Eurovision winners announce major exit as star leaves band for 'personal reasons'

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Girls Aloud are kicking off their UK and Ireland tour on Friday, 17 May, but it will be bittersweet as Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts will perform without their late bandmate, Sarah Harding. Sarah sadly passed away from breast cancer in September 2021, aged 39, after valiantly battling the disease.

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Eurovision winner Nemo hit out at the competition’s “double standard”, branding its organisers as “unbelievable”, moments after their victory.The Switzerland entrant won the contest last night (May 11) in Malmö, Sweden with their song ‘The Code’, after topping the jury vote and coming in fifth in the public vote.Nemo’s victory is the first for the country since Celine Dion picked up the win in 1988 with ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’. They are also the first ever non-binary winner in the competition’s history.During their appearance at the post-show press conference, Nemo took the opportunity to criticise the way that the contest was run by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), making specific reference to their policy of not allowing non-binary flags into the arena.“I had to smuggle my flag in because Eurovision said no, but I did it anyway, so I hope some people did that too,” they said.

There were hopes they would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest final and ABBA fans got their wish - sort of. The 68th edition of the world's biggest music competition on Saturday night (May 11) marked 50 years since the Swedish group won the Contest themselves.

With mere hours left to go until the Eurovision Song Contest gets underway on Saturday evening, the annual musical extravaganza has been thrown into chaos following an incident involving Dutch act Joost Klein.The performer, who qualified for the grand final earlier this week with his song Europapa, was “pulled” from rehearsing for tomorrow’s show “until further notice.” In a statement to the PA news agency, the European Broadcasting Union who televise the show said: "We are currently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He will not be rehearsing until further notice.” "We have no further comment at this time and will update in due course." In preparation for the grand final, all 26 competitors have been taking part in a dress rehearsal ahead of the performance, however while Joost did appear during the Flag Parade, he didn’t perform his song Europapa when the time came.

Eurovision legend Cheryl Baker says Olly Alexander has little chance of success on Saturday night even though she desperately wants him to win for the UK.The 33 year old Years And Years frontman took to the stage representing the UK with his song Dizzy on Tuesday night, 7 May, and gave fans their first live taste of the track during a semi-finals show, but the reactions were incredibly mixed – with some already totally ruling him out of the running. Cheryl, who won Eurovision in 1981 as part of pop band Bucks Fizz, sides with those bluntly claiming the tune is not strong enough to go all the way at Saturday's final, 11 May, and says if Olly wants to win, he must make some important changes with little over 48 hours to go. Speaking to the Mirror on behalf of Heart Bingo, she issued a blunt 4-word statement about what she thought of the song when she first heard it, saying: "OK, this is good." However she continued: "I like the song, I just don't think it's strong enough to win.

Tommy Fury has revealed that he is embarking on a huge new career change five years after appearing on ITV’s Love Island in 2019. The 25 year old, who recently enjoyed a wholesome trip to the countryside with his young family, is known for his professional boxing career, took part in a six-round cruiserweight contest against YouTuber and musician KSI back in October. But now, dad-of-one Tommy has revealed that he is expanding his career away from the boxing ring after revealing that he’d achieved a “massive goal” of his, just days after his fiancée Molly-Mae Hague announced that she is now an ambassador for Marks & Spencer.

Loreen, who won Eurovision in both 2012 and 2023, has announced a UK and European tour for next year.The artist’s biggest jaunt across the continent to date will kick off in the Netherlands on February 15 with 20 stops across Europe. She will later head to Birmingham on March 17 before playing a headline show at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo on March 19 before continuing on to Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow.

Loose Women viewers were left clutching their pearls after Gloria Hunniford's sassy four-word quip aimed at Denise Welch, who had expressed a desire to leave the UK.The daytime TV scene was set with Coleen Nolan at the helm of Monday's Loose Women episode, flanked by her fellow panellists Gloria, Denise, and Brenda Edwards. Amid discussions about the dreary Bank Holiday weather that drenched much of Britain, the conversation turned to moods and meteorology in a segment titled 'Does the weather affect your mood?' Gloria waxed lyrical about her love for the UK, saying: "I tell you what though...

Arcade Fire have announced their only ‘Funeral’ 20th-anniversary show in North America, set to take place in Colorado.The band – comprised of frontman Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara – took to their social media to share that they are set to perform their 2004 album at “one of our favourite venues”, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on September 16.A ticket presale will be available starting May 8 at 10am MDT (12pm EST / 9am PT / 5pm BST). Visit here to purchase tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.A post shared by Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)JULY 2 – Rho, Italy, Fiera Milano4 – London, UK, O2 Academy Brixton 5 – London, UK, O2 Academy Brixton7 – Dublin, Ireland, The Malahide CastleSEPTEMBER16 – Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre The newly announced date is the latest gig to be shared after Arcade Fire revealed that they would be playing “a limited number” of shows in celebration of their seminal 2004 debut LP.Back in February, the band shared two separate invitation posts that read: “Save the date.

Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Sweden this weekend, a huge two-time winner from the country has announced they’ll be touring Europe and the UK next year.

ATBO has left the group due to “health reasons”, following brief hiatus.On May 6, ATBO’s label IST Entertainment announced in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) and fan community platform Weverse that Rakwon has left the boyband due to “health reasons”. The news comes a little over a month after the K-pop idol went on hiatus in March 2024 over “anxiety symptoms”.In its statement, the K-pop agency said that it held “in-depth discussions” with Rakwon during his hiatus about the singer’s “future activities with the group and within the entertainment industry”.“After careful discussion, the decision was made for him to focus more on his recovery with the artist’s health being the top priority,” IST Entertainment added, while noting that ATBO will continue its activities in the K-pop industry as a six-member boyband moving forward.[NOTICE]안녕하세요, IST엔터테인먼트입니다.ATBO 석락원의 탈퇴와 관련하여팬 여러분께 안내 드립니다.➫ https://t.co/LLAihtq2wF pic.twitter.com/fcPqwZsv9Q— ATBO (@ATBO_ground) May 6, 2024ATBO made their debut in July 2022 with the mini-album, ‘The Beginning: 開花’.

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The Eurovision Song Contest is set to be even more fabulous this year, as national treasure Dame Joanna Lumley has been announced as the UK spokesperson.The Absolutely Fabulous icon's role in the grand final was revealed by Eurovision commentator Graham Norton on The One Show on Friday. Joanna, a long-time fan of Eurovision, is already gearing up for her iconic role where she will be broadcasted live into the arena in Malmo, Sweden.The actress, who recently starred in Netflix's Fool Me Once, expressed her excitement saying: "Good evening Malmo, it's Joanna here! "I am delighted to be announcing the jury vote for the UK at this year's Eurovision.

Mysterious girl singer Peter Andre has delighted fans with a brand new career announcement, just 24 hours after revealing his newborn baby daughter’s name to the world. 90’s pop icon Peter welcomed his third child with wife Emily MacDonagh at the start of April, with the pair unable to settle on a name they both liked until one month later! But now, mere hours after revealing that the precious new arrival is named Arabella Rose Andréa, Peter has revealed he is set to embark on a brand new UK tour: The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, in which he will be performing a selection of the group’s most iconic songs.