query: when did england win the eurovision song contest

pos: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest with Love" in 1967. Having finished second on three further occasions in the 1970s, with Mary Hopkin in 1970, The New Seekers in 1972 and The Shadows in 1975. The UK achieved their third victory in 1976 with Brotherhood of Man and "Save Your Kisses for Me", who won with 164 points, which would remain the highest points total for ten years. In 1977, the UK finished second for the tenth time represented by singer-songwriters Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran. The UK's fourth victory came in 1981, with Bucks Fizz and "Making Your Mind Up". The group was created

pos: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest first time that the winner of the viewers vote did not win the contest. Italy has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest a number of times. The first withdrawal was in 1981, when RAI stated that interest had diminished in the country. This absence continued through the following year, before Italy returned in 1983. Italy again withdrew in 1986 when RAI decided not to enter the contest. From 1994 to 1996 Italy withdrew again, with RAI citing a lack of interest in participating. Italy returned in 1997, before withdrawing again without explanation, and the country did not participate again until

pos: Ein bißchen Frieden Ein bißchen Frieden "Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace" in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Siegel (music) and Bernd Meinunger (lyrics) for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, held in Harrogate, England. It was performed by 17-year-old German high-school student Nicole, resulting in Germany's first win at the Eurovision Song Contest by a record margin of 161 points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Nicole's single is still the only Eurovision entry to top the sales charts in every territory it was

pos: Co-Co (band) Cliff Richard. When Bucks Fizz went on to win the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up", Baker became one of the few artists to take part in Eurovision to win at their second attempt. According to "The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History" by John Kennedy O'Connor, Baker also made the second biggest improvement by a Eurovision competitor in the contest, moving up from eleventh in 1978 to first in 1981. "The Bad Old Days" reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. The group had no further hit singles, and only released one

pos: Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, following Katrina and the Waves's win at the 1997 contest in Dublin, Ireland with the song "Love Shine A Light". It was the UK's fifth win, and the eighth time that the UK hosted the contest, the last being in Harrogate in 1982. The UK has not won or hosted the contest since. The contest was staged at the National Indoor Arena on 9 May 1998. Twenty-five countries participated in the contest, with making

pos: Cheryl Baker the song at the contest and won. On 4 April 1981, Baker represented the UK again at the "Eurovision Song Contest". The song went on to win by a margin of four points and Bucks Fizz were catapulted into overnight stardom. By winning the contest, Baker became only the third singer to represent the UK twice, following in the footsteps of Ronnie Carroll and Cliff Richard. This feat, however, was matched once again the following year, by Sally Ann Triplett. When Bucks Fizz went on to win the "1981 Eurovision Song Contest" with the song "Making Your Mind Up", Baker

pos: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Belgium were represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 by the French-language broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF), who choose the Belgian entry for the contest through an internal selection. The song did not progress from the first semi-final of the competition, finishing second to last with just one point. Belgium debuted at the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and since has participated a total of fifty times. The country was only absent three times in its history: 1994, 1997, and 2001, when its low score the year before

pos: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina & the Waves. The entry was chosen during the UK selection show, "The Great British Song Contest", hosted by Dale Winton on 9 March, with the results announced six days later. The UK went on to win the song contest which was being held in Dublin, Ireland, with an unprecedented 227 points. The UK sang at position 24. The lead singer was Katrina Leskanich. The 1997 contest is the most recent win for the United

pos: Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 25. After the contest STV withdrew from the contest, and would not return for 11 years, until the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Slovakia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom after being relegated from the 1997 contest. For the 1998 contest Slovenská Televízia (STV) selected Katarína Hasprová after her win in Bratislavská lýra 1997 to sing for Slovakia, with the internal selected song "Modlitba" (A Prayer). The song was composed by Gabriel Dušík and Anna Wepperyová. Hasprová performed 6th on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding

pos: Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 have done much better, had it taken part in a later year when televoting was in full swing. Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 Iceland was represented by Paul Oscar, with the song "Minn hinsti dans", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest final, which took place on 3 May in Dublin. For the third consecutive year Icelandic broadcaster RÚV chose their Eurovision entry by internal means and no Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins was held. Although "Minn hinsti dans" did not do well at Eurovision, the risqué nature of Oscar's stage presentation caused raised eyebrows across Europe and remains one of the

pos: Eurovision Song Contest 1969 Eurovision Song Contest 1969 The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. Four countries (the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and France) won the contest, the first time ever a tie had occurred. However, there was no rule at the time to cover such an eventuality, so all four countries were declared joint winners. France's win was their fourth. France became the first country to win the contest four times. The Netherlands' win was their third. Spain and the United Kingdom each won for the second time. And it was the first time that any country (Spain,

pos: This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song) Life was the first ballad to win Melodifestivalen since 1998 when Kärleken är won and was Sweden's 50th entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song did not make it to the final coming 11th with 62 points missing out by just 5 points. This was the first time Sweden has not qualified for the Eurovision finals and the first time it has not appeared in them since 1976. This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song) "This Is My Life" is an English language song by Swedish singer Anna Bergendahl, written by Kristian Lagerström and Bobby Ljunggren. The song won

neg: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Switzerland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR idée suisse, internally selected Lovebugs to represent the country with the song "The Highest Heights". The song did not progress from the first semi-final of the competition. Switzerland debuted at Eurovision at the first contest in 1956, and will send its 50th entry to the 2009 contest. The country has won the contest twice: their first win occurred at the very first contest, when Lys Assia won for Switzerland with "Refrain" when the contest was held in Switzerland, in the

