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	Eurovision Song Contest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At the first contest in 1956, each country was allowed to submit two three-minute (or less) songs, performed by inhabitants of the respective country.
		Following the dominance of English language songs, particularly Sweden's 1974 victory (with ABBA's "Waterloo"), a rule was passed in 1977 that the song had to be sung in one of the official languages of the performing country.
		Many viewers of the contest view the event as a combination of camp entertainment and a musical train wreck (a fact played upon in the UK broadcast with the sardonic BBC commentary of Terry Wogan) and a subculture of Eurovision song contest drinking games and the like has evolved in some countries.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Eurovision_Song_Contest (3017 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Up until 2003 entry to the Eurovision song contest also required the country to have performed with a reasonable amount of success for the previous few years.
		Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest is an honour accorded to the winners of the previous year -- although it means that the winner's home broadcaster actually incurs heavy expenses as a result of winning and this has led to suggestions that some nations deliberately choose substandard acts so as to ensure they do not win.
		Many viewers of the contest view the event as a combination of camp entertainment and a musical train wreck (a fact played upon in the English-language broadcast with the sardonic BBC commentary of Terry Wogan) and a subculture of Eurovision song contest drinking games and the like has evolved in some countries.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /eurovision_song_contest.htm (1927 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This was invoked at the 1991 contest, to resolve a tie between Sweden and France.
		The 2005 contest saw France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom, the four largest contributors to the EBU who automatically qualify for the final, occupying the four bottom positions of the final, each with fewer than 20 points.
		The first country to host the event twice in a row was Ireland which actually hosted the contest three times in a row, as they won the contest in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and hosted the event in 1993, 1994, and 1995.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest (3454 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest
		The 2002 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday 26 June, 2002, hosted by Annely Peebo, an opera singer, and Marko Matvere, an actor.
		The 2003 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Riga, Latvia on Saturday 24 May, 2003, hosted by Marie N, the singer who won the ESC 2002, and Renars Kaupers, a singer whose group competed in the ESC 2000.
		By the 1960s, entries were limited to one song per country (participation in the contest had almost doubled), and the songs had to be sung in one of the national languages of the country.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/eu/eurovision_song_contest.html (1485 words)

	Domenico Modugno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His 1958 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Nel blu Dipinto di blu" became a success in the United States as "Volare".
		In 1960 he was accused of plagiarising an opera composer's song, but was found not guilty.
		He won the San Remo Music Festival twice in a row and represented Italy again in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959 and 1966.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Domenico_Modugno (186 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest 1975 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held on March 22, 1975 in Stockholm.
		With Karin Falck as the presenter, the contest was won by Teach-In who represented the Netherlands, with their song "Ding-A-Dong".
		The Portuguese entry "Madrugada" was an unabashed celebration of the Carnation Revolution, during which the country's 1974 Eurovision entry had played a pivotal practical role.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1975 (137 words)

	Gigliola_Cinquetti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Her victory enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the same song, and she went on to claim her country's first-ever victory in the event.
		In 1974, she returned to the contest, again representing Italy, and finished second behind Sweden's ABBA with the song "Sì" (Yes), the music and lyrics of which were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat, and Carrado Conti.
		Gigliola went on to co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with Toto Cutugno, who had brought the event to Italy with his victory in Zagreb the previous year - the country's first win in the contest since her own twenty-six years earlier.
	www.exoticfelines.com /search.php?title=Gigliola_Cinquetti (170 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest
		Eurovision is the television network supervised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and was established in the early 1950s to serve two functions: to share the costs of programming with international interest between the broadcasting services of member nations, and to promote cultural appreciation and identification throughout western Europe.
		The Eurovision Song Contest is a long, live Saturday evening showcase of pop music talent that typically ranges from the indescribably bad, through the insufferably indifferent, to a few catchy little numbers.
		In estimating the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps less attention should be given to its bloated festivity or the derivative nature of the contenders' music.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/E/htmlE/eurovisionso/eurovisionso.htm (1015 words)

