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[04/27/17 - 10:00 AM]
Logo to Exclusively Air Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final in the U.S. for the Second Year in a Row
Throughout the three-hour live broadcast, the Logo hosts will offer background on the event and contextualize the competition for American audiences while introducing them to contestants from each of the competing countries.
[via press release from Logo]

LOGO TO EXCLUSIVELY AIR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST GRAND FINAL IN THE U.S. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

The World's Biggest Music and Entertainment Competition Show To Air Live And Commercial Free Saturday, May 13 On Logo, Logo's YouTube Channel And LogoTV.com With Commentary By Michelle Visage And Ross Mathews

New York, NY, April 27, 2017 - Logo today announced that for the second consecutive year, the network will be the exclusive U.S. broadcast home of the Eurovision Song Contest when it airs the 62nd annual Grand Final live and commercial free on Saturday, May 13 at 3PM ET / 12PM PT. Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews, judges on the Emmy(R) Award-winning "RuPaul's Drag Race," will serve as Logo's commentators. Throughout the three-hour live broadcast, the Logo hosts will offer background on the event and contextualize the competition for American audiences while introducing them to contestants from each of the competing countries. The 2017 Grand Final competition and winner's ceremony will also be streamed live exclusively for U.S. viewers at http://www.logotv.com/eurovision-song-contest, Logo's YouTube channel at youtube.com/logoTV and the LogoTV mobile app.

For a preview of the Eurovision Song Contest visit: http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/qof3xr/eurovision-song-contest-2017-eurovision-song-contest-2017-promo

"Logo is proud to return as the exclusive U.S. broadcast home for the global phenomenon that is the Eurovision Song Contest," said Pamela Post, SVP of Programming for Logo. "This cultural gem has taken worldwide audiences by storm and we're thankful to once again partner with EBU so our viewers can watch the Grand Final live."

"The EBU is thrilled to be partnering with Logo for the second year running to bring the unique spectacle of the Eurovision Song Contest LIVE to US audiences once again," said Jon Ola, Executive Supervisor of Eurovision Song Contest. "We know that the Contest has a lot of dedicated fans in the United States and we're excited that thanks to Logo even more viewers this year can discover the excitement of the world's longest running annual TV music competition and "celebrate diversity" with audiences around the world."

The Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the European Broadcasting Union, is the world's largest non-sporting live TV event and the most watched live entertainment program in Europe, attracting over 200 million television viewers worldwide last year alone. The 2017 Grand Final competition, following the theme "Celebrate Diversity," will be held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The competition will feature acts representing 42 countries battling for the coveted trophy as well as the chance to host next year's contest in their home country.

Eurovision is known for its eclectic mix of power ballads, ethnic rhythms, and bubblegum pop, paired with intricate lighting sequences, pyrotechnics, and elaborate costumes. Over its storied 62 year history, the contest has catapulted the likes of ABBA, Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Julio Iglesias, and Cliff Richard to stardom. Ukrainian singer Jamala claimed the top prize in 2016 with her critically praised folk fusion song, "1944," while M�ns Zelmerl�w of Sweden wowed audiences in 2015 with his song "Heroes."

Since its inauguration in 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has brought together artists and viewers from across the European continent to create a sense of community and celebrate diversity of culture. Each participating member broadcaster of the European Broadcasting Union is permitted to enter one original song into the contest, which is aired live on television, radio, and the internet across the world, and then voted on by professional juries and televoters.

The 62nd annual Eurovision Song Contest is produced by the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) and will be held at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine.

ABOUT LOGO

Logo is a leading entertainment brand inspired by the LGBT community and reflects the creative class across television, digital and social platforms. Logo features one-of-a-kind personalities, shows, specials, and unique stories. Logo is part of Viacom's Music & Entertainment Group including VH1, MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central and Spike.

About The European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world's foremost alliance of public service media (PSM). Our mission is to make PSM indispensable. We have 73 Members in 56 countries in Europe, and an additional 33 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas. Our Members operate nearly 2,000 television and radio channels together with numerous online platforms. Together, they reach audiences of more than one billion people around the world, broadcasting in more than 120 languages. We are one EBU with two distinct fields of activity: member services and business services. Our member services strive to secure a sustainable future for public service media, provide our Members with a centre for learning and sharing and build on our founding ethos of solidarity and co-operation to provide an exchange of world-class news, sports news and music. Our business services - operating under the Eurovision brand - are the media industry's premier distributor and producer of high-quality live news, sport and entertainment with over 70,000 transmissions and 100,000 hours of news and sport every year. We have offices in Brussels, Rome, Dubai, Moscow, New York, Washington DC, Singapore and Beijing. Our headquarters are in Geneva. Discover more about the EBU on www.ebu.ch. Follow us @EBU_HQ

About Eurovision Song Contest

In 1956, the European Broadcasting Union, the world's foremost alliance of public service broadcasters, created the Eurovision Song Contest to foster closer ties between nations and to advance television technology. The Eurovision Song Contest is the world's largest non-sporting live TV event. It is a musical competition between public broadcasting organizations which are Members of the EBU. The Eurovision Song Contest was first held in Lugano, Switzerland in 1956 and has been held every year since. 40 cities have welcomed the competition in 25 different countries. 51 countries have competed at least once. 26 countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest at least once. In 2015, The Eurovision Song Contest reached 199 million TV viewers and on the occasion of its 60th edition was awarded the Guinness World Record for "World's Longest Running Annual TV Music Competition". 42 countries will participate in the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine on 9, 11 and 13 May.





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