Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests

5:36am May 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Performers representing countries across Europe and beyond took the stage in the first of two Eurovision semifinals in the Swedish city of Malmo, against a backdrop of both parties and protests.

Pro-Palestinian supporters wave flags and carry placards during a march in central Stockholm last month in which demonstrators demanded Israel be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest.

After facing criticism, Israel has revised its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

5:03pm March 10, 2024

by Itay Stern

Eden Golan's original song, titled "October Rain," has been renamed "Hurricane" after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel's public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday.

Käärijä, representing Finland, rehearses for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.

Where the stage is littered with glitter: The top 10 acts of Eurovision 2023

6:00pm May 11, 2023

by Glen Weldon

For the first time ever, viewers in the U.S. can vote for their favorite act in the lavish international spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Our critic shares his top 10 songs.

Andrii Hutsuliak (L) and Jeffrey Kenny (R) pose for a portrait in Ukraine's Central Kyiv Railway Station on April 28.

This duo rehearsed between air raid alarms. Now they're repping Ukraine at Eurovision

5:01am May 11, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Dozens of countries will compete in the Eurovision grand final on Saturday. Electronic duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine, which won last year. They spoke to NPR about their journey to Liverpool.

Residents stand next to a building that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia will mark WWII Victory Day, as Ukraine war rolls on (May 8)

3:01pm May 08, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Voyager's Daniel Estrin rehearses "Promise" for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Rooting for a Eurovision singer of the same name

6:45am May 08, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Daniel Estrin, lead singer of the band representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, and Daniel Estrin, lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated band Hoobastank.

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Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Italy in May. Next year's contest will be the first ever in which viewers from non-participating countries can cast their vote.

Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote

6:25pm November 24, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Eurovision organizers announced a set of new changes that give more power to voters and let more viewers vote.

Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine perform during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, on May 14. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.

Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

10:36am October 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

Members of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra pose onstage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin, Italy. The winning country typically hosts the next year's competition, but Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted that tradition.

It's official: The U.K. will host next year's Eurovision contest on behalf of Ukraine

11:48am July 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Officials approached the U.K., this year's runner-up, after concluding that Russia's war makes Ukraine unfit to hold the competition. This isn't the first time the U.K. has stepped in to host.

Smoke rises from a burning house following shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 17)

5:02pm June 17, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.