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News Articles: Eurovision

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performs "New Day Will Rise" during a dress rehearsal for the second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14.

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Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.

May 17, 2025
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  • Itay Stern
Baby Lasagna of Croatia performs the song Rim Tim Tagi Dim during the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday.

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The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests

Performers representing countries across Europe and beyond took the stage in the first of two Eurovision semifinals in the Swedish city of Malmo, against a backdrop of both parties and protests.

May 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Eurovision 2024.

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An inside look at the campus protests; plus, Israel at Eurovision

Pro-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities around the world, and in the last few days things have escalated at a number of those campuses. Columbia University called on police to shutdown the encampment on their university lawn and 300 people were arrested. At University of California Los Angeles, about 200 pro-Israel counter-protestors raided a pro-Palestinian encampment. To get first hand accounts of the protests, Brittany talks to two student journalists: Shaanth Nanguneri, an undergraduate reporter at UCLA, and Claire Davenport, a graduate reporter at Columbia University in New York.

Then, Eurovision may seem like a quaint, quirky event to Americans but it's a huge cultural event that easily surpasses the Super Bowl in terms of global viewership. And for an apolitical event, Eurovision can teach us a lot about geopolitics. This year, all eyes are on Israel, which is not European but has been a competitor since the 70s. With Israel's ongoing conflict in Gaza, there's a lot of politicking for and against its inclusion at the song contest. Brittany chats with Eurovision scholar Paul David Flood about Israel's controversial song and dance at Eurovision... and why Americans might want to pay attention.

May 03, 2024
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  • Barton Girdwood,
  • Alexis Williams,
  • and 5 more
Pro-Palestinian supporters wave flags and carry placards during a march in central Stockholm last month in which demonstrators demanded Israel be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest.

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  • World

After facing criticism, Israel has revised its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eden Golan's original song, titled "October Rain," has been renamed "Hurricane" after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel's public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday.

March 10, 2024
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  • Itay Stern
Andrii Hutsuliak (L) and Jeffrey Kenny (R) pose for a portrait in Ukraine's Central Kyiv Railway Station on April 28.

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  • Music Interviews

This duo rehearsed between air raid alarms. Now they're repping Ukraine at Eurovision

Dozens of countries will compete in the Eurovision grand final on Saturday. Electronic duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine, which won last year. They spoke to NPR about their journey to Liverpool.

May 12, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Käärijä, representing Finland, rehearses for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.

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Where the stage is littered with glitter: The top 10 acts of Eurovision 2023

For the first time ever, viewers in the U.S. can vote for their favorite act in the lavish international spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Our critic shares his top 10 songs.

May 11, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Residents stand next to a building that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Russia will mark WWII Victory Day, as Ukraine war rolls on (May 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 08, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Voyager's Daniel Estrin rehearses "Promise" for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

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  • Music Interviews

Rooting for a Eurovision singer of the same name

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Daniel Estrin, lead singer of the band representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, and Daniel Estrin, lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated band Hoobastank.

May 08, 2023
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  • Daniel Estrin
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Italy in May. Next year's contest will be the first ever in which viewers from non-participating countries can cast their vote.

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  • World

Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote

Eurovision organizers announced a set of new changes that give more power to voters and let more viewers vote.

November 24, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine perform during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, on May 14. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

October 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra pose onstage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin, Italy. The winning country typically hosts the next year's competition, but Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted that tradition.

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  • Pop Culture

It's official: The U.K. will host next year's Eurovision contest on behalf of Ukraine

Officials approached the U.K., this year's runner-up, after concluding that Russia's war makes Ukraine unfit to hold the competition. This isn't the first time the U.K. has stepped in to host.

July 25, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Smoke rises from a burning house following shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Friday.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 17, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, pose with their trophy in Krakovets, at the Ukraine border with Poland, on May 16. The U.K., which placed second, is in talks to host next year's event instead of Ukraine due to the war.

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  • Television

Eurovision winner Ukraine can't host next year's contest because of the war

Public broadcasters and security experts concluded it's not feasible for the war-torn country to host, organize and produce the event. They're now turning to the U.K., which placed second this year.

June 17, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A wounded service member of the Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported out of a bus on a stretcher under escort of pro-Russian fighters, upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Monday.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 16, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
The members of Kalush Orchestra were granted special permission to leave Ukraine, and will return immediately after Eurovision ends. One stayed behind to help defend Kyiv.

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  • Music Interviews

Ukraine's Eurovision act wants to bring home some good news

Kalush Orchestra's Oleh Psiuk tells NPR that representing Ukraine on the world stage is a huge responsibility. He hopes people will continue to support his country even after Eurovision ends.

May 13, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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