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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.”

Well, my ten qualifiers from tonight …

In a little less than - checks watch at time of writing - twelve hours, we'll know whether the list that I am about...

Hello? – This thing is *still* on!

Hello peoples of Europe! Whilst open rehearsals are now complete, don't you go thinking that that's all the coverage we have for you here at...
Live Blog

LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal

Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...

Just in case you are new to this

....and have been under a rock for the last billion years and are going "So, Mr Phil, how's tonight work then?" - Lemme try...
Live Blog

LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal

Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...

Kyiv is charming! An update from this beautiful city

Hello Oneuropeans! Ready for our first dress rehearsal? It kicks off at 4pm local time, and I'm poised to watch. I might even attempt...

The Big Five – who gets to sing when

The running order for the Eurovision Song Contest is decided as qualifiers emerge from the semi-finals, but to add an element of 'fun', a...

UK are having issues with their large erection!

It seems that the UK were having issues with their large glass erection which could present a problem when it comes to the real...

Germany in mid-table shocker

This has improved immeasurably from the national final to here. There has been some work done on this song by Levina and her team...

Don’t just read me – hear me!

The glory of multimedia! You can hear me discuss yesterday's rehearsals over on the daily podcast by our friends at ESC Insight. Listen HERE. Monty x