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As Canada’s government looks more toward Europe and less to the United States, its national broadcaster has become a full member of the group that organizes the glitzy singing event.
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As Canada’s government looks more toward Europe and less to the United States, its national broadcaster has become a full member of the group that organizes the glitzy singing event.
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Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but more than one official commented on how countries voted this year.
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The competition will bring together singers representing 10 nations including South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.
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In this year’s contest, a campaign by Israel to encourage voting for its entrant drew criticism.
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The nonbinary singer Nemo won the high-camp contest, during a night that included pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside the arena and fireworks onstage.
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For months, activists and some fans of the song contest have demanded Israel be banned from the event, which this year takes place in Malmo, Sweden.
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The competition’s organizers said that Swedish police were investigating the singer Joost Klein and that it would be inappropriate for him to take part in Saturday’s final.
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Campaigners have unsuccessfully urged the Eurovision Song Contest to ban Eden Golan because of her country’s war in Gaza. “I won’t let anything break me,” she said.