Eurovision organisers announced Monday that 35 countries would take part in the world's biggest live televised music event in May -- the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004. The number would have ...

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Austria’s JJ has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in a dramatic and nail-biting final showdown with Israel’s Yuval Raphael. Remember Monday, the pop trio representing the UK with their ...

Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner’s trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in the politically troubled pop music ...

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo said they will return their 2024 victory trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in the pop music competition. The singer, who won the 2024 edition with operatic ...

Iceland became the fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 on Dec. 10. Five countries have announced boycotts against the song competition, citing how Israel handled the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

"We do not accept complicity with the violation of Human Rights," the Portuguese artists said in a joint statement, referencing Israel's actions in Gaza -which an independent United Nations inquiry ...

Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the country's public broadcaster, RUV, said on Wednesday, after the European Broadcasting Union last week cleared Israel's participation ...

Iceland has announced it is boycotting next year's Eurovision over Israel's participation in the competition, saying taking part would "neither be a source of joy nor peace". The announcement from ...

The announcement from RÚV comes a week after four other countries announced they were pulling out of next year's Eurovision in protest against Israel’s participation. Iceland has said it will not take ...

UPDATE, 08.36 a.m. PT, December 10: Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in boycotting next year’s Eurovision. The nation took a few days to make its decision but has joined ...

Geneva (AFP) – The boycotts already announced by four countries over Israel's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest were casting a shadow Friday over the glitzy annual TV extravaganza and ...