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By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a ...

Israel's participation in the Eurovision song contest once again stirs controversy — and a walkout by five countries.

Israel changed the lyrics of its Eurovision entry, saying the original ones were deemed too political. Organizers say the song now has non-political lyrics, replacing the original 'October Rain.' The ...

Vienna's coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest, but tensions over Israel’s participation have surfaced.

Eden Golan performs an emotional rendition of Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” surrounded by empty chairs representing the missing hostages, for her grand finale performance to represent ...

Israel’s public broadcaster has reversed its previous stance and will request an alteration of lyrics to a song under consideration for this year’s Eurovision competition. The European Broadcasting ...

TEL AVIV, Israel – After addressing objections to its title and lyrics, Israel's revised entry for this year's Eurovision song contest in Sweden was scheduled to be unveiled Sunday in a broadcast on ...

(JTA) — Just three weeks after the singer Eden Golan was chosen to represent Israel at Eurovision, her participation in the music competition is in jeopardy because of the song she wants to sing. The ...

The dispute over the song is the latest stage in an ongoing controversy over Israel’s participation in the annual competition. (JTA) — Just three weeks after the singer Eden Golan was chosen to ...