An emergency vote on Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has been called off following developments in the Middle East, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said. Contest ...

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Germany could pull out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna if Israel is excluded, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Sunday. Speaking on public broadcaster ARD, Merz was asked whether ...

The European Broadcasting Union will have its members vote on Israel's participation after calls to exclude the country over the war in Gaza. Following calls to have the country excluded over the war ...

For an organization that champions the tagline “United by Music,” the Eurovision Song Contest’s decision to vote on Israel’s inclusion in next year’s competition represents a shocking betrayal of its ...

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision Song Contest in Moscow this weekend, taking home 30 million rubles - approximately €365,000. The music contest was created by presidential ...

The Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna was chosen to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event (AFP pic) Germany’s culture minister on Saturday slammed threats by ...

Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin’s behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts intended to promote ...

Artists from 23 countries are to perform at Russia's Intervision song contest, a revived Soviet-era event. The show aims to promote "traditional family values ...

Spain will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel takes part in the event, Spanish state broadcaster RTVE decided today. This makes Spain the first country among the contest's ...

Momentum is building to exclude Israel from the world’s largest music competition as outrage grows around the world about its assault on the Gaza Strip. Spain, on Tuesday, became the latest country to ...

The crisis deepens for Europe’s most watched entertainment show, with outrage spreading over Israel’s participation in Eurovision Song Contest. Faced with several EU broadcasters’ threats to pull out ...