Eurovision ‘postcards’ to feature locations from across Ukraine

Huge screens in Manchester city centre will air the semi-finals and grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in May.

EastEnders has released a fun first look at Cheryl Baker in a Eurovision special episode. In the spoiler photos, it sees the residents of Walford get into Eurovision spirit at The Prince Albert as they celebrate Kathy Beale's birthday.

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have arrived in Liverpool as the Royals unveil the staging for the Eurovision Song Contest. With just days to go until the King's Coronation, Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, were shown around the M&S Bank Arena and met Mae Muller, the UK’s contestant, as well as celebrity presenters and creative teams, ahead of the contest next month.The grand final of the competition is due to take place on May 13, a week after the coronation ceremony.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood will reunite to open the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, performing with its classic line-up for the first time since 1987 in the band’s hometown of Liverpool in England.BBC News reported yesterday (April 25) that the synth-pop band – specifically its classic line-up of Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Paul Rutherford, Mark O’Toole and Peter Gill – will play a small set at the Eurovision opening ceremony on Sunday May 7.Sharing the news on his Instagram page, frontman Johnson noted he was “happy to announce” the group’s reunion and that the Eurovision festivities would be a “very special event”.The band are best known for the 80s hit single ‘Relax’, which was released in 1983 as their debut single and topped the charts in nine countries – including their native UK. The song was controversial for its time, receiving bans from both BBC Radio 1 and Top of the Pops due to the song’s suggestive and homoerotic nature.

parting ways, and the reactions range in creativity on Twitter.“This is an earth-shaking moment in cable news,” Brian Stelter wrote.Jon Stewart simply tweeted the eyes emoji staring off suggestively. Another user tweeted a photo of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen doing the three finger salute from “The Hunger Games” which serves as a send-off, especially when Rue (Amandla Stenberg) dies.The announcement of Don Lemon’s exit from CNN has spawned even more tweets about the coincidental firings of two major news anchors.“MSNBC executive leadership scrambling to figure out who they should fire today to keep pace with rivals at Fox and CNN,” wrote Jake Whitaker.Another user posted a Simpson’s gif that fits the current situation at the news networks.One user called Carlson’s exit the “succession season finale stunner.”Another Twitter user touted the recent “Succession” storyline that had Kerry vying for an on-air role saying, “It’s her time.” Several people connected Carlson’s departure to this plotline of the hit HBO show.Cliff Schecter wrote a verse set to “We Didn’t Start the Fire” about Fox:Still another user called the announcement “The end of an era” because “Tucker was too much for them to bear. Too much truth about COVID, vaccines, Ukraine, January 6 was probably the last straw.

BBC has confirmed plans for the final Eurovision 2023 ticket sale.The broadcaster confirmed on its social media that the last remaining Eurovision tickets, for both semi-finals and the final, will go on sale on Monday (April 24) at midday GMT.

Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker is set to appear in EastEnders as the residents of Albert Square celebrate Eurovision.The 69-year-old star, whose group won the 1981 contest with their track Making Your Mind Up, will have a cameo role as herself in the BBC soap.The broadcaster has not given any details about when Cheryl will make her appearance or what takes her to the fictional London Borough of Walford.The singer, who was born in Bethnal Green in the East End of London, revealed in an interview in 2021 that she had previously unsuccessfully auditioned for the series. She said of her forthcoming cameo appearance: “I was so thrilled to be asked to take part in an episode of EastEnders.

BBC Radio 2's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest final will be presented by Rylan Clark and Scott Mills, it has been announced.

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The eve of the King’s Coronation will be marked by a glittering Buckingham Palace reception attended by foreign royalty. Princess Beatrix, the former queen of the Netherlands, has confirmed her attendance at the event, expected to be hosted by Charles, alongside her granddaughter and heir to the Dutch throne Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange.

