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Mark Smith: Eurovision 2025: the year they fixed their Israel problem

Mark Smith: Eurovision 2025: the year they fixed their Israel problem

Any TV show that features a Finnish woman in Cathy Gale boots singing “ja tanssin sun kaa vaik häävalssin mut nakuna” while standing on a giant golden microphone that has a shower of sparks shooting from one end is all right with me – I love Eurovision and always have. But these days, the Finnish women standing on giant microphones, the silliness of it, the campery, the fun, it comes with an edge, a catch. Listen closely and you can hear the discordant notes, the jeers and the sneers.

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