MOSCOW– Contestants for this year’s Eurovision contest are holding practices in the Ukrainian capital.
Rehearsals have been underway in Kiev since April 30 for the annual song competition that pits performers from across the continent and also includes Australia and Israel.
The contest, noted for its cheerfully garish clothes and often-kitschy performances, is one of Europe’s most popular televised events. The final will be Saturday.
Montenegro’s Slavko Kalezic performs the song “Space” during rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 8, 2017. Photo: AP/Efrem Lukatsky
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Source: The News
