a peach and orange tulle top and eye gems, smiles at the camera at a press meeting

    Eurovision winner Nemo urges Switzerland to recognise third gender

    First non-binary person to win song contest calls for home country to allow third-gender entries on official documents

14 May 2024

  • Dutch singer Joost Klein

    Eurovision organisers defend decision to disqualify Joost Klein

  • Bambie Thug<br>Joost Klein of Netherlands arrives on stage for the introducing of the artists at the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 10, 2024. Klein's performance was cancelled for unknown reasons, he was supposed to perform before Israel. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

    Disqualified Eurovision contestant Joost Klein likely to face charges, say Swedish police

13 May 2024

  • British Eurovision fans arrive at the venue for the grand final in Malmo, Sweden, 11 May 2024: two men laughing and wearing union jack-patterned sunglasses and hats, and one with a blue EU flag around his neck as well; the other man is holding this out to display the yellow stars. They are standing in the square in front of the concert hall.

    Eurovision EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says European Commission

    Spokesperson for Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calls decision ‘completely regrettable’

12 May 2024

  • Pouring olive oil into a metal pot

    Brief letters
    Can there be life after extra virgin olive oil?

    Brief letters: Olive oil prices | Ersatz coffee | Excellent espresso | Ageing alternative | Eurovision
  • Olly Alexander performing in Eurovision

    Why Olly Alexander was a forgotten face in Eurovision school reunion crowd

    The UK’s familiar-sounding entry fared poorly with voters in a contest where the shock of the new often does well

    • Eurovision loses almost a quarter of UK viewers compared with 2023

    • Eurovision 2024: everything we learned – from the Abba swizz to the UK’s wild unpopularity

    • Eurovision: Greta Thunberg joins thousands in pro-Palestine protest before final – video

11 May 2024

  • Switzerland’s Nemo after winning the 2024 Eurovision song contest in Malmö, Sweden.

    Eurovision 2024: Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th song contest with The Code – as it happened

    25 countries performed in Malmö, amid controversy over Israel’s participation and expulsion of Dutch entry
  • Nemo holds flowers on stage as confetti is released above them

    Switzerland wins Eurovision song contest after controversial grand final

    Nemo has won the 68th song contest with The Code, after a fraught competition overshadowed by protests over Israel’s inclusion and a shock exit

    • Dutch broadcaster decries Eurovision decision to ban its contestant

    • Eurovision viewing parties in England cancelled over Israel’s participation

    • A song and dance: Eurovision’s history of controversy

10 May 2024

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters opposing Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest demonstrate in Malmo. A banner reads 'No platform for genocide' and 'Israel out of Eurovision'

    Eurovision struggles to keep politics out as Israel controversy hits Malmö

    Competing rallies are on the streets, Netherlands’ entrant is under investigation and others complain music is being overshadowed
  • Say Cheese … (clockwise from top left) Bucks Fizz, Käärijä, Loreen, Olly Alexander, Sam Ryder and Katrina.

    ‘You have to have a skirt rip moment!’ How to win Eurovision

    Is it all about having a great gimmick – or touching hearts? Ahead of this year’s song contest, Eurovision hitmakers from Bucks Fizz to Käärijä reveal the tricks of the trade, from free saunas and milkmaids to writing your tune in half an hour

  • Israeli singer Eden Golan says Eurovision is 'safe for everyone' – video

    Solo artist responds to question about whether she is putting people at risk amid protests against Israel's participation in contest because of the war in Gaza
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