	Eurovision Bird Song Contest
		Eurovision critics inclined to say that the Song Contest is for the birds might be heartened to know that this year's extravaganza really has been—for birds, that is.
		The Bird Song Contest was not formally sanctioned by the Eurovision Song Contest _ though organizers of that annual extravaganza gave their tacit approval, including by helping to publicize the birdsong competition.
		The Bird Song Contest is not formally sanctioned by the Eurovision Song Contest— though organizers of that annual extravaganza have given their tacit approval, including by helping to publicize the birdsong competition.
	www.balticsww.com /eurovision_bird_contest.htm (1024 words)

	So, You're a Star ? Funny Eurovision Trivia : shanemcdonald.com
		Eurovision Protests - Italy boycotted the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, saying that it was too old fashioned, while the following year France ducked out saying that the cost was too great for such mediocre results.
		Finland, not to be outdone by their Scandinavian neighbours who scored 'nul points' in the 1982 competition with a song protesting about the building of a nuclear power station.
		A natural result of this was that contestants started to get younger until a furore occurred in 1989 with France's 11 year old and Israel's 12 year old entries.
	www.shanemcdonald.com /laughs/l-eurovision-trivia.html (299 words)

	Euorvision Song Contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Italy boycotted the 1981 Eurovision Song contest, saying that it was too old fashioned, while the following year France ducked out saying that the cost was too great for such mediocre results.
		Finland, not to be outdone by their Scandanavian neighbours scored nul points in the 1982 competition with a song protesting about the building of a nuclear power station.
		The youngest ever winner of the Eurovision Song contest was 13 year old Sandra Kin from Belgium in 1986.
	www.aishwaryagupta.com /EUROVISION.htm (252 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest 1973 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision and was held on April 7, 1973 in Luxembourg.
		The language rule that only allowed countries to enter songs that were sung in any of their national languages was dropped, this led to some countries to sing in English.
		The event was marked with a scandal as the Spanish song, Eres tú, was accused of plagiarism due to suggestions that it was merely a rewrite of the Yugoslav) entry from the 1966 contest (Brez besed sung by Berta Ambro).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Eurovision-Song-Contest-1973.htm (286 words)

	The Eurovision Song Contest - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This became the Eurovision Song Contest, the first of which was held in Lugano, Switzerland, and was relayed to less than ten nations.
		The Eurovision Song Contest is designed to be a grand affair, with expensive sets, full orchestra accompaniment, and a "special night out" atmosphere.
		While the main claim to fame of the contest must be the "discovery" of Abba, it has also given the world such lyrical masterpieces as La La La, Ding Ding A Dong, A-Ba-Ni-Bi and even Boom Bang-A-Bang from the United Kingdom (or Royaume-Uni as we are known once a year).
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /tv/variety/eurovision.htm (511 words)

	From National Pride to Global Kitsch : the Eurovision Song Contest
		The contest is broadcast simultaneously in all the participant countries (24 in 2000) as well as in non participant countries outside the European broadcasting area: for example, the Australian channel SBS had an overall audience rating of 900 000 viewers in 1999 (8% of the market shares) from 6 883 000 Australian TV households.
		To be entered for the contest, each country must be a member of one of the UER organisations such as the ARD in Germany, the RTBF in Belgium, the RTE in Ireland, the ORT in Russia or the TRT in Turkey.
		The contest is a symbolic show-case and induces opinions and power struggles: according to the former scrutineer, "the ESC is for EBU and most of the persons in charge of it a kind of necessary evil.
	wjfms.ncl.ac.uk /leguWJ.htm (5381 words)

	Books: Eurovision Song Contest: 50th Anniversary - The Official History
		I wouldn't disagree that any obsessive fan of the contest is going to find very little here they didn't already know, hence the objective of the EBU to provide a book that both informs and entertains the WIDER general public.
		However, considering the whole contest that year was mysterious to say the least, nobody knew how the voting system worked because it was done in secret, I can forgive him.
		This book also contains eurostats of all of the contestants like the winners who are not native to their country and longest gap between the country's wins and the winning languages.
	www.iwantipod.co.uk /shop/184442586X.html (810 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest 1962 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh Eurovision and was held on March 18, 1962 in Luxembourg.
		With Mireille Delanoy as the presenter, the contest was won by Isabelle Aubret who represented France, with her song Un Premier Amour.
		All 10 jury members points would then be added up and the song with the most points would get 3 points, the song with the second most points would get 2 points and the song with the third most points would get 1 point.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /1962-in-music/Eurovision-Song-Contest-1962.html (139 words)

