Eurovision Song Contest
Your guide to the political row that is rumbling behind the world's kitsch-est singing contest.
The Eurovision Song Contest has announced the final 10 contestants who will battle it out this weekend to be crowned Europe's best pop act. Here’s what you should know about the front-runners.
Can you enjoy a song contest that celebrates the camp and diverse, while having sympathy for the Palestinian cause, deploring the human rights situation of those in Gaza and wanting a lasting two-state peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? For tens of thousands of Euro-fans, the answer seems to be “yes”.
Yes, it could even mean there's a small chance we'd host it in 2020.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Gail from Corrie at the TV BAFTAs, Robert De Niro flogging Warburton’s bagels in Bolton and Game of Thrones takes a turn.
Her decision to perform at the contest in Israel has proven to be controversial.
Including opera mixed with ballet, BDSM punks and a *lot* of ballads.
It is claimed she will perform two songs at this year's contest in Tel Aviv.
If we call 2008 to 2018 a ‘decennium horribilis’, there's great potential to start the next ten years off well
Six artists are competing to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The rule for this year’s BBC show, “Eurovision: You Decide” are slightly unusual, with artists pairing up to sing the same song each week, hoping their version will win over the voting public.