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The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf , Germany , following the country's victory at the 2010 contest with the song " Satellite " by Lena .
Pages in category "Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
Qatar Radio said that they hoped to join Eurovision by 2011 and that they would be happy to join all other competitors in the contest, including Israel, if the country received a membership. [2] The broadcaster appeared as an associate member of the EBU in 2009, but was removed sometime later.
Prior to the 2011 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 31 times since their first entry in 1974. [1] To this point, the nation won the contest once, in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Helena Paparizou, and placed third three times: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique; in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas; and ...
The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. [2] There have been 68 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied 1969 contest, which had four. 27 countries have won the contest, with Switzerland winning the first contest in 1956
Prior to the 2011 contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in 1993. [1] Slovenia's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been seventh place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in 1995 with the song "Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in 2001 with the song "Energy" performed by Nuša Derenda.
Prior to the 2011 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-nine times since its first entry in 1957. [1] Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on two occasions: in 1963 with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, and in 2000 with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" performed by Olsen Brothers.
Düsseldorf - wir kommen! (Düsseldorf - here we come!) was the national final that selected Austria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The competition took place on 25 February 2011 at the ORF Center in Vienna, hosted by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Robert Kratky with Andi Knoll hosting from the green room.