Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland joins Eurovision boycott Sky News22:31
🇮🇸 Iceland: RÚV withdraws from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Eurovoix16:38
Portugal’s Eurovision entry at risk as 11 entrants from Festival da Canção refuse to represent country NME20:45
Iceland pulls out of Eurovision 2026—Here’s the statement Digital Music News21:13
🇵🇹 Portugal: ‘I want to have fun representing Portugal’ – Inês Gonçalves Eurovoix19:01
Video: Iceland to boycott Eurovision Sky News18:51
Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation Los Angeles Times18:00

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Iceland 5th Nation to Boycott Eurovision Over Israel NewsMax03:20

Earlier today

Iceland joins 4 other countries in boycotting Eurovision over Israel’s participation Jewish Telegraphic Agency01:40

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israeli participation ABC Online01:26

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel France 2401:20

Eurovision loses fifth country as Iceland says ‘no joy, no peace’ without Israel ban Malay Mail00:56

Today: 🇬🇪 Preparations Continue in Tbilisi for Junior Eurovision 2025 Eurovoix00:06

Iceland joins countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel's involvement 9News00:06

In the last 6 hours

Iceland becomes 5th nation to boycott Eurovision over Israel inclusion UPI23:54 10-Dec-25

Iceland will boycott 2026 Eurovision over Israel's participation The New Arab23:28 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins Eurovision boycott Sky News22:31 10-Dec-25

In the last 8 hours

Iceland joins Eurovision boycott in Israel protest The New Daily21:42 10-Dec-25

Iceland Pulls Out of Eurovision 2026—Here’s the Statement Digital Music News21:13 10-Dec-25

Portugal’s Eurovision entry at risk as 11 entrants from Festival da Canção refuse to represent country NME20:45 10-Dec-25

🇨🇾 Cyprus: First Look at Rafaella and Christos’s Junior Eurovision Staging Eurovoix20:43 10-Dec-25

🇦🇲 Armenia: First Snippet of Albert’s Junior Eurovision Performance Eurovoix20:43 10-Dec-25

🇪🇸 Spain: Rtve Releases More Footage of Gonzalo Pinillos’s Junior Eurovision Performance Eurovoix20:32 10-Dec-25

🇬🇪 Junior Eurovision 2025: Gpb Reveals More Details of the Junior Eurovision Final Eurovoix20:02 10-Dec-25

Yesterday

🇱🇻 Latvia: Returns to Eurovision Young Musicians After 24 Year Absence Eurovoix19:42 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins countries quitting Eurovision in protest of Israel’s inclusion The Times of Israel19:31 10-Dec-25

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel involvement NME19:23 10-Dec-25

Iceland will boycott Eurovision in protest of Israel's participation CBC.ca19:14 10-Dec-25

🇸🇲 San Marino: Anna Gaspari and Mirco Zani to Commentate Jesc 2025 Eurovoix19:11 10-Dec-25

🇵🇹 Portugal: ‘I want to have fun representing Portugal’ – Inês Gonçalves Eurovoix19:01 10-Dec-25

Iceland to join boycott of Eurovision in protest at Israel’s involvement Al Jazeera18:56 10-Dec-25

Video: Iceland to boycott Eurovision Sky News18:51 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia in boycotting Eurovision 2026 Irish Examiner18:21 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins boycott of 2026 Eurovision over Israel's participation France 2418:12 10-Dec-25

Iceland will boycott 2026 Eurovision Song Contest Radio New Zealand18:06 10-Dec-25

Iceland becomes fifth country to withdraw from Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete TheJournal.ie18:05 10-Dec-25

Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation Los Angeles Times18:00 10-Dec-25

Iceland latest country to quit Eurovision 2026 in protest at Israel's inclusion ITV17:55 10-Dec-25

17 Festival da Canção 2026 musicians confirm they will boycott Eurovision 2026 escXtra17:54 10-Dec-25

Iceland withdraws from Eurovision, saying Israel’s participation “creates disunity” among… wiwibloggs17:54 10-Dec-25

Iceland also withdraws from Eurovision: it is already the fifth country to boycott the contest UNN.ua17:46 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel’s participation PBS Online17:44 10-Dec-25

Iceland withdraws from 2026 Eurovision over Israel's participation Daily Sabah17:17 10-Dec-25

Iceland is the fifth country to boycott Eurovision The Independent17:16 10-Dec-25

Iceland withdraws from 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in protest against Israeli inclusion Anadolu Agency17:14 10-Dec-25

🇵🇹 Portugal: Seventeen Musicians in Festival da Canção 2026 Will Not Compete in Eurovision… Eurovoix17:09 10-Dec-25

