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Spain won’t be on the Eurovision 2026 stage in Vienna, but RTVE has made it very clear it’s not quietly slipping out the back door either. On 24 February 2026, RTVE president José Pablo López used a...
Darlings, if you thought a little thing like Spain withdrawing from Eurovision would stop the party in Alicante, you clearly haven’t met the Spanish spirit. Last night, the fifth edition of Benidorm Fest kicked off, and while it’s...
Spain’s withdrawal from Eurovision wasn’t just another headline on the news bulletin and on current affairs programmes — it became the opening image of public television. La hora de La 1 began its broadcast on Friday...
Spain’s long-running relationship with Eurovision has come to an abrupt halt. After a fractious meeting in Geneva, RTVE confirmed it will withdraw from the 2026 contest, following the EBU’s decision to keep Israel in the...
Eurovision has weathered scandals, diplomatic fevers and glitter-related tragedies, but nothing close to the showdown that begins on 4 and 5 December in Geneva. This is not another “Eurovision drama”. This is the cultural...
What is supposed to be a pastel-soaked celebration of glitter, unity and key changes has quietly turned into one of the most uncomfortable political standoffs in the Contest’s modern history. In Madrid, RTVE has made it...
Spain has decided not to whisper anymore. As Austria and the EBU work overtime to present Eurovision 2026 as a safe, “neutral” and purely musical spectacle in Vienna, the Spanish government is doubling down on its...
The diplomatic storm surrounding Eurovision 2026 just levelled up, and this time Spain is firing directly at the host broadcaster. José Pablo López, president of RTVE, has publicly denied that Austria’s ORF has reached out to calm tensions over Israel’s potential participation...
Spain has announced it will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 if Israel remains in the competition while “the massacre in Gaza” continues — a historic move that makes it the first Big Five country to take...
Spain has entered the Eurovision 2026 debate with a bang. Minister of Culture Ernest Urtasun has hinted that the country could pull out of the contest if the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) allows Israel to remain in the competition. Speaking on La Hora...
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