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    From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

    by Jill Lawless Apr 23, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest.

    Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown in a feelgood extravaganza that strives — not always successfully – to banish international strife and division. And you don’t have to be in Europe to watch, or to help pick the winner.

    Here’s a guide to all things Eurovision.

    WHAT IS EUROVISION?

    On one level, it’s simple: Eurovision is an international pop music competition in which acts from countries across

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