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Known for its glitzy stage costumes and sometimes outlandish performances, the Eurovision Song Contest is now launching its ...

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Song contests have become deeply politicised. From Eurovision to Intervision, nearly every international music competition, like ABU TV Song Festival or Viña del Mar International Song Festival, ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin's behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts ...