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All the latest news on the Eurovision Song Contest.
Geopolitics threatens 70th anniversary of Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition.
Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion
Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event.
Eurovision: Who are the contenders for the crown
Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final features artists from 26 countries battling it out to win viewers' hearts and claim the coveted microphone-shaped trophy.
What Eurovision's voting patterns can teach you about European politics
Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them?
Norwegian twins to represent Sweden at Eurovision
Norwegian twins Marcus and Martinus won an easy victory in the Melodifestivalen competition on Saturday night, and will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö in May.
Nordics knocked out in Eurovision semi-finals
Sweden is the only Nordic country left standing ahead of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final.
Nordics knocked out of Eurovision semi-finals
Sweden is the only Nordic country left standing ahead of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final.
Norway's Eurovision hope struggles with mental 'hell'
Agnete Johnsen, who is representing Norway at next week's Eurovision Song Contest 2016, has cancelled all public appearances ahead of the big show.
Norway storms into Eurovision final
“This could go all the way,” Stian Malme, the head of Norway’s delegation told NRK, after Kjetil Mørland and Debrah Scarlett won wild cheers from the Eurovision audience with their most powerful performance yet.
Dr Eurovision tips Norway for 'surprise win'
Britain’s ’Dr Eurovision’ has tipped Norway as a possible “surprise winner” in this year’s song contest on Saturday, praising A Monster like Me as “a really classy and original song”.
'We kind of wanted to bring something new'
Norway has again sent a slow orchestral ballad to Eurovision, defying all convention. But Monster Like Me’s gothic eccentricity has won enough fans to at least qualify as an outrider. Here’s everything you need to know about Mørland and Debrah Scarlett's dark, dark secrets.
Swedes mock Norway Eurovision entry
It’s that time of year again! Norway’s Eurovision entry, A Monster Like Me, has been mocked mercilessly by a panel of Swedish pop experts, with Tess Merkel from schlager-masters Alcazar dismissing it as an “Adele rip-off”.
Ski legend Northug fronts World Cup song
Norwegian skier Petter Northug has teamed up with a 17-year-old pop prodigy to record a 'world cup anthem' to help push him back to former glories at this year’s Nordic Skiing World Championships in Falun.
Buxom Poles won Norway viewers' vote
Norwegian fans voted overwhelming for Poland's buxom milkmaids to win the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, figures released on Sunday have revealed.
A victory for bearded men in dresses
Everyone with half a heart knows that Eurovision is one of the best nights of the year. The music may be fairly mediocre, but it's not about that. It's about the gloriously camp costumes, the ridiculously sumptuous set design, the silly dancing – and the props, of course.
Proven: Nordic voting at Eurovision IS biased
Two Italian researchers have proven statistically what you've always suspected: Nordic countries' voting in Eurovision is biased -- which means Norway's Carl Espen can expect to benefit from special treatment from Denmark, Sweden and Iceland at Saturday's final.
VIDEO: Norway sails into Eurovision final
Bergen ex-bouncer Carl Espen Thorbjørnsen went through to the finals of Eurovision on Thursday night after a powerful and passionate performance of his song Silent Storm.
VIDEO: A guide to Norway at Eurovision
From Bobbysocks!'s 'Let it Swing' to 'Fairytale' by Alexander Rybak, Norway has a Eurovision history to be proud of. Here, on the day of Carl Espen's semifinal performance, is a Spotify and YouTube playlist of the country's finest moments.
Carl Espen losing ground in Eurovision stakes
Norwegian singer Carl Espen has dropped from third to eighth place in the list of the most likely competitor to win Eurovision, after a barnstorming performance by Sweden's Sanna Nielsen.
Eurovision winner backs Norway's Carl Espen
Last year's Eurovision winner, Emmelie De Forest, has declared her support for Norway's entry Carl Espen in this year's contest.
VIDEO: Bouncer wins Norway Eurovision spot
Norway has chosen the thick-set former bouncer Carl Espen to represent it at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, betting on a piano-driven ballad rather than the usual frenetic Europop.
Utøya survivor leads Eurovision race
A survivor of the 2011 Utøya massacre is favourite to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in May, after winning the most audience votes in the semi-finals of the country's Melodi Grand Prix.
INTERVIEW: From Utøya to Eurovision
The Local talks to Mohamed 'Mo' Farah Abdi, the Utøya survivor and X Factor star, about the song he hopes to take to the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen.