Thousands enjoyed three spectacular live shows at Kyiv’s International Exhibition Centre this week, with an expected 200 million viewers tuning in on television, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Eurovision.tv. On YouTube, the Grand Final was watched by some 4 million ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Don’t let Russia spoil the contest, 2016 winner tells fellow Ukrainians
Animosity has festered between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, and has spilled over into the continent-wide songfest, won last year by Crimean Tatar singer Jamala, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Reuters. Russia is boycotting this ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Russia will not broadcast the contest over Ukraine ban
Russia’s decision removes any chance of it competing this year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said, according to the BBC. Ukraine is refusing to allow Julia Samoilova to perform at Eurovision because she has visited Crimea, the peninsula seized by ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Russia strikes provocative note for song contest in Ukraine
Russia has announced its musical entry for the Eurovision song contest, ending speculation that it might boycott the competition, which this year is being held in Ukraine, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. State TV announced on Sunday that Yuliya ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Hosts of the contest announced
This team of hosts for Eurovision-2017 has been chosen by a complicated multiple-stage competition, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Ukrinform. “We did not set out looking for three young men but after being so impressed by them in the castings, ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: O.Torvald band wins Ukraine’s national selection – video
O.Torvald band has won the final stage of the Ukraine’s national selection on Saturday, Joinfo.com reports. They will perform their song Time at the contest. O.Torvald consists of lead singer Zhenia Halych, guitarist Denys Myziuk, drummer Sasha Solokha, bass guitarist Mykyta Vasyliev, and ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: TAYANNA and ‘Backflip’ Group Are Ukraine’s First National Finalists
The Ukraine’s jury of the first national semi-finals of Eurovision 2017 which took place in Kyiv, has voted for a singer TAYANNA (Tatiana Reshetnyak) and “Backflip” group., according to a report posted on the Facebook page of the contest, Joinfo.com reports. The ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Contestants order announced
Eurovision Song Contest announced the results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw that determines what countries will participate in each Semi-Final, Joinfo.com reports citing 112 Ukraine TV Channel. During the ceremony, Mrs Eva-Louise Erlandsson Slorach, President of the City Council of Stockholm, handed ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: Ukraine releases promo video for the contest
A record high number of participant countries – 43 nations – will compete in Kyiv at the annual song contest Eurovision 2017 song contest on 9-13 May. Kyiv has previously hosted the competition in 2005, as well as the Junior ...
Read More »Eurovision 2017: 43 countries, including Russia, to compete in Kyiv
A record high number of participant countries – 43 nations, including Russia – will compete in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, equaling the total set in 2008 and 2011. The list includes Romania and Portugal who are returning ...
Read More »Ukrainian Cabinet approves plan of measures to prepare for Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv
According to Interfax-Ukraine, the government made the corresponding decision at a meeting on Tuesday. First Deputy Minister of Culture Svitlana Fomenko noted the draft regulation was designed to perform the order to prepare for the contest. Ukraine won the right ...
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