Roisin O'Connor

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Culture News and Music Editor at The Independent

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Watch singer-songwriter Clara Mann’s spellbinding Music Box performance

12 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

Singer-songwriter Clara Mann almost brought us to tears with her stunning, pared-back Music Box performance. The Franco-British musician, 23, released her debut album Rift in March, and performed two of its songs for Music Box: “Doubled Over” and “Driving Home the Long Way”. She’s currently on tour with scheduled performances including The Great Escape (14 May) and Wilderness Festival (31 July to 3 August).
The 10 Eurovision acts advancing to the grand final

1 day ago | the-independent.com | Roisin O'Connor

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
The 10 Eurovision acts advancing to the grand final

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

Belgium was left broken-hearted after failing to qualify from the first semi-final, while delegates for Albania, Iceland and Poland were thrilled to be voted throughTen countries have gone through to the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final, including the favourites to win, Sweden, and other popular delegates from Estonia, Albania and Norway. The first semi-final of this year’s competition saw 18 acts perform at the 12,000-capacity St Jakobshalle arena on Tuesday 13 May.
The 10 Eurovision acts advancing to the grand final

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Roisin O'Connor

Ten countries have gone through to the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final, including the favourites to win, Sweden, and other popular delegates from Estonia, Albania and Norway. The first semi-final of this year’s competition saw 18 acts perform at the 12,000-capacity St Jakobshalle arena on Tuesday 13 May.
The 10 Eurovision acts advancing to the grand final

1 day ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Roisin O'Connor

Ten countries have gone through to the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final, including the favourites to win, Sweden, and other popular delegates from Estonia, Albania and Norway. The first semi-final of this year’s competition saw 18 acts perform at the 12,000-capacity St Jakobshalle arena on Tuesday 13 May.
Eurovision 2025: Who is Yuvul Raphael? The singer and 7 October survivor representing Israel

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

Israeli contestant will perform in the second semi-final on Thursday at the contest in Basel, SwitzerlandYuvul Raphael is the singer representing Israel at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Israel’s participation in Eurovision is controversial due to its ongoing war on Gaza, in a conflict that Palestinian health authorities say has killed more than 52,800 people.
Meet the favourites to win Eurovision 2025

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

KAJ, a Finnish comedy music trio, is representing Sweden in Eurovision 2025 with their song "Bara Bada Bastu." This is the first Swedish-language song Sweden has entered since 1998, and KAJ is the first Finnish act to represent the country. The trio, comprised of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård, has released seven albums and performed two musicals. "Bara Bada Bastu" is inspired by Finnish sauna culture and is considered a quirky, infectious entry.
Who is Louane? Meet the singer representing France at Eurovision 2025

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

Louane won a César Award for her performance in the coming-of-age drama ‘La Famille Belier’ and is dedicating her Eurovision song to her late motherSinger and actor Louane is representing France at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. French music fans might know her from her rise to fame aged just 16, when she competed on The Voice and made it to the semi-final.
Who is JJ? Meet Austria’s Eurovision 2025 contestant

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Lydia Spencer-Elliott |Roisin O'Connor

Musician made his TV debut on ‘The Voice UK’ back in 2020From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Eurovision 2025: Netherlands contestant Claude and the meaning of their song C’est La Vie

1 day ago | independent.co.uk | Roisin O'Connor

Singer reveals his song ‘C’est La Vie’ was inspired by his motherFollowing their tumultuous participation in last year’s contest, the Netherlands are back for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and hoping that singer Claude will be less controversial. In 2024, Dutch artist Joost Klein was disqualified from Eurovision following an “incident”, just hours before the Grand Final in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday 11 May.