Iceland joins Eurovision 2026 boycott over Israel RTE17:09 10-Dec-25

Iceland says it will boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation MailOnline17:05 10-Dec-25

Iceland becomes fifth country to pull out of Eurovision 2026 Media Mole17:00 10-Dec-25

🇮🇹 Italy’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix16:58 10-Dec-25

🇵🇱 Poland: Tvp Confirms it Has No Plans to Withdraw from Eurovision 2026 Eurovoix16:58 10-Dec-25

Iceland to boycott 2026 Eurovision in protest of go-ahead for Israel Jerusalem Post16:53 10-Dec-25

Iceland to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation Sky News16:45 10-Dec-25

Iceland Will Not Participate In Eurovision The Reykjavik Grapevine16:40 10-Dec-25

🇮🇸 Iceland: Rúv Withdraws from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Eurovoix16:38 10-Dec-25

Iceland confirms withdrawal from Eurovision Song Contest 2026 escXtra16:33 10-Dec-25

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision BBC16:29 10-Dec-25

Poland to participate in Eurovision 2026 amid growing criticism of Israel’s inclusion Anadolu Agency15:02 10-Dec-25

Senator Ronan Mullen tells Kevin Bakhurst he didn't 'stay in his lane' during heated clash on… The Irish Independent (Video)14:22 10-Dec-25

🇦🇱 Albania: Festivali i Këngës 64 Semi-Finals Running Order Released Eurovoix14:05 10-Dec-25

My 2025: a year of vintage OB trucks, Big Blue Marbles and a Eurovision extravaganza TVBEurope13:47 10-Dec-25

EBU confirms Eurovision 2026 participation fees will not increase escXtra13:39 10-Dec-25

🇲🇪 Montenegro’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix13:34 10-Dec-25

TVP confirms Poland’s participation in Eurovision 2026 escXtra12:59 10-Dec-25

RTSH confirms Festivali i Këngës 64 running orders for nights 1 and 2 escXtra12:28 10-Dec-25

Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 to take place February 28 escXtra11:57 10-Dec-25

🇺🇦 Ukraine: Suspilne Reveals Junior Eurovision 2025 Coverage Plans Eurovoix11:52 10-Dec-25

HRT disqualifies Karolina Ilić from Dora 2026 escXtra11:37 10-Dec-25

Eurovision 2026 handover ceremony and allocation draw set for January 12 escXtra11:27 10-Dec-25

PrePartyES 2026 team confirms cancellation escXtra11:07 10-Dec-25

🇭🇷 Croatia: Karolina Ilić Disqualified from Dora 2026 Eurovoix10:51 10-Dec-25

GPB confirms Georgia’s participation in Eurovision 2026 escXtra10:26 10-Dec-25

RTBF confirms Belgium’s participation in Eurovision 2026 escXtra10:05 10-Dec-25

🇩🇪 Germany: Selects for Eurovision 2026 on February 28 Eurovoix09:49 10-Dec-25

🇵🇹 Portugal: Snippet of Inês Gonçalves’ Junior Eurovision Performance Released Eurovoix08:58 10-Dec-25

🇲🇰 North Macedonia’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix08:58 10-Dec-25

🇦🇹 Eurovision 2026: Participation Fee Will Not Increase Due to Withdrawing Countries Eurovoix08:58 10-Dec-25

Anti-Israeli Countries’ Attempt To Ban Israel From Eurovision Song Contest Falls Flat — With Help From Germany, Austria Foundation for Defense of Democracies01:03 10-Dec-25

Today: 🇦🇹 Deadline for Broadcasters to Determine Eurovision 2026 Participation & 🇬🇪 Rehearsals… Eurovoix00:08 10-Dec-25

In the last 7 days

🇦🇹 Eurovision 2026: Stage Design to be Revealed 16 December Eurovoix20:34 9-Dec-25

🇵🇱 Poland’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix17:00 9-Dec-25

All-Ireland women’s senior club football final won’t be televised due to Junior Eurovision clash The Irish Times14:24 9-Dec-25

🇳🇱 The Netherlands’ History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix13:37 9-Dec-25

MacAskill: Why we need not just an independent broadcaster but independence Alba Party (Press Release)11:36 9-Dec-25

Eurovision content creators boycott contest amid decision to allow Israel to compete: ‘Goodbye for now’ PinkNews.co.uk11:24 9-Dec-25

Iceland Roundup: Björk, Sigur Rós, Eurovision, Israel, Municipality Politics & Tunnels The Reykjavik Grapevine11:20 9-Dec-25

Protesters call on Yle to boycott Eurovision YLE News09:43 9-Dec-25

🇦🇹 Eurovision 2026: Semi-Final Allocation Draw & Handover Ceremony on January 12 Eurovoix09:31 9-Dec-25

