Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old singer has done few interviews or appearances during Eurovision week, as Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop music competition draws protests for a second year.

Around 160 million people tune in to watch the Eurovision every year, that's a lot of people to watch us inevitably embarrass ourselves. Here, we've compiled a beginner's guide to the song contest

It is day 5 at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest media centre in Basel, Switzerland. Tonight fans from Europe, Australia and beyond will discover what the

Finnish politicians have long used saunas, relaxed but exposing, as an ideal setting for hard talks, a practice known as “sauna diplomacy.” KAJ wear drab suits onstage in tribute to Urho Kekkonen, a long-serving Finnish president who famously deployed the technique in talks with Finland’s overbearing neighbor the Soviet Union.

Katie Boyle holds the record for presenting the most Eurovisions, having done so in 1960, 63, 68 and 74 - one time more than Petra Mede. She was born in a royal palace in Florence, Italy to an Italian marquis and his English wife, and she came to the UK in 1946 and started out as a model.

Eurovision fans are counting down the hours before Norwegian singer Emmy will take to the stage to represent Ireland at the popular singing event in Basel, Switzerland. The 24-year-old will perform the song Laika Party at the second semi-final,

It’s a bit of a mouthful, but the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is a marvel as unique as its name: it’s the only airport with exits in two countries. And, technically, it’s the only place on Earth where you can land in three countries at once.