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71 songs written by 147 songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union.The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956 (with the exception of 2020), is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.
Sixty-nine songs have claimed the top prize since the competition began in 1956 - and some are a lot better than others Eurovision Song Contest: Every winner ranked from worst to best Skip to main ...
It was announced on 22 October 2014 that the EBU had appointed the British broadcaster BBC to co-produce a special anniversary show to celebrate sixty years of the Eurovision Song Contest, similar to the show Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place in 2005. The BBC's Entertainment department had been ...
[234] 14 songs from Eurovision history, chosen by fans and the contest's Reference Group, competed to determine the most popular song from the contest's first 50 years. [235] [236] Broadcast live in 31 countries which had competed in Eurovision at that point, the combined votes of the viewing public and juries selected a winner over two rounds ...
At the best of times, the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s largest music event, is a logistical challenge to produce, with many moving parts. But amid a global pandemic ...
Eurovision has a large online following and multiple independent websites, news blogs and fan clubs are dedicated to the event. [388] One of the oldest and largest Eurovision fan clubs is OGAE, founded in 1984 in Finland and currently a network of over 40 national branches across the world. National branches regularly host events to promote and ...
Songs from a Secret Garden: 1996 "The Voice" Eimear Quinn: CNR — 9 — — 3 21 — 31 — 40 Non-album single 1997 "Love Shine a Light" Katrina and the Waves: Warner Music: 2 6 — 62 5 6 2 5 26 3 NOR: Gold [24] Walk on Water: 1998 "Diva" Dana International: IMP 37 2 59 47 10 11 12 3 15 11 BEL: Gold [25] Diva - The Hits: 1999 "Take Me to ...
In May 2005, the EBU opened a poll on its website to decide ten songs that would contest the event. [19] Voters chose their two favourite songs from each of five decades: 1956 to 1965, 1966 to 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995 and 1996 to 2005. The remaining four songs would be selected by the EBU's Reference Group. [1]