“A fiery Finnish violinist-singer duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win Saturday's grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest, as protesters demonstrated in host city Vienna against Israel's participation. This year marks the 70th edition of the world's biggest televised music event, which despite the razzmatazz rarely escapes the politics in the background. Five countries, including Spain -- one of Eurovision's biggest financial contributors -- are staying away in protest over Israel's war in Gaza.
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