The competition is run by an opaque Swiss organization that wants to sidestep controversies that could spoil the fun.

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Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old singer has done few ...

BASEL, Switzerland — Most contestants at the Eurovision Song Contest are seeking as much publicity as possible. Israel’s ...

Eurovision’s rules once required contestants to sing in an official language of their country. Then, in 1999, the rules changed; ever since, most winners have sung in English. Our data shows that 18 ...

But Eurovision reflects the state of all of Europe, bowing its head to the new Arabic-speaking conqueror and conditioning its ...

It’s a moment that would have been unthinkable 19 months ago, when Raphael was nearly murdered on the darkest day in Israel’s ...

Klavdia from Greece performs the song “Asteromata” during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the 69th ...

Halperin praised the song as hopeful and “very, very appropriate” for such a difficult time, and shared kind words about the ...

NEP Europe, part of NEP Group, the media services provider for live entertainment and sports worldwide, is delivering a full range of broadcast solutions for th ...

Switzerland is the birthplace of Eurovision — it staged the first-ever contest, and the European Broadcasting Union, which ...

Her performance was beset by difficulties.