
To the untrained eye, then, the Eurovision Song Contest is best described as an all-singing Logie Awards crossed with the Brownlow Medal Count.
The union, however, has been criticized for not barring "1944" by last year's victor Jamala of Ukraine, which focused on the 1944 forced relocation of Crimean Tatars by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. The organizers did not have any problems and Ukraine organized everything at the highest level, he said.
Officially venue bidding has yet to kick off in Portugal, however preparations are well and truly underway within the 63rd Eurovision host country, with RTP eagerly anticipating next year's competition.
The fado-tinged song "Amar Pelos Dois" was performed by 27-year-old Salvador Sobral, who is awaiting a heart transplant.
Eurovision's second place were Bulgaria while Moldova finished third. It was written by his sister. His song became one of the favorites following the first semifinal. Officials, however, deemed the song was acceptable under the rules of Eurovision.
The Eurovision Song Contest grand final will be broadcast on Sunday at 5am (AEST) live on SBS and repeated at 7.30pm.
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Portugal was followed by Bulgaria's Kristian Kostov, who won the second Semi-Final.
However, on 13 April 2017, Russian Federation announced their withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest. But this year's Russian entrant, Yuliya Samoylova, was blocked from competing by Ukraine because she had toured in Crimea after Russia's 2014 annexation of the peninsula.
Samoilova was banned from entering Ukraine for three years because of her visit to Crimea in 2015 without a permit from Kiev.
This year's contest was hosted by Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and it was not without controversy.
The contest is aimed at good, apolitical fun. The move allowed Russia-Ukraine tensions over Eurovision to fester.
"And yes, there is a war going on, but it's further, further out", said Stephanie Novak, a visiting fan from Australia.
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