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| | Eurovision Song Contest Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | 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. |
 | | Spain and Portugal also remain faithful to singing in their native tongues, although both have used English in recent songs, such as Spain's "Europe's Living A Celebration". |
 | | 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. |
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