In 2011 Azerbaijan won the Grand Final with the song "Running Scared", but only came second in their semi-final. Greece won the semi-final, but came 7th in the Grand Final Did you know... Eurovision Song Contest is the world's biggest music show ...
This year's Eurovision has proved controversial due to the humanitarian crisis in Israel and Palestine. The long-running conflict between Israel and Palestine reignited following Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2024, which has led to recurring attacks by Israel. Ongoing calls for a ceasefi...
Austrian bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with a James Bond-inspired entry that unleashed a wave of protests in Eastern Europe. A power ballad, "Rise Like a Phoenix," helped Wurst - the alter ego of 25-year-old Thomas Neuwirt...
Martini's later hits included "Gli uomini non cambiano", "La nevicata del '56" and "Cu' mme", the latter with Roberto Murolo. She represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1977 with the song Libera and in 1992 with the song "Rapsodia". She died of drug overdose on...
The former Years & Years frontman’s solo debut,Polari,will arrive on Feb. 7. The album includes his Eurovision 2024 entry for the U.K., "Dizzy," as well as the gritty title track and the propulsive single "Cupid’s Bow." Described as "a pop album for the ages,"Polaridelves into...
In the 1970s she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, and from there her music career was unstoppable. 1949: Meryl Streep Christopher Polk // Getty Images for TNT 1949: Meryl Streep - Wikipedia page views over the past year: 3,713,938 - Birthday: June 22, 1949...
They released various ethnic singles in Greek while there as well as Eurovision for Cyprus ... The band split in 1994 due to frustrations with seeking a second release. Stuart went back into theatre and did west end shows like '7 Brides for 7 Brothers', 'Joseph', 'Me and My Girl', ...
After submitting a demo-tape to Fontana Records ‘Are You Sure’ was entered in the heats for the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and won the opportunity to represent the UK. They came a close second to Luxembourg when the contest was staged in Cannes but the song became...
In 1979, Ted and his brother Kenneth Gärdestad played at Melodifestivalen, the competition to select Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Satellit." They won the competition which allowed them to represent Sweden at Eurovision held in Jerusalem. Gärdestad attempted ...
Eurovision confirmed that broken glass was found under the table in question. To everyone who keeps saying Damiano was using drugs: here's the proof that Thomas really broke that glass as they said in the Press Conference. LET'S SHARE THIS PLEASE#Eurovision#maneskinpic.twitter.com/EJBx4YU50O...