Sam Ryder, Kalush Orchestra and Netta are among the artists set to perform at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final.The 2023 competition is due to take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool next month, with Mae Muller representing the United Kingdom with the single ‘I Wrote A Song’.Today (April 17), it’s been confirmed that Ryder will make a return to the Eurovision stage on May 13. He’ll provide the first interval performance of the night, during which voting takes place.The singer came in second place at last year’s contest, scoring an impressive 466 points with his track ‘Space Man’.In a statement, Ryder said: “What an honour to be invited back to the Eurovision stage for a second time!“I can’t wait to be back amongst the beautiful chaos of it all and to watch the incredible artists perform this time around, while bringing you a special performance of our own.

Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have shared a new song – ‘Ushme Uturbe’.The track sees the Ukrainian band team up with with Canadian rapper bbno$, who they met in Austin, Texas, where they made a music video for the song. They also performed at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival.“In Austin, we met Alex (bbno$) for the first time in real life, but it was so easy and fun to work together on the set that it seemed like we were old friends.

S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole’s final post on social media prior to his death showcased the star at his smiling and cheeky best, as he starred alongside his bandmates in a Eurovision themed skit for Comic Relief. The 46 year old singer was sadly found dead at his home on Thursday (6 April) and his death was announced on Friday.

Mae Muller has spoken to NME about her hopes for the competition, and how her song aims to “make people feel empowered”.Last month it was announced that Muller will be representing the United Kingdom at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, heading to Liverpool in May with her track ‘I Wrote A Song’.Co-written with Karen Poole (Kylie Minogue, David Guetta, Galantis) and Lewis Thompson (Anne-Marie, Little Mix, Steve Aoki), the song seeks to pull victory from the jaws of defeat following a breakup, as Muller explained.“A lot of my music can come from a place of pain, even though the outcome is quite sassy and liberating,” she told NME. “This was one of those moments where I wanted to write something that made people feel empowered.

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BBC has announced details of official Eurovision events in the UK that are set to coincide with this year’s contest.The 2023 competition is due to take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from May 9-13. Mae Muller is representing the United Kingdom with ‘I Wrote A Song’, which the singer recently performed live for the first time.Today (April 4), it’s been confirmed that various cities across the UK will host “large-scale official screenings” of the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final to “ensure as many people can join in the fun as possible”.The locations announced so far are as follows: Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

When Deadline featured Alexander Rodnyansky for its International Disruptors column back in 2021, the media mogul said he’d “had five lives” when looking back at his prolific media career which spanned documentary filmmaking, founding Ukraine’s first indie TV network 1+1, managing Russian media company CTC and producing indie films.

Eurovision.The royal couple arrived in Hamburg yesterday (Friday, March 31) and attended a reception at the Schuppen 52 event in the north of the country. Their visit was marked with a series of performances from various British and German musicians, including goth metallers Lord Of The Lost.The band’s frontman Chris ‘The Lord’ Harms teased the meeting earlier that day, posting a photo of himself on Instagram dressed in a skin-tight pink-and-gold bodysuit and knee high gold boots, holding a vinyl record.“Ready for the show and I brought a little vinyl present for Charles & Camilla,” he wrote.A post shared by Chris Harms (@christhelordharms)Lord Of The Lost will be entering Eurovision with their song ‘Blood And Glitter’ – check it out below.The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from May 9-13, with the UK city staging the contest on behalf of Ukraine after organisers deemed the country unable to host the event due to the ongoing war with Russia.Mae Muller will be competing for the UK with ‘I Wrote A Song’, hoping for the repeat of the success of Sam Ryder, who came second in 2022’s contest.Last week, it was announced that Eurovision would be screened in UK cinemas this year for the first time in the event’s history.Tickets to attend the Eurovision grand final in person sold out in just 36 minutes.

Katy Perry has praised her fiancée Orlando Bloom after he met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week.As revealed in a post on his Instagram page, Bloom met with the world leader as part of his partnership with UNICEF, who are working to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine during their ongoing war with Russia.“So proud of the work you are doing with @unicef, my love,” Perry wrote to her partner, along with a video of him meeting the President. “You are a hero in real life too.”In his own post, Bloom wrote: “Thousands of schools in Ukraine have been damaged or completely destroyed.