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The Eurovision Song Contest is planning to go ahead in May with social distancing in place, and that will extend in a somewhat extreme form to the big interval show. Six performers will appear on different rooftops around host city Rotterdam, nowhere near each other or anyone else, blasting any germs they might be harbouring in their throats straight out into the night sky.All six acts performing on the night will be former Eurovision winners.

Lordi have been announced as performers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.The 2006 Eurovision champs will join five other previous winners in Rotterdam this May, performing their winning single ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ for the Rock The Roof segment of the competition.The band will join Lenny Kuhr (‘De Troubadour’, 1969), Teach-In with Getty Kaspers (‘Ding-A-Dong’, 1975), Sandra Kim (‘J’aime La Vie’, 1986), Helena Paparizou (‘My Number One’, 2005) and Måns Zelmerlöw

James Newman has released Embers, his entry that will represent the United Kingdom at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Flo Rida features on the San Marino entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – listen to the song below.The track, ‘Adrenalina’, comes from singer Senhit, who was supposed to represent her country at last year’s cancelled Eurovision, and did so previously in 2011.It appears that Flo Rida will not perform the track with Senhit at this year’s live ceremony on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but appears on its official version.Listen to ‘Adrenalina’ below:Last week (March 3), the organisers

Eurovision Song Contest have said that all 41 artists will perform live and in-person at this year’s competition.Eurovision is hoping to return this year – with the final set to be held on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – after it was forced to cancel its event in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Eurovision’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl has now confirmed that the contest intends to have all 41 acts perform live in Rotterdam in May.

Daði Freyr has announced that he’ll debut his entry for Eurovision 2021 next month.Freyr had been due to take part in last year’s competition with his viral song ‘Think About Things’, but the 2020 event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.Now, he’s confirmed that new track ’10 Years’ will debut on March 13 – marking his official entry for the contest in Rotterdam later this year.While Freyr is yet to reveal if the song will emulate the upbeat spirit of ‘Think About Things’, he

This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has named the winners from its industry-focused programs Pro Days and Cinemart, which were held online this year.

direct to your inboxOrganisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have released an update on the 2021 event.Fans had been concerned that the contest may be cancelled again - but organisers say they are making plans to go ahead with the annual competition.This year's Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled for May and will take place in Rotterdam.However, it won't be in its usual format due to Covid measures.Producers of the show, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), said they are looking to include

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentVariety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Itonje Søimer Guttormsen’s feature debut “Gritt,” which has its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival on Feb. 2, and then goes straight to Göteborg, where it plays in the Dragon competition.

One of the disappointing parts of this year was the fact we didn’t get to experience the uplifting Eurovision Song Contest.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNew York-based distribution company Grasshopper Film has acquired North American rights to Valentyn Vasyanovych’s sci-fi drama “Atlantis,” Ukraine’s official selection for next year’s Academy Awards.Represented in international markets by Belgian sales group Best Friend Forever, “Atlantis” played at Toronto, Rotterdam and Venice, where it won the best film award in the Horizons Competition.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe International Film Festival Rotterdam and Portugal’s IndieLisboa Film Festival have both severed ties with contributing programmer Gustavo Beck after sexual abuse allegations surfaced in his native Brazil.In a lengthy investigative article published by The Intercept Brazil, 18 women accused the curator of various instances of misconduct, including physical abuse, psychological abuse, misuse of power, and rape.

The Eurovision Song Contest has announced a change in its rules to ensure it can continue every year, whatever the global circumstances. 

Viewers have voted Abba’s song Waterloo as the greatest Eurovision Song Contest entry.

We've been on a bit of a journey to get here, but Eurovision is finally with us.

Eurovision host Graham Norton said he was upset the singing competition was cancelled this year, but added that “safety has to come first”.

It's the most fabulous time of the year! Yes, with the UK hopeful for Eurovision  announced, that means the glitziest, most outrageous singing competition on TV.

This year’s song entries for the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest will not be eligible in 2021, the event’s producers have confirmed.

It's not all over quite yet

The team behind Ireland's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 have reacted to the competition's cancellation.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to the entertainment industry, with numerous events cancelled or postponed.

A former Eurovision fan club president has said the decision to cancel the 2020 event will leave a ‘big hole’ in our TV schedules.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled for the first time in the competitions history due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

AMSTERDAM — The Eurovision song contest, one of the world’s largest television events, will not take place this year due to the global coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Wednesday.

Eurovision 2020 has been cancelled amid the continuing coronavirus crisis.

The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been canceled.

The 2020 Eurovision song contest has been cancelled. The event’s 65th edition was to take place in Rotterdam from May 12-16 and be broadcast live globally. “We, like the millions of you around the world, are extremely saddened that it cannot take place in May,” organize

The Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been announced.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been announced.

By Tom Grater

It is the first time the contest has been cancelled in its 64-year history.

The Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Rotterdam in May, has been canceled as Europe battles a far-reaching coronavirus outbreak that has brought the continent to its knees.

Tourism officials say they "still have plenty of time"

The entertainment industry has been thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus pandemic, with major events either postponed or cancelled completely.

By Tom Grater

Coronavirus has begun to cast a shadow over the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place in Rotterdam in May. Although there is no indication yet from organizers that the international competition could be canceled, representatives of th