🇲🇹 Malta: Who Is Eliza Borg? Eurovoix09:10 9-Dec-25

Album review: Lord Of The Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 2 Kerrang!09:05 9-Dec-25

🇮🇪 Ireland’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix09:00 9-Dec-25

As others boycott, Belgium confirms participation in Eurovision 2026 The Bulletin08:50 9-Dec-25

🇸🇪 Sweden: 20 Musicians Competing in Polstjärnepriset 2026 Eurovoix08:40 9-Dec-25

🇲🇪 Montenegro: “I believe my performance will touch the heart of every viewer” – Asja Džogović Eurovoix07:28 9-Dec-25

Estonia to participate in 2026 Eurovision Song Contest ERR07:08 9-Dec-25

Today: 🇬🇪 Junior Eurovision 2025 Rehearsals – Day Three Eurovoix00:01 9-Dec-25

Albania: Let’s take a closer look at the Festivali i Këngës 64 songs wiwibloggs20:56 8-Dec-25

🇭🇷 Croatia: First Look at Marino Vrgoč’s Junior Eurovision Performance Eurovoix19:36 8-Dec-25

Working For The Weekday: Miley Cyrus’ papyrophobia, Eurovision 2026 boycotts Paste Magazine19:06 8-Dec-25

🇬🇪 Junior Eurovision 2025 Rehearsal Diaries – Day Two Round-Up Eurovoix19:06 8-Dec-25

Gallery: Enjoy the best pictures from the second day of individual rehearsals of Junior Eurovision 2025 ESC+Plus18:35 8-Dec-25

A detailed look at the second day of Junior Eurovision 2025 rehearsals ESC+Plus18:05 8-Dec-25

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix17:03 8-Dec-25

4 countries pull out of Eurovision contest in response to Israel's participation ABC News16:45 8-Dec-25

Culture secretary Angus Robertson says BBC participation in Eurovision 2026 “disappointing”… Deadline News16:03 8-Dec-25

All-Ireland Ladies SFC final not being televised live due to Junior Eurovision scheduling conflict Irish Examiner16:02 8-Dec-25

🇦🇲 Armenia’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix13:30 8-Dec-25

Ex-Irish Justice Minister: RTE withdrew from Eurovision 'in a hissy fit' News Letter13:27 8-Dec-25

Eurovision’s first trans winner Dana International slams boycott of 2026 contest PinkNews.co.uk11:39 8-Dec-25

Much-loved Traitors Ireland star to join new series of Dancing with the Stars Irish Examiner11:18 8-Dec-25

Do you support RTÉ's decision to withdraw from Eurovision? TheJournal.ie10:14 8-Dec-25

🇸🇲 San Marino’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix09:06 8-Dec-25

Bulgaria Launches New National Selection for Eurovision 2026 Entry escXtra02:18 8-Dec-25

Today: 🇬🇪 Junior Eurovision 2025 Rehearsals – Day Two & Opening Ceremony Eurovoix00:07 8-Dec-25

Gallery: Enjoy the best pictures from the first day of individual rehearsals of Junior Eurovision 2025 ESC+Plus23:04 7-Dec-25

UN rapporteur welcomes Eurovision boycott as shift toward Israel accountability Yeni Şafak21:38 7-Dec-25

A detailed look at the first day of Junior Eurovision 2025 rehearsals ESC+Plus20:20 7-Dec-25

Download the Junior Eurovision 2025 scorecard ESC+Plus19:09 7-Dec-25

🇺🇦 Ukraine: Suspilne Releases Snippet of Sofia Nersesian’s Junior Eurovision Performance Eurovoix18:10 7-Dec-25

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: First Footage of Yağmur’s Junior Eurovision Performance Released Eurovoix18:00 7-Dec-25

🇬🇪 Junior Eurovision 2025 Rehearsal Diaries – Day One Round-Up Eurovoix17:40 7-Dec-25

🇭🇷 Croatia’s History in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Eurovoix16:59 7-Dec-25

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The Eurovision Song Contest stands as the world's longest-running international music competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union since 1956. With participating broadcasters from over 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Australia, the competition attracts more than 160 million television viewers worldwide each year, making it one of the planet's most-watched non-sporting events.

Austria's JJ won the most recent contest in May 2025 with the operatic ballad "Wasted Love", securing his country's third victory and earning the right to host the 70th edition in Vienna in May 2026. The competition operates through a week-long format featuring two semi-finals and a grand final, with countries submitting original songs performed live on stage. Winners are determined through a combination of public televoting and professional jury votes from each participating nation, creating a democratic process that has sparked countless debates and memorable moments throughout the competition's history.

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