Tag: Kyiv
First Semi-Final Results for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Are In!
Live from the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, 10 acts have secured their place in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Eurovision Returns To The U.S
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today confirms that it will partner with Logo for the second consecutive year as the exclusive U.S. broadcast home of the Eurovision Song Contest, airing the 62nd annual Grand Final live and commercial free on Saturday, 13 May at 3PM ET / 12PM PT.
Update: Statement From EBU Regarding Russian Participant at Eurovision 2017
On 22 March the Ukrainian authorities issued a travel ban on the artist chosen as the Russian entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest, Julia Samoylova.
EBU Statement: Russia’s Participant in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
“It has been confirmed to the EBU that the Ukrainian authorities have issued a travel ban on the Russian artist chosen for the Eurovision Song Contest, Julia Samoylova, as she has been judged to have contravened Ukrainian law by entering Crimea in order to perform.
Sweden has a result and a winner of Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision entry)
6 weeks with Melodifestivalen circus and 28 songs later – Sweden has a result.
Ukraine: LGBT Activists ‘Disappeared’ in Separatist Territory
А Russian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activist and another person have been missing since January 31, 2017, in the separatist-controlled area of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, and are feared to be victims of enforced disappearances, Human Rights Watch said today.