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After an edition of Eurovision marred in controversy over Israel’s inclusion and anti-Israel protests, as well as the Netherlands’ last-minute exclusion, Switzerland and its representative Nemo has emerged victorious over the 25 songs selected for the final. Favourites for victory included Croatia, Ukraine, Ireland and Portugal, but Switzerland reigned supreme. Nemo’s song ‘The Code’, which was one of our favourites here at Euronews Culture, was an immediate winner, and everything tonight – from the theatrical performance and delivery – was perfect. It was quite the unanimous pick from the jur...
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The UK, Brighton-based music festival The Great Escape – one of our top picks for the unmissable European fests this year – has got a crisis on its hands. 216 artists, making up approximately half of the festival’s line-up, have now signed a statement demanding the festival drop their sponsorship with Barclays in solidarity with Palestine. The Great Escape is sponsored by the bank, which has been a source of controversy amid the current events in Gaza because of the bank’s financial investment in companies that supply arms to Israel. The issue was first highlighted by a petition started by the...
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Moldova, a former Soviet Republic, lies between Ukraine and Romania. The territory teeters on the edge of Europe, and it includes the pro-Russian autonomous territories of Transnistria and Gagauzia. At the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a Russian street artist decided to repaint an old abandoned Soviet hotel in the center of the Moldovan capital. Spain reigns supreme in StreetArtCities 2023 Awards celebrating the best murals across the globeThe artwork represented the fragments of Moldovan society - showcasing mixed cultures such as the Gagauzes, a Turkish, Orthodox ...
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Fed up with inflated, inaccessible ticket prices, English recording artist YUNGBLUD is launching his own budget-friendly music festival. "Bludfest" is set to take place on 11 August in the Iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie, and Green Day. YUNGBLUD, real name Dom Harrison, thinks that currently festivals are "unrepresentative of people" - so he’s fixing the price point of Bludfest at £49.50 (approximately €58). "It's like massive ticket charges, massive prices that most of the time aren't really going to the artist anyway," he said, speaking in a r...
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What if we told you there’s a music festival taking place in March not far from the border between France and the Netherlands where you’re practically guaranteed sunny days and beautiful beaches? For all those who quickly checked Google Maps, Belgium does still exist. But while France and the Netherlands may be separated by the political heart of Europe, the two countries share a border in the Caribbean. We are, of course, talking about Saint Martin, the small island made up of Sint Maarten, a constituency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Collectivité de Saint-Martin, which is part o...
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