Warm reception for Eurovision contestant Akylas
Akylas, the singer who represented Greece at the 70th Eurovision contest Saturday, ending in 10th place, received an ovation at Athens airport from bystanders upon arrival Sunday afternoon.
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May 16, 2026 Eurovision final takes the stage amid Gaza boycott
The Eurovision Song Contest’s final takes place in Vienna on Saturday, with the organizers hoping the annual show of glitz and Europop will be a success despite five countries’ withdrawal over Israel taking part.
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EUROPE
May 11, 2026 Why Eurovision’s fallout over Israel may change the competition forever
Moments after Austria overtook Israel to win last May’s Eurovision Song Contest and in doing so won the right to host this year’s event, UK viewers heard commentator Graham Norton say organisers “will be breathing the largest sigh of relief that they’re not faced with a Tel Aviv final next year”. Anti-Israel protests had built […]
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CULTURE
April 30, 2024 All you need to know about Eurovision 2024
The world’s biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will take place in Sweden in the second week of May with 37 participating countries.
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CULTURE
October 24, 2023 Marina Satti to represent Greece at Eurovision
Marina Satti will represent Greece at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Swedish city of Malmö in May, public broadcaster ERT has announced.
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INTERVIEWS
June 11, 2023 Loreen-The Winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, professionally known as Loreen, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Loreen has represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest and has achieved victory twice. The first triumph came in 2012 with the song “Euphoria” and the second occurred in 2023 with the song “Tattoo”. […]
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EUROPE
May 15, 2022 Folk rappers from Ukraine win Eurovision in musical morale boost
Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday (15 May) with an infectious hip-hop folk melody, as the embattled nation rides a wave of public support across Europe.
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EUROPE
May 14, 2022 Why Eurovision is a big deal for Ukrainians – and not only this year
For Ukrainians, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has always been deeply connected with political issues and claims. This year, the political contextualization became even sharper after the Russian invasion of the country.
