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2017

The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Kiev in Ukraine.

In case you wonder why we use Kiev and not Kyiv, back in 2010, Reuters editor Robert Bessler responded to a reader’s query about the spelling.

“Kiev is not the Russian spelling. It is the commonly accepted English language spelling of the name,” he explained. “We are not writing in Ukrainian, we are writing in English, so we use commonly understood English names for cities – hence Munich rather than Muenchen, Cologne not Koeln, Rome not Roma, etc.”

Lindita wins Eurovision ticket, Eneda takes pot shot

As Eurovision tradition dictates, Albania have given us the first song for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Lindita Halimi triumphed at the Festivali i Kenges 55...

Albania – First final of the season? – Rather have a...

After completely ignoring the semi-finals over the past two days, OnEurope brings you details of the fourteen songs competing for the Albanian Eurovision ticket...

Nothing pleases like Maltesers

Panic not OnEuropeans, I'm gonna be boosting this article with a one line summary of the artistes as the day goes on but we...

Austria… Nathan Trent? – That doesn’t sound very Germanic

So, awaking from my slumbers here at OnEurope Towers I find the internet a glow with pre-Christmas cheer and the fact that ORF have...

Oh you’ve got me IRE up you LAND of the horse...

So, it appears that we're not going to have a My Lovely Horse moment for the Irish at Eurovision this year because, dear friends,...

Fancy beating Elina Born?

It seems that Estonia has gone for the big guns when it comes to this year's Eesti Laul. Broadcaster ERR attracted a record number...

Hungary – A Dal? – It’s like the MF from the...

It seems that the test of strength that is A Dal is back. Hungarian Broadcaster DUNA has today announced an exact facsimile of last...

Slovenia – A bunch of names and a few dates

The acts vying to represent Slovenia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest have been named, along with details of how the song will be...

Belarus – Hear the songs that probably won’t be picked for...

On a cold day in Minsk, a brave gang of troopers gathered in a room and endured 67 potential Belarusian Eurovision songs. Fortified by...

SWEDEN – It appears that some songs are going to be...

Well the Internets has gone predictably mental with lots of "OH EM GEE ITS #MELFEST - LETS GET ALL THE SONGZ". ... which explains why...