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1 day ago

Romania's Eurovision song criticised for glamorising sexual strangulation'

Romania's Eurovision entry 'Choke Me' faces criticism for glamorizing sexual strangulation, a dangerous practice linked to brain injury and death.
Europe news
fromwww.thelocal.se
4 days ago

Sweden's Eurovision entry in hot water after Israel comments

Swedish Eurovision representative Felicia faced backlash after publicly stating Israel should not participate in the competition, citing concerns about violence, while committing to attend and prevent their victory.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Eurovision used to be a campy joy but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war | Arwa Mahdawi

A new acronym emerged a couple of months into Israel's bombardment of Gaza: WCNSF. Wounded child, no surviving family. That acronym is unique to Gaza, experts like paediatrician Dr Tanya Haj-Hasan with Medecins Sans Frontieres have said. Normally it's rare for doctors to treat a child who has lost their entire family. But there has been nothing normal about the genocide in Gaza, where whole bloodlines have been wiped out and there are more child amputees than anywhere else in the world.
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4 months ago

The first Eurovision 2026 singer has been revealed - it's a Love Island UK star

Today (Thursday 6 November) Cyprus became the first country taking part in Eurovision 2026 to announce who would be competing on its behalf. It has chosen the singer Antigoni who will be performing a yet-to-be-announced song. As the first performer confirmed for Eurovision 2026, Antigoni also had the honour of being the first to showcase the introduction videos to be used when announcing the artists taking part.
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