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Eurovision: A Competition In Crisis

It's meant to be a celebration of music spectacle and European unity but as the Eurovision Song C...

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01.01 12 May 2026


Eurovision: A Competition In Crisis


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01.01 12 May 2026


It's meant to be a celebration of music spectacle and European unity but as the Eurovision Song Contest marks its 70th anniversary this year, the atmosphere surrounding the competition is more complicated than ever.

What does the future hold for the Eurovision?

Ciara is joined by Johnny Fallon, Director at Carr communications and Eurovision analyst,  and Mara Hvistendahl, author of a recently published piece in the New York Times about how Israel has turned the Eurovision into a soft power tool.


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