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Israel’s Eurovision winner Netta to take part in Bulgaria’s Sofia Pride 2019

June 3, 2019June 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel, Sofia Pride

The singer Netta, who won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel with the song Toy, will take part in

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Europe 

The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision song contest 2019

May 19, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Duncan Laurence and his song Arcade won the Eurovision song contest 2019 on May 18. It is the fifth time

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Bulgaria 

BNT: Bulgaria will not take part in 2019 Eurovision song contest

October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

The managing board of Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has decided that the public broadcaster will not participate in the 2019

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Leisure World 

Wiesenthal Centre: ‘Roger Waters’ boycott campaign against 2019 Eurovision in Israel violates EBU mission statement’

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

In a letter to European Broadcasting Union (EBU) President, Jean-Paul Philippot, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr.

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Leisure World 

Tel Aviv chosen to host 2018 Eurovision song contest

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Tel Aviv has been selected as the Host City for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, the European Broadcasting

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Europe 

Eurovision clashes with Israel as host country

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Deutsche Welle Eurovision, Israel

After organizers of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) toured Israel last week to scout for possible venues for the 2019

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Bulgaria 

Israel wins 2018 Eurovision song contest, Bulgaria in 14th place

May 13, 2018May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Israel, with Netta Barzilai performing the song Toy, won the 2018 Eurovision song contest, with 529 points. In second place

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Bulgaria 

Eurovision song contest 2018: Bulgaria through to final

May 9, 2018May 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgaria’s entry in the 2018 Eurovision song contest, Bones by the Equinox ensemble, was among 10 voted on May 8

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Bulgaria names Equinox as its contestant in Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon

March 12, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgarian band Equinox is to represent the country at the Eurovision song contest 2018 in Portugal’s capital city Lisbon in

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