Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest

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Thirty-seven countries are participating in the contest, whose motto is “united by music.”

The song contest melds pop, partying and politics — a cross between a music festival, an awards show and a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.The short answer: Eurovision is a music competition, in which performers from countries across Europe, and a few beyond it, compete under their national flags with the aim of being crowned continental champion. Think of it as the Olympics of pop music.

Once all the acts have performed, the winner is chosen by a famously complex mix of phone and online voters from around the world and rankings by music-industry juries in each of the Eurovision countries. As the results are announced, countries slide up and down the rankings and tensions build. Ending up with “nul points,” or zero, ranks as a national humiliation.

Another nonbinary performer generating huge buzz is Ireland’s Bambie Thug, whose song “Doomsday Blue” is Gothic, intense, over the top and a real crowd-pleaser. They’re the only contestant known to have brought a"scream coach" to Malmo. Ireland has won Eurovision seven times – a total equaled only by Sweden – but has fared poorly in recent years.So far, the act with the most momentum is Croatian singer Baby Lasagna.

 

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