Eurovision

Feb 17, 2026
Look Mum No Computer with Furby synth.
He turned Furbies into an organ. Can he win Eurovision for the UK?

The YouTuber, who also created a flamethrower musical instrument, has been picked to turn around Britain’s chequered record after ‘middle of the road’ entries

The Times
Dec 9, 2025
Archive letters to the editor for The Times website.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ireland’s exit from Eurovision over Gaza

Write to Sir, Libby Purves has spoken an uncomfortable truth (“ Ireland’s Eurovision exit upsets me the most ”, Dec 8). The boycott of Eurovision 2026 by...

The Times
Dec 8, 2025
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
LIBBY PURVES
Ireland’s Eurovision exit upsets me the most

RTE’s refusal to enter song competition because of Israel’s participation echoes a rise of antisemitism in the nation

The Times
Dec 7, 2025
Illustration of a woman on the phone asking, "Is our flu coming to you for Christmas, or is your flu coming to us?"
Nick Newman’s week: December 7, 2025

Nick Newman is a Sunday Times cartoonist

The Sunday Times
Portrait of Camilla Long.
CAMILLA LONG
Luxury antisemitism is poisoning Eurovision

The Palestine flag-waving lotus-eaters simply require Jews to shut up

The Sunday Times
Dec 6, 2025
Headshot of a woman wearing a red sweater.
BRENDA POWER
Those who slate Israel must at the very least own up to it

Accusations of antisemitism can hardly be surprising after the hoo-ha over the Eurovision Song Contest, de-naming a Dublin park and fêting Bob Vylan

The Sunday Times
Dec 4, 2025
Eden Golan from Israel holding the Israeli flag during the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Grand Final.
Ireland and Spain boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete

The continent was divided, with the Netherlands and Slovenia also withdrawing and more expected to follow in a protest over the war in Gaza

The Times
Sep 21, 2025
Singer Klava Koka performing with aerial dancers at the Intervision music competition.
Zero points for ‘perverted’ West at Russia’s answer to Eurovision

Russia’s revived Intervision song contest was held in Moscow to directly oppose Eurovision, from which it was expelled in 2022

The Times
Sep 18, 2025
Vassy at the Los Angeles premiere of Mob Cops.
Australian singer drafted in to represent US in ‘Russia’s Eurovision’

Putin revived the Intervision Song Content, originally held in Czechoslovakia and Poland between 1965-80, in response to Russia’s ban from Eurovision

The Times
Sep 16, 2025
Yuval Raphael of Israel holding her country's flag at Eurovision.
Spain pledges to boycott Eurovision over Gaza if Israel takes part

Spain joins the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Ireland in pledging to stay away from competition as diplomatic row deepens amid accusations of antisemitism

The Times

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Feb 17, 2026
He turned Furbies into an organ. Can he win Eurovision for the UK?

The YouTuber, who also created a flamethrower musical instrument, has been picked to turn around Britain’s chequered record after ‘middle of the road’ entries

The Times
Dec 9, 2025
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ireland’s exit from Eurovision over Gaza

Write to Sir, Libby Purves has spoken an uncomfortable truth (“ Ireland’s Eurovision exit upsets me the most ”, Dec 8). The boycott of Eurovision 2026 by...

The Times
Dec 8, 2025
LIBBY PURVES
Ireland’s Eurovision exit upsets me the most

RTE’s refusal to enter song competition because of Israel’s participation echoes a rise of antisemitism in the nation

The Times
Dec 7, 2025
Nick Newman’s week: December 7, 2025

Nick Newman is a Sunday Times cartoonist

The Sunday Times
Dec 7, 2025
CAMILLA LONG
Luxury antisemitism is poisoning Eurovision

The Palestine flag-waving lotus-eaters simply require Jews to shut up

The Sunday Times
Dec 6, 2025
BRENDA POWER
Those who slate Israel must at the very least own up to it

Accusations of antisemitism can hardly be surprising after the hoo-ha over the Eurovision Song Contest, de-naming a Dublin park and fêting Bob Vylan

The Sunday Times
Dec 4, 2025
Ireland and Spain boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete

The continent was divided, with the Netherlands and Slovenia also withdrawing and more expected to follow in a protest over the war in Gaza

The Times
Sep 21, 2025
Zero points for ‘perverted’ West at Russia’s answer to Eurovision

Russia’s revived Intervision song contest was held in Moscow to directly oppose Eurovision, from which it was expelled in 2022

The Times
Sep 18, 2025
Australian singer drafted in to represent US in ‘Russia’s Eurovision’

Putin revived the Intervision Song Content, originally held in Czechoslovakia and Poland between 1965-80, in response to Russia’s ban from Eurovision

The Times
Sep 16, 2025
Spain pledges to boycott Eurovision over Gaza if Israel takes part

Spain joins the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Ireland in pledging to stay away from competition as diplomatic row deepens amid accusations of antisemitism

The Times

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union. The contest is open to countries who have an active EBU membership, although some non-European countries such as Australia and Morocco have competed. Each country selects an original song and artist. As more than 40 countries enter, there are knock-out rounds and two semi-finals before 26 acts compete in the final. Since its launch in May 1956 in Switzerland, 52 countries have participated at least once. The 2024 Grand Final was held in Malmo, Sweden on May 11. Olly Alexander represented the UK with his track Dizzy.