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Get your cowboy hats ready as the Eurovision Song Contest is back this week, with country trio Remember Monday representing the UK. But that's not all the week has in store. Final Destination Bloodlines hits cinemas,
Thirty-seven nations are providing us with a smorgasbord of sounds ranging from espresso-powered electro-swing to sauna-based schlager.
During the ceremony, protesters waved Palestinian flags and held signs reading "No applause for genocide" and "Singing while Gaza burns," a sign of frustration that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) allowed Israel to participate in the competition.
Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael says she had been frightened by pro-Palestinian protests and security concerns surrounding Israel's participation in the competition, but was "focusing on the love" shown by global fans.
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Tonight's show in Basel sees performances from 18 of the 37 countries taking part, including the bookmakers’ favourite, KAJ.
A year on from making history as the first-ever non-binary winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo has told Metro how determined they are to continue ‘giving a voice to people without one’. In 2024,
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest, currently underway in Basel, Switzerland, has drawn intense scrutiny due to Israel’s participation amid