How Europe changed its tune- 60 years of Eurovision ��� RT.
Eurovision is more than just a song contest- its history tells us much about the way Europe has changed politically, culturally and economically since the mid-1950s, and how the changes have not always���
Eurovision 2015 Final - nul points for you if you read any other live blog
Guten Tag! Wilkommen to the Eurovision 2015 live blog! Stay right here for all the latest news and craziness from Vienna this afternoon and throughout this evening as the glitteriest and most outrageous night of the European musical year reaches its.
Conchita Wurst Flies Over Audience In Amazing Eurovision���
Yes, queen! Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst made quite the statement as co-host of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, when she literally flew over the audience during her epic performance. WATCH the video here!
EUROVISION’s Glorious Silliness
Sure, the song contest is corny and camp, but it brings Europe together like nothing else.
Molly misses out on Eurovision final despite note-perfect performance in heat
Open Gallery 4 Molly performing on stage in Vienna last night Irelands Molly Sterling with last years winner Conchita Wurst Singer Maria Olafs from Iceland Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila representing Lithuania. Irelands youngest ever Eurovision.
Azerbaijans Elnur Huseynov : Eurovision 2015s craziest entry?
It took just two years for the UK to lift the Eurovision trophy again - albeit with three other countries. Scottish singer Lulu was one of four joint winners when France, Spain and the Netherlands all won 18 points. As there was no way of choosing an.
LIVE: Sweden wins EUROVISION 2015 - The Local
The 60th Eurovision Song Contest was won by Sweden on Saturday night. The show isnt over yet though, check out our live updates here.
Where a Glitzy Pop Contest Takes Priority Over Rights
Azerbaijan, fueled by oil money and focused mostly on playing host to the Eurovision Song Contest, turns a blind eye to rights violations -- as do its European neighbors.
Sweden Wins 60th Eurovision Song Contest, Russia 2nd
Everything appears to be running according to plan ahead of this years Eurovision Song Contest — except for the weather.
EUROVISION 2015: Lithuanias gay kisses praised on Twitter - Double same sex.
The same-sex kisses were celebrated on Twitter, with many commenting that Lithuanian singers Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila know exactly how to play up to Eurovisions strong gay fan base. According to reports, Eurovision TV editors even chose to .
EUROVISION 2015 final: Romanias act spurs flurry of look-a-like tweets
One person wrote: Romania looks like pitbull #eurovision #eurovision2015. While another added: Loving the Eurovision lookalike on Romania! Barthez, Ming the merciless and Andre Aggasi. Someone else concluded: Didnt realise Andre Agassi has .
The Continental Battle of the Bands
Since 1956, Eurovision has been one of the few cultural institutions that bind citizens of Europe together.
Eurovision 2015: Viewers joke Greece couldnt afford to win - Cant wait to.
Aside from a number of people commenting that Greeces singer Maria Elena Kyriakou looked a lot like Celine Dion, viewers on Twitter joked about what a Eurovision final in Berlin would look like. Sadly for Greece (and perhaps a relief for Germany), the .
EUROVISION 2015 Gets Global Livestream | Rolling Stone
The epic annual campfest known as the Eurovision Song Contest is set to spread its pageant of artistic excellence and international rivalry to new and distant shores this year. For the first time since its 1956 debut, fans across��.
Sweden wins EUROVISION Song Contest - Business Insider
Vienna (AFP) - Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow has won Saturdays Eurovision Song Contest, Europes annual pop extravaganza in its 60th anniversary edition.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Your ultimate guide to the Grand Final
Who: Electro Velvet are a group who formed especially to represent the UK at Eurovision and consist of Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas. You may have seen Bianca before as she has appeared on both The X Factor and The Voice UK, as well as having sung .
60 Years of EUROVISION review ��� ghastly songs but good value
But my favourite is Bill Martin, the Scottish songwriter who wrote Puppet on a String (with which Sandie Shaw won Eurovision in 1967). ���Serge Gainsbourg always had women hanging all over him,��� remembers Martin. ���Brigitte Bardot would be hanging on to .
