JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest said on Sunday that an unauthorized display of Palestinian flags by Iceland’s band could draw “punishment” from the event’s organizers. During the point-tally of Saturday’s final, mem... More »
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Netherlands won the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Israel on Sunday in a songfest that passed off without serious incident, despite calls by pro-Palestinian groups to boycott the event. Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence beat 25 ... More »
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Contestants from 41 countries walked an orange carpet in Tel Aviv’s “Culture Square” on Sunday for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2019, brushing aside security concerns and calls for a pro-Palestinian boycott. The 64th Eurovision Song ... More »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has launched a PR campaign to counter calls for a boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, using Google ads which refer to the boycott but lead to a glossy website extolling Israel. The international Boyco... More »
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – As ‘Eurovision Song Contest 2019’ banners go up across Tel Aviv, behind the glitz of the songfest is the latest manifestation of a bitter row between Israel and an international pro-Palestinian boycott movement. When Israel was selected la... More »
Portugal’s Salvador Sobral celebrates after winning the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Portugal’s Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest on S... More »
Ukraine’s Jamala performs a song as security detain a fan. REUTERS/Stringer Ukrainian police have detained a Ukrainian prankster for jumping onto the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest and dropping his trousers while singer Jamala was performing, Interior Mi... More »
Portugal’s Salvador Sobral (C) celebrates with team after the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Semi-Final 1 at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine, May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich The Portuguese and Armenian entrants for the 2017 Eurovision so... More »
Russian singer Yulia Samoylova performs at a concert during the Victory Day celebrations, marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in the port city of Sevastopol, Crimea, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov Russian singer Y... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest is seen during a ceremony to hand over the Eurovision host city insignia to the Ukrainian capital in Kiev, Ukraine January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo The Kremlin accused Ukraine on Thursd... More »
KIEV/MOSCOW Ukrainian politicians hailed their country’s surprise weekend victory in the European Song Contest as a continent-wide endorsement in their smoldering conflict with Russia, while Moscow said the competition had been hijacked by politics. Ukrainian ... More »
STOCKHOLM Politics could take center stage at the usually kitsch Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with bookmakers making Russia favorite to win and the Ukrainian entry featuring lyrics about deportations by the Soviet Union. In “1944”, Ukraine’s 32-year-ol... More »
BERLIN Germany withdrew its contender for next year’s Eurovision song contest on Saturday following a backlash from critics who accuse the R&B artist of using anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs in his songs. Xavier Naidoo, a singer of Indian and African heritag... More »
