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Israel’s presence still roils Eurovision a year after major protests over the Gaza war

Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest

The Independent UK

Israel In Eurovision Spotlight At Second Semifinal

Israel's participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has drawn protests but its competitor Yuval Raphael -- who escaped the Hamas attack on her country -- is hotly tipped to qualify from Thursday's semifinal.

International Business Times

From breakfast with a Eurovision winner to dancing to Bon Jovi: My wild weekend on a 1980s cruise

Ambassador is usually associated with an older clientele, but Marc Shoffman found plenty of youthful exuberance and a lot of Lycra on the cruise brand’s ‘Back to the 1980s’ sailing

The Independent UK

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Ireland and Israel compete in second Eurovision semi-final

The evening will also see performances from three of the ‘big five’ countries that have already made Saturday’s final.

Evening Standard

Eurovision 2025 Kicks Off – But Viewers Left Fuming Over BBC’s Sound Issues

The Eurovision 2025 semi-finals got underway in Basel on Tuesday night, and while the glitter and glamour were in full swing.

The Fashion Central

UK Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday react to backlash over Israel's inclusion in contest

The trio, who are representing the UK with their upbeat track What The Hell Just Happened?, also discussed navigating competing in a show that’s increasingly politicised

Evening Standard

The UK is not bad at Eurovision, 2025 act Remember Monday say

Friends Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele are the first all-female multi-person act since 1999.

Evening Standard

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Bye bye banana wolves! Is social media ruining Eurovision?

From gorilla stage invasions to novelty butter churners, the extravaganza has always been a haven for wackiness. But it’s getting less outre by the year … and YouTube and TikTok are to blame. More Papa Pingouin required!

The Guardian - UK

Eurovision favourites KAJ were ‘really nervous’ before making final

The trio, representing Sweden, qualified for the last stage of the song contest in Tuesday’s semi-final in Basel, Switzerland.

Evening Standard

Tempo shifts, key changes and the return of nonsense lyrics: Is Eurovision 2025 set to be the most musically weird contest in its history?

Europe’s songwriters and producers have upped their game with more unexpected ear-catching song switch-arounds than ever before

MusicRadar

Why Is The UK So Bad At Eurovision?

Is the UK really doomed to fail at Eurovision—or are we just stuck with an old stereotype? In this episode of Decomplicated, we dig into the UK’s love-hate relationship with Eurovision. From political voting myths to genuinely bad entries (sorry!), are we actually worse than everyone else, or just the…

The Independent UK

KAJ heats up the first Eurovision semi-final as 10 acts progress and five are sent home

The first of two Eurovision semi-finals saw sauna-loving trio KAJ and Dutch balladeer Claude among the ten acts voted through to the grand final, while five countries were sent home.

Euronews

Eurovision host Rylan Clark forced to apologise for technical 'mess' during live semi-final

Swiss singer Zoë Më’s performance was overshadowed by ‘messy’ camera work and glitching

Evening Standard

Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands among qualifiers for Eurovision final

The first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, also saw Estonia, Poland and Iceland go through to Saturday’s final.

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‘Silent’ pro-Palestinian protest to be held in Basel streets during Eurovision

Meanwhile, Celine Dion delivered a pre-recorded address during Tuesday’s semi-final amid speculation she may return to Switzerland,

The Independent UK

Eurovision’s Tommy Cash ‘interrupted’ by stage invader during live semi-final

Eurovision contestant Tommy Cash’s performance appeared to be briefly interrupted by a stage invader during Tuesday’s (13 May) live semi-final in Switzerland.

Evening Standard

Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands qualify for Eurovision final

Dutch act Claude Kiambe, 21, went through with his track C’est La Vie.

Evening Standard

Eurovision 2025: Celine Dion makes rare appearance at semi-final leaving fans in tears

Celine Dion delivered a pre-recorded video message saying she’d want ‘nothing more but to be with you’

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The Independent UK

Celine Dion makes rare appearance at Eurovision semi-final with special message to fans

Celine Dion read out a special message during Eurovision's semi-final on Tuesday, 13 May,

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: The Eurovision Song Contest is back

Eurovision has officially started, with the first round of semi-finals held Tuesday in the Swiss city of Basel.

The Independent UK

Who is Yuval Raphael? The singer representing Israel at Eurovision 2025

Israeli contestant was voted through to the final in Basel, Switzerland

Evening Standard

Jedward tease Eurovision return representing a different country

EXCLUSIVE The Irish twins have represented their homeland twice, but with someone from Norway flying the flag for the Emerald Isle this year, they could be tempted to try their luck elsewhere

The Conversation

What to look out for from the music of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest

I’m in Basel, Switzerland – host city of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – to present research about treatment of songwriters in the contest. While I’m here, I’ll be conducting field research and attending one of the shows. Here’s what I’ll be looking out for during this year’s competition.

Radio France Internationale

Eurovision returns amid protests over Palestine, Pride flags and parody lyrics

With songs about everything from the joy of raving to the morning after the night before, from death and domestic violence to metaphorical milkshakes and poisoned cakes served in revenge, Eurovision is back for its 69th edition – hosted by Switzerland after singer Nemo's victory last year.

Evening Standard

Singer Adonxs tells of journey from ‘couch-surfing in London’ to Eurovision star

Adonxs, 29, was the frontman of a London-based band called Pace.

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