EUROVISION 2015 Final Preview! - Broad Street Hockey
VIENNA -- Its time for that glorious Broad Street Hockey tradition: a preview of the Eurovision Song Contest! This time, your hero is actually live on the ground in Vienna at the contest, breathing in its fumes and ready to die��.
EUROVISION Takes Baku
The glamour of Eurovision overshadows the human rights issues that mar Azerbaijan.
Britain Makes Eurovision Pick
First Ireland picked a big-beaked glove puppet, Dustin the Turkey, to represent it in the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Now Britain has chosen its champion: a former garbage collector.
E.U. United on Values, but Not National Interests
The Ukraine crisis has revealed the European project to be an uneasy coalition of national agendas that cannot focus far beyond narrow interests.
Eurovision on high alert amid fears of terror attack during.
TONIGHTS Eurovision song contest is on red alert over fears it could be the target of a terror attack.
The EUROVISION Song Contest: 10 of the best - The Guardian
The Eurovision Song Contest: 10 of the best. On 23 May, the continental carnival of song strikes up again. Here are 10 songs, by entrants from Abba to Conchita Wurst, that lived on after the voting. Dont forget the Guardian��.
Russia Triumphs at Eurovision Contest
Russia basked in joy on Sunday after Dima Bilan won that country’s first Eurovision Song Contest victory.
Russia Serves as Musical Muse for Europeans With an Itch
Russia is getting ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest against a backdrop of its growing assertiveness.
Uniting a Continent Through a Wacky Song Contest
Eurovision, the Continental battle of the bands, is often dismissed as tacky but the contest may be just the thing that Europe needs right now.
Germany at Eurovision 2015: Ella Eyre co-wrote Ann Sophie song Black Smoke
Follow our Eurovision 2015 final live blog here. The 21-year-old has worked on Black Smoke, sung in the Austrian capital of Vienna tonight by Ann Sophie. Another act, Andreas Kummert was originally selected to perform Heart of Stone but withdrew .
Hamster Wheels, Sequins and, Yes, a Lot of Singing
Now that Eurovision’s semifinals are over, an estimated 120 million viewers are expected to watch the finals on Saturday, and one website puts the odds on Sweden.. Estimated 120 million viewers are expected to watch 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest; event, which offers view of Europe in microcosm, is seen by many as both political and campy.
EUROVISION 2015 votes DISQUALIFIED: Montenegro and Macedonias results.
Montengro and Macedonias voting results have been disqualified after it was discovered the two countries used votes from the televoting to account for 100% of the countrys votes, rather than 50% with 50% coming from a jury, as is required. The.
EUROVISION 2015: Armenias Genealogy forced to change song title in wake of.
Genealogy, made up of six members from different countries in a Eurovision first, are singing powerful ballad ���Face the Shadow��� in Vienna after qualifying in Tuesdays semi-final. But whether theyll rack up enough votes to score highly remains to be.
Screw Sasquatch! Im Watching the EUROVISION Song Contest
At this very moment, half a world away, synthesizers are warming up, flags are being unfurled, and shredders are pulling double shifts at the confetti factory. Thats right: Its Eurovision time again! The Eurovision Song Contest,��.
Sweden beat Australia to win EUROVISION 2015
Swedens song, Heroes, sung by M��ns Zelmerl��w, topped the Eurovision leaderboard. In winning, Sweden defeated a handful of serious contenders, including Australias Guy Sebastian who finished fifth overall, Italian popera trio Il Volo and Russias.
Swedish EUROVISION favourite: I would absolutely date a man
The Eurovision semi-finals are set to be held this Tuesday and Thursday, with Great British Bake-Off judge Mel Giedroyc joining Scott Mills for the commentary. The Grand Final will be commentated by Graham Norton on May��.
Watching Eurovision ironically is still watching Eurovision.
Watching Eurovision ironically is still watching Eurovision, say experts. 22-05-15. eurovision 425x265. BRITAIN has been warned that watching Eurovision to sneer at it is no better than watching it genuinely, like a Belgian. The contest��.
