Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded over its military...
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Swiss singer Nemo wins controversy-plagued Eurovision Song Contest
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world. “Thank you so much,”...
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Switzerland’s Nemo Wins 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Israel Comes Fifth
Nemo performs at Eurovision, May 11, 2024 Malm, Sweden: Switzerland on Saturday won Eurovision 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision after politically charged song contest upstaged by Israel controversy | CNN
CNN — Switzerland’s Nemo won a chaotic and politically fraught Eurovision Song Contest, triumphing in a competition in Sweden that was upstaged by controversy and booing over the presence of Israel. The typically jovial event – one of the most-watched in the world’s cultural calendar – descended into turmoil in recent days, as organizers tried...
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Switzerland’s Nemo Proudly Displays Non-Binary Flag On Eurovision 2024 Stage| VIDEO
Switzerland’s Eurovision representative, Nemo, displayed a non-binary flag on stage/ Photo : Twitter Switzerland’s Eurovision representative, Nemo, made a powerful statement during the Eurovision 2024 finale on Sunday by proudly displaying a non-binary flag on stage. According to reports, Nemo waved the flag after a fan was removed from the arena for also carrying the...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision as chaos engulfs iconic song contest
Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents. The first non-binary performer to take the trophy, Nemo used their childhood opera experience to pull together an impressive performance mixing rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a revolving disc spinning...
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Eurovision winner Nemo breaks trophy, thumb and says contest may need fixing too
The Swiss winner of Eurovision 2024 says the song contest may need “a bit of fixing” after claiming they were forced to smuggle in a flag celebrating the non-binary community, in a competition that was filled with controversy amid protests over Israel’s inclusion and the shock disqualification of an entrant. Nemo became the first non-binary...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests
* Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests Eurovision Song Contest final held in Malmo, Sweden Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! * Croatia comes 2nd, Israel in 5th place * Final held amid protests over Israel’s military action in...
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Switzerland navigates own course through inflation maze
Various central banks must pick a different path through the maze of inflation. KEYSTONE Central banks around the world are keeping savers and homeowners guessing about interest rates. Switzerland broke ranks with a drop in rates in March, from 1.75% to 1.5%. But predicting the future direction of interest rates is made more difficult by...
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Germany, Switzerland win openers at IIHF Men’s World Championship | TSN
PRAGUE (AP) — Last year’s runner-up Germany topped Slovakia 6-4 to open the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Dominik Kahun, Jonas Muller, Lukas Kalble, Marc Michaelis, Leonhard Pfoderl and Tobias Eder had a goal each for the Germans and Philipp Grubauer stopped 35 shots in the Group B game in the eastern city of...
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IIHF – Swiss start with victory over Norway
Switzerland enjoyed a comfortable win to start its 2024 IIHF World Championship campaign. Nino Niederreiter and Romain Loeffel had two-point games while the ageless Andres Ambuhl began his 19th Worlds with an assist in a 5-2 victory. “I feel like we had some great looks at the start of the game,” Niederreiter reflected. “But we...
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Switzerland reckons with historic neutrality as it prepares to host Ukraine peace summit
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia. This is the view of both Swiss advocates of closer cooperation with Western powers and nationalist opponents who say...