Latest Eurovision Song Contest News

No amends for Joost Klein: Dutch go back to Eurovision Song Contest but singer declines to rejoin

Oct. 23, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland but the flamboyant singer and rapper Joost Klein, booted from this year's competition after a backstage altercation, has declined to represent the Dutch. Dutch broadcaster...

Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest

Aug. 30, 2024 07:45 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss city of Basel will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17, organizers announced Friday. The mostly German-speaking city on the Rhine River bordering both France and Germany was selected over Geneva in a faceoff that generated buzz and...

Swiss city of Basel selected as host city for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, organizers say

Aug. 30, 2024 04:12 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss city of Basel selected as host city for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, organizers say.