The contest will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on 18 May with 27 participating countries. The UK entry is the best we've sent for many a year. https://youtu.be/8_IcrNgV-O4

74,000 Americans will be disappointed, but in general the standard of songs has slumped in recent years one has to say. https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/04/10/too-bad-logo-tv-will-not-broadcast-eurovision-2019-in-the-united-states/

https://youtu.be/WOBhTgSrXJQ

Do you have two hours to kill? Do you have anything at all better to do..https://youtu.be/UkhYYwF7XaU

Here is the second semi-final, the final proper being held on Saturday 18th May at 8:00pm BST. https://youtu.be/OMnZWPe-UaM

https://youtu.be/Dsx4pVjUth0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztx7Wr8PtE

Is Arcade really the best song? I really feel out of the loop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztx7Wr8PtE

Is Arcade really the best song? I really feel out of the loop
There wasn't much to beat. I don't think you missed anything. Maybe Madonna can team up with Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean 7.

I do miss the old shows where the nation sat down together and harmlessly escaped for an hour or so. I suppose with the internet these times have forever disappeared, though with America having different time zones maybe you always felt a little apart. https://youtu.be/e1K0oYxMvGg