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Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
A new landmark was achieved at this contest with the performance of the 1,000th song in Eurovision history, when Ireland's Brian Kennedy performed "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" in the semi-final. [ 176 ] 45 years after first entering the contest, Finland secured its first win, represented by Lordi and " Hard Rock Hallelujah ".
The EBU has held several events to mark selected anniversaries in the contest's history: Songs of Europe, held in 1981 to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, had live performances and video recordings of all Eurovision Song Contest winners up to 1981; [400] [401] Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was organised in 2005 ...
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. Switzerland's ...
Liverpool’s Eurovision Song Contest was the most watched grand final in history. The city hosted the competition’s final event at its M&S Bank Arena on Saturday night (13 May).
The discography of the Eurovision Song Contest winners includes all the winning singles of the annual competition held since 1956. As of 2024, 71 songs have won the competition, including four entries which were declared joint winners in 1969.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö , Sweden , following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song " Tattoo " by Loreen .
Before 'American Idol,' 'The X Factor,' 'America's Got Talent' and 'The Voice' — before 'Star Search,' even — there was Eurovision, one of the most-watched TV broadcasts since 1956.