MALMO, Sweden (AP) — The final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest took the stage Saturday in the Swedish city of Malmo after days of protests and offstage drama that have tipped the feelgood musical celebration into a chaotic pressure cooker overshadowed by the war in Gaza. A raucous Croatian rocker, a nonbinary Swiss performer […]
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday’s exuberant, glitter-drenched final. But even Eurovision can’t escape the world’s divisions. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are also expected in the city for demonstrations urging a cease-fire in […]
MALMO, Sweden — The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from competition hours before Saturday’s final over a backstage incident that is being investigated by police. Organizer of the European Broadcasting Union said Swedish police were investigating “a complaint made by a female member of the production crew” and it would […]
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she is not seeing much of the country. The 20-year-old Israeli singer is surrounded by security as she travels between hotel and the contest venue in the city of Malmo. According to Israel’s public broadcaster, she practiced singing while being […]
I’ve never watched Eurovision because, well, it’s not my sort of thing. Singing contests pitting country representatives against each other is a weird team sport. But in a world where people eat British food, many weird things are popular. But it is a thing in Europe and has been for decades. It’s like soccer, proving […]
Mrs. Brown and I run a small business. Last night, we were invited to meet with a vendor. Normally, I steer clear of vendor events, but this particular product has some merit and the meeting was a complimentary dinner with drinks at the Fleming’s in Salt Lake City. Fleming’s isn’t a restaurant we can […]
Israel issued a warning to its citizens against attending the annual Eurovision song contest in Malmö, Sweden, due to the possible threat of a terrorist attack. This year’s contest in Sweden will be taking place from Tuesday to May 11. Israel‘s National Security Council says that Malmö is a hub of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests due […]
LONDON — It’s springtime in Europe – time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown in a feelgood extravaganza that strives – not always successfully […]
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