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    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      ReviewMusic
      Eurovision 2023 — Sweden’s Loreen wins nailbiter after Finland makes a late Cha-Cha-Charge

      Tvorchi represented Ukraine at the contest in Liverpool even as Russian missiles rained down on their home city of Ternopil

      A woman with very long fingernails smiles broadly and holds aloft a trophy
    • Saturday, 13 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘It puts us on the world stage’: Liverpool hopes for Eurovision economic boost

      UK city expects international song contest to be a financial success as it stands in for last year’s winner Ukraine

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      OutlookJude Webber
      From Sex Pistols to post-punk ballad for Eurovision

      The man once known as Johnny Rotten hopes his band can represent Ireland at this year’s contest

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      UK being lined up to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

      Organisers accept that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine, this year’s winner, to host the competition

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      John Gapper
      Abba’s history of pop hits is always repeating itself

      The Swedish band’s live avatar show in London is the latest way of reviving a timeless catalogue

      Abba perform ‘Waterloo’ during the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton in February 1974
    • Friday, 15 May, 2020
      ReviewAlbums
      Various artists: Eurovision 2020: The Album — who would have won?

      The FT’s pop critic gives his verdict on which of the 41 nations would have triumphed at this year’s cancelled event

      Russia’s Eurovision offering is ‘Little Big’ by Uno
    • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
      FT Magazine
      When AI takes on Eurovision: can a computer write a hit song?

      Bizarre lyrics, atonal melodies and a ‘koala synth’; Nic Fildes enters the world of algorithm-inspired Europop

    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Why are we still in love with Abba?

      As a new exhibition celebrates the legacy of the Swedish supergroup, Peter Aspden gets lost in the songs, the sequins and the spangled jumpsuits

      COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - APRIL 01: (L-R) Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus of Swedish pop group ABBA pose for a group portrait in a garden in Copenhagen, Denmark in April 1974. (Photo by Jan Persson/Redferns)
    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
      Serhii Plokhii
      Ukraine sings to a tune of new national pride

      All of Europe became a hostage of the hostilities created by annexation, writes Serhii Plokhii

      Ukraine's Jamala reacts on winning the Eurovision Song Contest final at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
    • Sunday, 15 May, 2016
      World
      Australia comes runner-up in Eurovision

      Dami Im’s power ballad ‘Sound of Silence’ narrowly misses out on top spot

      Australia's Dami Im cheers in the Green Room during the Eurovision Song Contest final at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, May 14, 2016.
    • Friday, 13 May, 2016
      European companies
      Ukraine’s Eurovision song set to stir up past tensions with Russia

      Entry risks stirring already tense relations with Russia

      Crimean Tatar singer Susana Jamaladinova, known as Jamala, waves to supporters after performing in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest outside Kiev, Ukraine, February 21, 2016. Jamaladinova was chosen as the Ukraine's entry for 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RTX27YHR
    • Friday, 29 May, 2015
      FT Magazine
      Oh Vienna: observations from the 60th Eurovision Song Contest

      Glorious glitterfest, celebration of harmony — or soundtrack for a fading continent? The FT has a ringside seat

      2015 Eurovision winner, Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw
    • Thursday, 15 May, 2014
      World
      Putin ally labels Eurovision contest as ‘ethno-fascism’
      Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after winning the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen, in this May 10, 2014 picture provided by Scanpix Denmark. Wurst, popularly known as "the bearded lady," won the ESC on Saturday with the James Bond-theme-like ballad "Rise Like a Phoenix", before a global TV audience of about 180 million people in 45 countries. Picture taken May 10. REUTERS/Mogens Flindt/Scanpix Denmark (DENMARK - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 
									
									ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. NO COMMERCIAL SALES
    • Friday, 9 May, 2014
      World
      The stars on our TV screens fly the flag for European culture

      Eurovision shows Europe is thriving culturally if not politically, says Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

      The Tolmachevy Sisters representing Russia celebrate being one of the winners of the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in the B&W Halls in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
    • Friday, 9 May, 2014
      The World blogWorld
      The hidden threats in Russia’s Eurovision song
    • Thursday, 10 April, 2014
      Business blogEmma Jacobs
      Singing about social media
    • Friday, 30 August, 2013
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Pop and circumstance

      Unanimity and Eurovision – a trip back to 1990s Britain

      A Classless Society book cover
    • Friday, 31 May, 2013
      ReviewLife & Arts
      ‘Birds’ and ‘Borgman’ signal sea change in Dutch culture

      Cannes and Eurovision entries hailed as turning point

      Anouk of The Netherlands performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo
    • Friday, 17 May, 2013
      Brexit
      UK’s sceptical view of Eurovision reflects attitude to Europe
      British singer Bonnie Tyler performs during the dress rehearsal for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest final
    • Friday, 17 May, 2013
      FT Magazine
      Eurovision: unhinged melodies

      An in-depth look into the spangly vortex that is the infamous song contest, held this year in Malmö

      Georgia’s Anri Jokhadze performs in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan
    • Friday, 12 October, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Is pop going polyglot?

      Is the music industry getting less Anglocentric?

      Psy performs his K-pop hit ‘Gangam Style’ on NBC’s ‘Today’ show in New York
    • Wednesday, 23 May, 2012
      The World blogWorld
      Reporting Back: Courtney Weaver on Azerbaijan
    • Tuesday, 22 May, 2012
      World
      Rights clamour drowns Eurovision harmony
    • Tuesday, 22 May, 2012
      beyondbricsCourtney Weaver
      Azerbaijan tourism: Eurovision edition
    • Tuesday, 22 May, 2012
      FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
      Eurozone exposures charted (a.k.a. Malta’s sorrow)
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