CELINE Dion left Eurovision fans in tears as she made a surprise appearance during the semi-final of the song contest. The Canadian superstar, 57, stunned BBC viewers last night when she popped up

The Eurovision Song Contest semi-final reduced fans to tears thanks to a special appearance from Eurovision legend herself, Celine Dion. However, many viewers have been left confused by the cameo for one devastating reason.

Eurovision fans are convinced that Celine Dion is set to appear at the competition’s grand final after making a ‘red herring’ cameo in the first semi-final. The legendary Canadian singer rose to fame in 1988, when she won the annual event in Dublin for Switzerland in Dublin with her song Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.

Rylan Clark joined Richard Arnold live from Basel ahead of the Eurovision final this weekend as he addressed the rumours on whether Celine Dion will make an appearance

Pro-Palestinian protesters have planned to walk the streets of Basel “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.Local group Basel for Palestine urged its marchers not to make any “chants or slogans” as they walk across the Swiss host city on Wednesday on the anniversary of Israel’s creation as a state on May 14 1948.

The transcontinental song competition is officially back for its 68th edition this week. Since 1956, Eurovision has been uniting dozens of countries through song. The competition calls each participating country to select an original song to put forward,