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New Statesman on 2018-05-11 18:04

How Armenia lost its Eurovision mojo – or the fickle appeal of singing in your own language

Nearly 20 years ago, a rule change allowed countries to compete in English. But this year has seen a huge rise in countries singing in their native tongue.

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