Eurovision Song Contest 2017 - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017Initially, on 31 October 2016, it was announced that forty-three countries were to participate in the contest, equalling the record set in 2008 and 2011. Portugal and Romania returned after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not participate on financial grounds. Russia had planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after their representative, Julia Samoylova, wa…