US pop star Justin TimberlakeUS pop star Justin Timberlake

Singer Justin Timberlake will add some global superstar power to the Eurovision Song Contest finale.

It is the first time in the history of the contest that a performer of global stature has taken to the stage to perform in a non competing role, Eurovision said.

The news came ahead of the first semi-final in Stockholm yesterday.

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