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'Walking through Europe's door, singing' – How Eurovision helps define Europe's boundaries (and why Ukraine will likely win)

  • Written by Robert Deam Tobin, Henry J Leir Chair in Language, Literature and Culture, Clark University
'Walking through Europe's door, singing' – How Eurovision helps define Europe's boundaries (and why Ukraine will likely win)Could Ukraine's entry be heading for Eurovision success?Maxim Fesenko/eurovision.tv

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest – an annual celebration of pop music in which nations compete to win the votes of judges and the public – takes place on May 14 in Turin, Italy. And Ukraine is overwhelmingly the favorite to win.

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