contest
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This year's contest was held in Vienna, Austria, after 25-year-old JJ lifted last year's trophy in Basel, Switzerland, with his song Wasted Love.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The third song ever to win Eurovision, in 1958, it sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and remains the only contest winner to have topped the US charts.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
In the run-up to the contest, there was little hope that Sam's shouty synth-pop banger Eins, Zwei, Drei, would fare well.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
That contest is expected in mid-June at the earliest, meaning any formal leadership challenge is likely to be triggered afterwards.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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