Competition in the Eurovision Song Contest has kicked off with the first of two semifinals. Ten acts from among 15 countries that performed were voted through by voters to the final of the pan-continental music extravaganza.

As an Israeli who spent several years living in Switzerland, I resonate deeply with Yuval Raphael, our Eurovision representative for 2025. Like Yuval, who spent part of her life in Geneva, my own journey involved leaving the Hasidic community in Jerusalem to embark on my first adventure away from home to study in Lucerne,

Switzerland will host the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1989 next week, amid familiar political criticism over LGBTQ+ rights and the participation of Israel.

Malta could see its first-ever win, while Sweden, Estonia, or the Netherlands could emerge victorious again in the finals on May 17

The Westlife star and podcaster will deliver the Irish jury's results on Saturday night for the first time since 2018 - this year also marks nine years since he represented Ireland

Pro-Palestinian protesters have planned to walk the streets of Basel “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.Local group Basel for Palestine urged its marchers not to make any “chants or slogans” as they walk across the Swiss host city on Wednesday on the anniversary of Israel’s creation as a state on May 14 1948.

Sweden’s Eurovision Song Contest act KAJ said they were “really nervous” before learning they had won a place in Saturday’s final.Touted as the favourites to win, the comedy trio, made up of Kevin Holmstrom,