Charlotte McLaughlin

Eden Golan of Israel, centre, celebrates gaining a place in the final (Martin Meissner/AP)
Music

Israel’s Eden Golan says Eurovision is ‘safe for everyone’ amid protests

The 20-year-old singer is through to the final.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
10 May 2024
Sweden entrant Loreen (Aaron Chown/PA)
Music

Loreen says Johnny Logan made her ‘really hard’ Eurovision song Euphoria his own

Logan won Eurovision in both 1980 and 1987 with What’s Another Year and Hold Me Now.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
10 May 2024
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UK

Israel singer Eden Golan makes Eurovision final

The 20-year-old singer will compete again on Saturday.

By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
Nemo of Switzerland performs the song The Code during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden (Martin Meissner/AP)
Music

Switzerland’s Nemo balances on metal disc during Eurovision performance

Nemo, who uses they/them pronouns and is looked on as one of the favourites to win, said ahead of competing that they ‘don’t feel that much pressure’.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
Eden Golan of Israel (Martin Meissner/AP)
UK

Israel’s Eden Golan performs at Eurovision semi-final amid Malmo protests

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched across the streets of Malmo on Thursday.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
Eden Golan of Israel performs the song Hurricane during the dress rehearsal (Martin Meissner/AP)
Music

Eurovision organisers will not ‘censor’ audience if Israel is booed again

Eden Golan is still to perform her song Hurricane for the second semi-final.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a Stop Israel demonstration, between Stortorget and Mölleplatsen in Malmo, Sweden (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)
Music

Greta Thunberg among 1,000s protesting against Israel competing in Eurovision

The environmental protester was wearing a keffiyeh scarf, commonly used to show support for Palestine, around her body in the centre of the crowd.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
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Music

Greta Thunberg joins pro-Palestine protests in Malmo

Eden Golan is performing at the second semi-final later this evening.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
<p>Protesters gather in Malmo, Sweden against Israel's participation in Eurovision 2024</p>
World

Israel's Eurovision entry draws large protest in Malmo's main square

Eden Golan, representing Israel, is due to perform at the Malmo Arena in Sweden on Thursday night

By Charlotte McLaughlinMiriam Burrell
9 May 2024
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Music

Why is Israel competing at Eurovision?

Israel’s 20-year-old entry will perform Hurricane in semi with eyes on Saturday’s final

By Charlotte McLaughlinWilliam Mata
9 May 2024
<p>Several campaigns have been made to block the country taking part this year following an outbreak of war in the Middle East (Lucy North/PA)</p>
Music

Why is Israel competing at Eurovision?

Israel’s 20-year-old entry will perform Hurricane in semi with eyes on Saturday’s final

By Charlotte McLaughlinWilliam Mata
9 May 2024
Isaak of Germany has entered the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Always On The Run (Martin Meissner/AP)
Music

Eurovision entrant says ‘tough reaction’ to him in Germany is shifting

Isaak is already though to the final on Saturday, along with other countries in the ‘big five’.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
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Showbiz

Israel to perform in semi-final at Eurovision amid protests

The country has faced calls to be excluded from the contest amid the war in Gaza

By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
Kaleen from Austria (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)
Music

Triangular staging brings ‘female empowerment’ to Eurovision – Austria’s Kaleen

She is singing the dance tune We Will Rave.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
9 May 2024
The Years And Years star was performing in the first semi-final of the song contest at the Malmo Arena in Sweden (Corinne Cumming/EBU/PA)
UK

Olly Alexander ‘confused and stressed’ by Eurovision wardrobe malfunction

The Years And Years star said his mic pack fell off during his performance of Dizzy at the song contest’s first semi-final on Tuesday.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
Irish entrant Bambie Thug (EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett)
Celebrity News

Irish Eurovision fans: Finally with Bambie Thug no one will give me condolences

The Cork-born singer achieved the feat of making Ireland’s first final since 2018.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
Windows95man of Finland performs the song No Rules! (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Music

Eurovision’s Windows95Man says adults need to be less serious and embrace nudity

His performance saw him emerge from a patchwork denim egg shape.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
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Showbiz

Hollywood actress wants to stay in ‘loving embrace’ of Eurovision

The Watchmen star, 45, first presented the competition in Malmo, Sweden during the semi-final on Tuesday

By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
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Showbiz

Bambie Thug: Eurovision organisers made me alter Palestinian message

Six years ago Ryan O’Shaughnessy reached the final of the competition with the song Together, and came 16th in Lisbon, Portugal

By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
Manizha, a 2021 Eurovision Song Contest competitor. (Egor Shabanov/PA)
Music

Russian Eurovision star: I edit my words as I don’t know if they will be my last

Manizha is releasing the new single Candlelight, as a symbol of hope in dark times.
By Charlotte McLaughlin
8 May 2024
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Showbiz

Bambie Thug becomes first Irish Eurovision finalist since 2018

They triumphed with their witchy and mesmerising execution of their chanty alternative song Doomsday Blue at the semi-finals on Tuesday.

By Charlotte McLaughlin
7 May 2024
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