The competition is run by an opaque Swiss organization that wants to sidestep controversies that could spoil the fun.

Rock band Ziferblat were in Basel, Switzerland to represent their country when they learned the home of backing singer ...

Finnish politicians have long used saunas, relaxed but exposing, as an ideal setting for hard talks, a practice known as ...

Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old singer has done few ...

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It’s a moment that would have been unthinkable 19 months ago, when Raphael was nearly murdered on the darkest day in Israel’s ...

Competition in the Eurovision Song Contest has kicked off with the first of two semifinals. Ten acts from among 15 countries ...

Switzerland will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1989 next week, amid familiar political criticism ...

But Eurovision reflects the state of all of Europe, bowing its head to the new Arabic-speaking conqueror and conditioning its ...

Joining KAJ in the final is another favorite with oddsmakers, 21-year-old Dutch singer Claude with soulful, Parisian-style ballad “C’est La Vie.” Claude hopes to win for his country after the ...

Halperin praised the song as hopeful and “very, very appropriate” for such a difficult time, and shared kind words about the ...