Eurovision: Denmark's Emmelie De Forest Wins
Sky News - 3 hours agoDenmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest - with Britain's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th. More »Eurovision: Denmark's Emmelie De Forest Wins
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Eurovision: Can Tyler Beat Favourites Denmark?
Sky News - 20 hours agoTo have a chance of winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest, British hope Bonnie Tyler will have to outperfom the hot favourites from Denmark. More »Eurovision: Can Tyler Beat Favourites Denmark?
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Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - 9 hours ago(Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on the Italian Sanremo Festival, held since 1951. Switzerland won the first contest. EUROVISION RECORDS: * Ireland's Johnny Logan won the contest three times. In 1980 and 1987 he sang the Irish entry, and in 1992 he wrote the winning entry for his compatriot, Linda Martin. ... More »Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
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Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet
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Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
Reuters - 5 hours agoBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. "I could feel the fans and all the energy in the arena. ... It's a once in a lifetime experience. ... More »Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
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Exclusive - EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations
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Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
Reuters - 15 hours agoBy Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films out of the international roster of 20 vying to take home the Palme d'Or prize on May 26 from the world's largest film festival being held on the French Riviera. Japan has won four times before, most recently in 1997 with Shohei Imamura's "Unagi" ("The Eel"). ... More »Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - 6 hours agoMALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums. The 20-year-old won with the song "Only Teardrops", competing against 25 other countries in a final held in Malmo in southern Sweden. (Reporting by Mia Shanley) More »Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
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Vocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challenge
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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
Reuters - 1 hour 38 minutes agoBy Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar, manufactured by the VOX company, was sold to an unidentified U.S. buyer at the "Music Icons" event organized by Beverly Hills, California-based Julien's Auctions and held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. ... More »Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
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Bulgarian truck drivers end blockade of traffic to Turkey
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Terminator Star Edward Furlong Arrested
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