	Encyclopedia: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Germany held a national preselection to choose the two songs that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956.
		It was held on May 1, 1956 and was presented by Heinz Piper.
		"So geht das jede Nacht" and "Das Lied vom großen Glück" were the dual winners of the national selection, but neither prevailed at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by the Swiss entry "Refrain", sung by Lys Assia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Germany-in-the-Eurovision-Song-Contest-1956 (185 words)

	The Eurovision Song Contest
		The Irish Republic had a tendency to dominate the contest for quite a few years -but analyzing the figures since the contest began in 1956, most critics agree that the UK has had the most consistent success.
		The song is quite similar in style to the Greek winner and Javine gave a flawless performance.
		As the contest proceeds you all eat and drink what you've collected for each country while their song is on the air.
	www.captcabin.demon.co.uk /eurovision.htm (1161 words)

	The Eurovision Song Contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eurovision Song Contest (May 12th, 8 PM on BBC-1) put on by the European Broadcasting Union live from Copenhagen.
		Each country submits one song and a jury (one year it was cab drivers) who then deliver their votes after the presentation of the songs from each of their home countries.
		The rather jokey reputation the contest has is due to some of the mindless and instantly forgettable songs which have won in some years.
	www.eskimo.com /~rkj/weekly/aa051000a.htm (512 words)

	Al Bano & Romina Power- Biography
		In 1976 they represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest where they got in seventh place getting 69 points with the song "We'll Live It All Again", interpreted in Italian and English.
		The duo broke a record in Italy in 1982 with four songs being the Italian hit parade at the same time.
		In the song "Settembre" the voice of baby Cristel can be heard and in "Lord Byron" there's the voice of Tyrone Power reciting part of one of Lord Byron's poems.
	www.geocities.com /angela79at/Biography.html (1403 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest 2005 \| PopMatters Television Review
		While it can be cost-prohibitive for some countries to enter the contest (or to host the next year's contest if they win), voting often reflects world political tensions and alliances, pointedly, without American influences.
		Though Eurovision might be relatively unknown to Americans, others will recognize its impact through the songs and singers it unleashes upon the world.
		The contest was broadcast for the first time in Russian and Eastern Bloc countries in 1965, but it wasn't until the fall of the Iron Curtain that Eastern European countries competed in any numbers: Latvia, Romania, Russia, Hungary, and Estonia all entered the 1994 competition.
	www.popmatters.com /tv/reviews/e/eurovision-song-contest-2005.shtml (1235 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was the first time Eurovision was beamed live to Dubai and Jordan.
		Big names were at the contest this year, despite all achieving only moderate success at Eurovision.
		Italyâs Ricchi and Poveri went on to have a major success in Europe as part of the later wave of âItalo-pop.â The well-known German singer, Ireen Sheer, also took part.
	www.eurovision.tv /english/history_1978_paris.htm (306 words)

	readaBet.com - 2004 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST BETTING PREVIEW
		One thing that can be guaranteed from every Eurovision Song Contest is the political voting with a few groups of countries that tend of vote for each other, while other countries would never vote for each other in a million years.
		The Cyprus representative is Lisa Andreas and her song is very pleasant love song that could prove popular if the European voters prefer something a little less excitable than the Greeks.
		Although the Ukrainian song is not in English, the performance alone might well be enough to secure a vast number of votes.
	www.readabet.com /index.php/other/article/4538 (576 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest: The 1990's on Teilifis
		The last Song Contest to be greeted by the old halo.
		This was the first appearance of the new Eurovision logo, launched to mark the EBU's 40th anniversary.
		The 40th Eurovision Song Contest, and the logo was slightly darkened.
	www.iol.ie /~teilifis/euro90s.html (296 words)

	Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Italy used the San Remo Music Festival to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956.
		Belgium - France - Germany - Italy - Luxdembourg - Netherlands - Switzerland
		This page was last modified 16:08, 17 April 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1956 (71 words)

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