Tag: eurovision
‘What the Hell Just Happened’ to the UK Eurovision entry?
Oh no, not again. For the third year in a row, the UK has crashed out at Eurovision, taking 19th place out of a possible 26. It feels particularly cruel this time because our contestants, Remember Monday, got a lot of things right with their song, What the Hell Just Happened. Most notably, they could…
Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision
By Itay Stern TEL AVIV, Israel — This week the Eurovision Song Contest is underway in Basel, Switzerland. The world’s largest song competition includes contestants representing 37 countries — including Israel, whose presence is sparking protest because of the war in Gaza. Israel’s representative in the competition, 24-year-old Yuval Raphael, is set to perform a…