Geração à Rasca
Portugal’s disaffected youth – the “generation in trouble” or “desperate generation.”. Portugal’s disaffected youth – the “generation in trouble” or “desperate generation.”
Gay-Themed Traffic Lights Get Vienna Into Mood for EUROVISION Song Contest
Gay-themed traffic lights are getting Vienna into the mood for the annual Eurovision Song Contest, one of the worlds most popular kitsch cultural events which this year is being hosted by the Austrian capital.
A Song Contest Becomes a Hot Spot in Feud Between Countries
The simmering conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has moved into the Eurovision Song Contest.
Armenians Are Shunning Song Contest in Azerbaijan
Armenia backed out of this year’s Eurovision contest because it will be in the capital of Azerbaijan, Armenia’s adversary in a dispute over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region.. Armenia backs out of Eurovision contest because it will be in the capital of Azerbaijan, Armenia’s adversary in a dispute over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region; Armenians had seemed willing to go to Azerbaijan, the home of last year’s winners, until an Armenian soldier was shot to death at the border; Armenian performers called for the pullout and the Armenian public television station agreed.
Why Montenegros aging star Knez is the EUROVISION act with the worst odds
However, Eurovision voters seem less than enamoured with him ��� in a poll by Eurovision news website Wiwi Bloggs, hes currently ranking lower than countries that have already been eliminated, such as Finland. Ballads feature heavily in this years line.
Wild card Australia seeks upset at EUROVISION pop fest.
Vienna (Austria) (AFP) - Australian singer Guy Sebastian will try to beat the Europeans at their own game in Vienna on Saturday night in the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest, the uproarious pop extravaganza.
Austrian Singer Wins EUROVISION Contest
. Conchita Wurst was the runaway winner of this year’s 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen.
Georgia Withdraws From Music Contest
Contest organizers refused to allow a Georgian pop group to perform a song that pokes fun at Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Lithuania causes a stir with same-sex kisses at Eurovision.
The Lithuanian performance at tonights Eurovision semi-finals featured dancers swapping around and kissing their same-sex partners.
And the winner of EUROVISION 2015 is. - Mamamia
It is the biggest singing competition in the world, and sadly, it is now over. Goodbye ball gowns and male falsetto. The winner of Eurovision 2015 is.
EUROVISION Joy Deflects Cares for a While
Azerbaijan’s contest victory was a welcome distraction for some from social tensions that emerged this spring.
Baku Bets on Eurovision Songfest
. As viewers tune into the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend, human rights activists want them to think about the dark side of modern, glitzy Azerbaijan.
Eurovision 2015 final: Paul Hollywood tweets picture of Bake Off team watching.
Paul Hollywood shared a picture of the Great British Bake Off team watching Eurovision - while wearing bath robes! Paul, along with Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, and Mel Giedroyc, gathered together to watch the annual singing contest on Saturday night.
Terry Wogan thinks EUROVISION Song Contest is ridiculous.
HE MAY have done the UKs Eurovision Song Contest commentary for 35 years, but Terry Wogan admits the show is now a little too ridiculous for his liking.
EUROVISION 2015: Nigella Lawson excites the WORLD as she announces results.
She was very well received on Twitter with users saying she should have been on the show longer. The top scorer from the UK was wonderful eventual winners, Sweden, Mans Zelmerlow certainly proved popular with the Brits. Our fellow Commonwealth .
The Hardest Eurovision Quiz Ever �� TheJournal.ie
One of the songs was written by a former winner, Charlie McGettigan, who took home the top prize during Irelands 1990s Eurovision golden patch. Speaking of former glories ��� how well do you know your Eurovision history?
Israeli Band’s Antiwar Song Pushes Pop Contest’s Buttons
Organizers of the annual Eurovision Song Contest might ban this year’s Israeli entry, “Push the Button,” because of what they call an inappropriate political message.
EUROVISION 2015: Estonia seemingly hires Louis Tomlinson from One Direction
Follow our Eurovision 2015 live blog here. Rasta appeared to have been replaced by none other than 1D member Louis Tomlinson. It really was quite unbelievable, just take a look for yourself, although he does seem to have aged a bit.