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The standout moments from this year's Eurovision

Critic and academic Karen Fricker discusses this year's singing contest.

Critic and academic Karen Fricker discusses this year's singing contest

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JJ representing Austria celebrates after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony in Sweden.
JJ, representing Austria, celebrates after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony in Sweden. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

This year, Eurovision returned to its home of Sweden — but the country did not bring home the gold. Austria's JJ ended up winning the prize, after a tight race against Israel's Yuval Raphael. 

Today on Commotion, Eurovision correspondent Karen Fricker joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the standout moments from this year's song contest.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Karen Fricker produced by Amelia Eqbal.

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