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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 ...
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the 2011 contest with the song "Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki. It was the first time Azerbaijan hosted the contest – only four years after the country made its debut.
The EBU announced on 30 April 2020 that Eurovision Song Celebration 2020 would be released as a replacement for the semi-finals on the contest's official YouTube channel. The shows, presented by Janouk Kelderman and premiered on 12 and 14 May, honoured all 41 participants and their songs in a non-competitive format.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the fifty-seventh edition of the contest, organised by İctimai Television (İTV) and held on 22, 24 and 26 May 2012 at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. [ 59 ] 42 countries competed in the contest; Armenia had originally applied to compete, but withdrew at a late stage due to security concerns ...
21 March 2020 2013: Malmö: No voting 28 March 2020 2006: Athens "Invincible" 5th out of 24 4 April 2020 2009: Moscow "Fairytale" Winner (out of 25) 11 April 2020 2015: Vienna "Heroes" Winner (out of 27) 18 April 2020 1997: Dublin "Love Shine a Light" Winner (out of 25) 26 April 2020 2007: Helsinki "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" Runner-up (out of 24) 2 ...
Prior to the 2012 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 32 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 ...
Prior to the 2012 contest, Sweden had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-one times since its first entry in 1958. [1] Sweden had won the contest on four occasions: in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song "Fångad av en stormvind" performed by Carola, and in 1999 with the song ...
Jedward were previously rumoured to have been internally selected to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. In October 2012, it was reported that the Irish national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), had internally selected Jedward to represent the country for the second year in a row, after their successful placing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and the ...