Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and a final on 18 May 2019, held at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, and presented by Erez Tal, Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub, and Bar Refaeli. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), which staged the event after winning the 2018 contest for Israel with the song "Toy" by Netta. Broadcasters from forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgarian National Television (BNT) cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Arcade",...

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