Despite its absence, Russian Federation has been one of the big talking points of this year's Eurovision song contest, hosted this year in Kyiv, the BBC reports. Participants will include performers from Belarus, Macedonia, and Serbia.
The pitch-perfect performance was not typical fare for Eurovision, an annual contest watched by millions across Europe that is better known for its flamboyant costumes than its polished vocal acts.
The 25-year-old singer performed "This Is Love", a song composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos with lyrics from Romy Papadea and John Ballard.
Who is representing the United Kingdom?
Russia's Sergey Lazarev was the hottest of favourites for last year's Eurovision, and his song You Are The Only One was the clear victor in the televote of the TV audience ringing in on the night.
Paul Weller has revealed that he wants to help the United Kingdom win the the Eurovision, and he'd be willing to share a song in order to do it.
Listen to Lucie's entry and find out more about her here. The entire show will be broadcast on the big screen, with live compering and entertainment including a playlist of classic Eurovision hits.
Also in the finals will be the "big five" countries that contribute most funds to the European Broadcasting Union - the UK, German, France, Italy and Spain.
500M Windows 10 devices, half of 2018 goal
Every year, Microsoft hosts a convention for developers who work with the company's services - like Windows or Azure, for example. Microsoft hopes to spread Cortana far and wide by making it available to a number of third party device manufacturers.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken out about the UK's Eurovision chances post Brexit.
The 2017 competition will be held in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city.
Last year's stream was watched by almost two million people, according to Eurovision, making it the third largest music live stream in YouTube's history. The show will be hosted by Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk, while Timor Miroshnychenko will be reporting from the Green Room.
Well, as you might have guessed, Ukraine.
Despite a spirited performance, Joe & Jake only managed to finish in 24th place with You're Not Alone.
Why does the UK NEVER win Eurovision?
The song was rejected by Eurovision organisers for breaching rules on political entries.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will air on BBC1 on Saturday May 13th at 8pm.
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