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Post by Admin on May 26, 2017 18:46:24 GMT
Many UK fans are gearing up for another year of bitter disappointment (in part, thanks to the political nature of the contest). However, there is hope. Our entry, Lucie Jones, may actually stand a chance of winning, bookies currently holding the singer as the sixth favourite to win. The 26-year-old is from Pentyrch, a village in Cardiff. She appeared on The X Factor in 2009, where she made it into the live shows.
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Post by Admin on May 31, 2017 18:46:15 GMT
Demy - This Is Love (Greece) LIVE at the first Semi-Final
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Post by Admin on Aug 4, 2017 18:48:33 GMT
The most unpleasant issue that occurred in this year’s Eurovision was the ban of the Russian representative from entering the host country by the Ukrainian authorities. After Julia Samoylova had entered Crimea via Russia back in 2015 illegally according to Ukrainian law, her arrival in Ukraine was prohibited for 2 years. Following this overwhelming case and the final withdrawal of Russia from the 2017 Eurovision, the EBU requests from 2018 onwards that the delegations are not to be composed of people under any restrictions on entering the corresponding host country. Particularly, the information file says: Neither selected artist nor any member of the delegation shall have any antecedents likely to prompt the host country’s national authorities to deny them access to the host country, in accordance with applicable national law.
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