Eurovision

The winning country will traditionally be given the honour of hosting the next Eurovision Song Contest.

- Spain: Chanel – “SloMo” - Germany: Malik Harris – “Rockstars” You cannot vote through either the BBC or official Eurovision website.

Neuroscientists measured 75 volunteers' physiological responses while they watched eight countries' performances to predict which songs will do well in the ...

The researchers found that their predictions based on skin conductance levels didn’t match up exactly with those based on heart rate. “We are a social species.” “Whereas we’re all bored in different ways – someone may be staring at a window, while someone’s going to be kicking their feet, and so they’ll have divergent mental states. “When something’s really gripping, everyone’s brains are processing the same stimulus and so you’ll have physiological synchrony,” he says. This was then used to make predictions about how well each of these countries will do in tonight’s public vote. Ukraine wasn’t included as it is the runaway favourite this year.

Peacock will stream the 66th Eurovision Song Contest live on Saturday, May 14th. Here's a highly opinionated guide to keep handy as you watch 25 countries ...

When he sings the word "thinking," he points to his head. It's fabulousness for the sake of fabulousness, and it has nothing to do with the real world. Plus, it's at once about the mothers of Ukraine — and Ukraine as the mother of its people. This is chill, unforced, and subtle — not words commonly associated with Eurovision. But there's a huskiness to Maro's voice that adds layers just when the song cries out for them, and her dexterous phrasing nudges the harmonies along, allowing them to complicate in interesting ways with each verse. It's not the maudlin wallow it could be though — it's saved by the staging, in which he's surrounded by a cavorting bunch of ... river spirits, maybe? The bop to end all bops! The bop of bops! This year's entry is in Breton, the regional language of Brittany. So, for the first time in Eurovision history, the competition does not include a song in French. Fulenn means "spark," and this trippy, catchy, spooky number is full of imagery of flames and souls and dark forest rites. I'm always surprised by how strong a showing the genre of American Country Music makes in Eurovision each year, but this sweet, simple ditty is serving serious Kacey Musgraves. Might not be enough going on here for it to break out from a crowded, and much showier, pack, though. A pompadoured prince of patter, Weir knows and loves Eurovision enough to supply newcomers with useful context and history while tossing out in-jokes for the die-hards. This infinity-waterfall effect might be an attempt to evoke the world-famous fountains of Rome, or it might be just there to look cool. The Eurovision Song Contest is back, replete with the requisite amounts of fire and lasers and smoke and sequins.

Time to pick your favourites, put aside your usual musical tastes and get in the Eurovision spirit - and in this year's Turin contest, the UK might even get ...

added the singer. Speaking ahead of the big day, lead singer Oleg Psyuk told Sky News the group felt "a big responsibility" and was "talking on behalf of our country and being heard on behalf of our country". Ryder is up against a Ukraine entry that could well surge to victory in a show of support for the war-torn country - with the odds tipping them to hoover up the big points. "It's for the love and the joy of singing. Hundreds of millions are set to tune in for one of the world's most-watched TV events, with a song about Meghan Markle and a track called Give That Wolf a Banana among the 25 finalists. Ukraine and the UK are the favourites as the final countdown begins to tonight's annual Eurovision extravaganza, taking place in Italy.

It's the one week of the year that Europeans band together to sing, laugh and even cringe - it's the Eurovision Song Contest. The event, now in its 66th edition ...

I think they’ll acknowledge it and they have to acknowledge it. How special is the fact that we have these countries with political challenges and yet they’re willing to still take part and to be on that same stage. After releasing the statement in which they said that it wasn’t a political organisation and it was a TV show, they read the room and realised they needed to take action. “Where they go from here will be interesting as well, because it’s almost like they’ve admitted that it is a political event. “It’s impossible to say if they’ll definitely win but Ukraine - I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion. I think that’s a really powerful message.” In the middle of things like Brexit, I think it gives us a feeling of being together with other countries.” And yet for that night, one night of the year, they set aside those differences and they share that stage. The men are banned from leaving. “I think they have done the right thing in the exclusion of Russia and the non-platforming of Russia in a way. “It’s very much needed. It brings Europe together for one night a year.