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Vienna to host Eurovision Song Contest 2026

The 2025 event was won by Austrian singer JJ with his song, Wasted Love.

Evening Standard

Vienna to stage Eurovision 2026 amid ongoing controversy over Israel's inclusion

Austria's JJ won this year's contest, held in Basel in Switzerland, meaning his home country will stage the 2026 event. Its capital, Vienna, was announced on Wednesday as the host city, beating out rival bidder Innsbruck.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 to take place in Vienna

It will be Vienna's third time as host, following 1967 and 2015. JJ won this year's Eurovision with the song 'Wasted Love'. The official date for next year's final has also been revealed...

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Eurovision announces host city for 2026 song contest

A list of participating countries for the 70th edition of the contest will be revealed later this year

The Independent UK

Eurovision, the world's largest live music event, to take place in Vienna next year

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna

The Independent UK

Vienna Chosen To Host Eurovision 2026

Vienna was chosen on Wednesday to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the world's biggest live televised music event, Austria's public broadcaster announced, with the final set for May 16.

International Business Times

Eurovision Song Contest gets a brand new look to celebrate 70 years

The contest has revamped its look to celebrate 70 years of being 'United by Music,' with new logos, fonts, and a colourful new brand identity.

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Singer Olly Alexander ‘knew’ he would not win Eurovision in 2024

The 35-year-old also said the experience was ‘very stressful’.

Evening Standard

Nucti Gatwa makes new claim about withdrawal from Eurovision role

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The Independent UK

Ncuti Gatwa claims he quit Eurovision role ‘long before it was announced’

‘Doctor Who’ actor’s withdrawal was announced just one day before 2025 song contest

The Independent UK

‘The crosser Jeremy Paxman got, the more we giggled’: what it’s like to come last on a TV show

From scoring so badly at Eurovision it made Terry Wogan resign to having Paul Hollywood call your cake ‘tough as old boots’, here are the contestants who lost big on the nation’s favourite shows

The Guardian - UK

Martin Osterdahl steps down as executive supervisor of Eurovision Song Contest

He said it had been the ‘honour of my professional life’ to steer the competition for five years.

Evening Standard

Musical roots: Austria's JJ opens up on Eurovision 2025 win, dream collaborators and what comes next

Euronews Culture sat down with JJ, Austria’s Eurovision 2025 winner to talk about life since his triumphant performance, his genre-blending high pitched singing voice and what he’s planning to do next.

Euronews

Juliet and Romeo strains to be meaningful but never earns its emotional crescendos

The new musical film Juliet and Romeo arrives on screen with lavish visuals, saccharine pop songs and a reworked Shakespearean plot that tries to dazzle. With its vivid colour palette and dreamy masquerade aesthetic, this is Verona as filtered through a Eurovision lens: glittering, melodramatic and frequently overwrought.

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Will Ferrell confirms he will return to Broadway with stage musical adaptation of his 2020 Eurovision movie

With the blessing of the real-lie singing contest behind him, Will Ferrell has confirmed he will return to Broadway with a stage musical adaptation of his 2020 film ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’.

The Independent UK

SNL superstar bringing Eurovision to Broadway

The musical will be adapted from the 2020 Netflix movie ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’

Evening Standard

Will Ferrell confirms musical based on Eurovision movie comedy 'in development'

The actor and comedian said a musical is the ‘perfect place to continue our celebration of all the things we love about this amazing and unifying song competition’

Evening Standard

Will Ferrell ‘excited’ to bring Eurovision musical to Broadway

The American actor is basing the project on his Netflix movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.

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The Guardian - US

Will Ferrell to bring Eurovision musical to Broadway

The star is set to turn his 2020 Netflix comedy into a stage show with long-time friend and collaborator Harper Steele

Evening Standard

Sam Ryder’s message to Remember Monday on Eurovision: Nothing can define you

Remember Monday was chosen by Ryder’s former manager David May, who headed up the BBC’s search for the next Eurovision contestant.

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Doctor Who Reportedly Axes Ncuti Gatwa After Ratings Slump & Eurovision Drama

Ncuti Gatwa has reportedly been axed as Doctor Who after just two seasons, with the BBC and Disney+ leaving the show’s future uncertain.

The Independent UK

Freddy Lim: Taiwanese heavy metal musician appointed ambassador to Finland

Musician is lead vocalist of heavy metal band Chthonic

Evening Standard

Eurovision winner JJ urges Israel to be banned from song contest amid 'rigging' claims

The contest this year was overshadowed by protests against Israel's participation for the second-consecutive year, fuelled by the ongoing war in Gaza

Euronews

Austria's Eurovision winner JJ calls for Israel to be banned from contest

The Austrian winner of the 2025 song competition says he would hope to see Israel excluded from next year's contest in Vienna.

Euronews

Fact check: Did NATO create the Eurovision Song Contest?

Social media users and alternative news outlets claim that decades-old NATO documents reveal that the military alliance was the mastermind behind Eurovision.

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