neg: Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Russia first competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. Their first win came in 2006, when the Tomachevy Twins won for Russia with "Vesenniy Jazz". Their second win came in 2017, when Polina Bogusevich won for Russia with "Wings". Their worst result as of date has been achieved by Anna Filipchuk with her song "Unbreakable" in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 where she placed 10th. RTR has represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster has selected Ekaterina Ryabova to represent Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

neg: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the group Brainstorm finished third with the song "My Star". Latvia won the contest in 2002, with Marie N and the song "I Wanna", defeating Malta by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The 2003 contest was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in , when Walters and Kazha finished fifth with "The War Is Not Over". Latvia did

neg: OGAE OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. Four nations competed in the first contest which took place in 1987. The contest was previously a non-televised event, but evolved over the years by the usage of video tape and nowadays DVD and YouTube. Each summer following the Eurovision Song Contest, each branch can enter one song that failed to win the country's national selection process for the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The members of each club choose amongst the songs that did not win and select one to represent the club in the event. Votes are cast by

neg: Dima Bilan and seven twelves. His victory's integrity was questioned by Ukraine's officials later in May. During 2009 Bilan has continued with concerts and he also performed during the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, before handing over the title of Eurovision Song Contest winner to Alexander Rybak of Norway. In 2010 Dima recorded a demo version of the song "White Nights", which would be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, but he did not enter the contest saying that it would be too soon to return to the contest after just 2 years after his win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

neg: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 Italy was represented by Domenico Modugno, with the song '"Nel blu dipinto di blu", at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 12 March in Hilversum, Netherlands. Broadcaster RAI chose the winning song from the 1958 Sanremo Music Festival as their Eurovision entry: the song had been performed twice at Sanremo and Modugno was chosen over Johnny Dorelli as the performer. Although "Nel blu dipinto di blu" did not win at Eurovision, it went on after the contest (under the title "Volare") to become a huge worldwide hit. The song spent

neg: Hannah Mancini the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ti si tisti". It did not win the contest, but became a national hit. She was internally selected between several other singers/songs to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Straight Into Love". Although she did not qualify to the final, the song, an EDM track, was remixed by DJ/producer Denis Goldin released on Lovenest Records and also deep house DJ duo, WD2N. Currently Hannah is working with WD2N on a project in that genre. Mancini co-wrote the Slovene entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014,

neg: Dimitris Kontopoulos Airplay Chart for over 12 weeks. In 2003 he became involved with the Eurovision Song Contest when he wrote the song "Mia Stigmi" sung by Giannis Vardis. The song competed in the national final to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, but came in second place to Mando and 'Never Let You Go' which went to Eurovision. Though the entry did not win the national final, it topped the charts in Greece for 11 weeks. Also in 2003 he started to compose the music for a movie of the famous Greek director Nikos Perakis. The song of the

neg: Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on 15 December 2000 in Tirana, Albania. In 2012, she attempted to represent Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Mama Mia (Te Amo)", but did not win. On 27 May 2015, Rapo was declared the winner of "Festivali i 52-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë" with her song "Dambaje". She now will represent Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. "Dambaje" is a song by the Albanian singer Mishela Rapo. It represented Albania at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. On 27 of May 2015, RTSH held the "Festivali 53 i

neg: Addicted to You (Laura Voutilainen song) received 24 points, placing 20th in a field of 24, thus disqualifying Finland from participation in the 2003 Contest. Pictures of a weeping Voutilainen accompanied the singer's post-contest interview, in which she opined: "Everybody thought that I should have won...I don't see what could [have been] done better...Can Finland ever win Eurovision if [not when] everything [in 2002] went exactly as it should?" While "Addicted to Love" did not score high at the Eurovision final, among the contestants themselves it was voted the best song in the contest. "Addicted to You" was also voted the best 2002 Eurovision entrant by

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1972 trip to the Scottish capital Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros. However, she looked thoroughly uninterested in the Monegasque entry when seen by viewers checking her watch before the song was performed. This marked the fourth time that the contest was held in the United Kingdom. However, this is the first (and, so far, only) time that the UK hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in a venue outside England. Luxembourg's win was their third. Yves Dessca also wrote the text for "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" that won in 1971, and other than conductors of

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL's win at the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Everybody". There had been worries early in the proceedings whether Estonian broadcaster ETV would be able to fund the contest; however, worries were put to rest when a combination of fundraising activities and the Estonian Government enabled them to host the event. For the first time, a slogan (or theme) was implemented. This year's theme was called

neg: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was won by the Georgian trio Bzikebi, with the song "Bzz..". This is the first song to win any Eurovision Song Contest in an imaginary language. Ukraine took 2nd place and Lithuania finished 3rd. Bzikebi also became the first group act to win Junior Eurovision. The theme of the event was "Fun

neg: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Finlands entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was selected on 10 March 2006 in a final held in the Caribia hall in Turku, hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen. The Finnish viewers chose the band Lordi to perform "Hard Rock Hallelujah", a rock anthem, at Eurovision. The song was a favourite before the competition and also scored major success when released as a single. The song, written and composed by band member Mr. Lordi, went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, placing first in both the semifinal and

neg: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 song, unlikely to do well in the contest, and did not wish to risk damaging her reputation with a poor result after her two earlier Eurovision performances had gained relatively respectable placings. Norway's participation in the 1963 contest also became mired in scandal when it was alleged that on the night of the contest the Norwegian jury had publicly changed their votes in order to deliver victory to Denmark and deny Switzerland a rightful win. The MGP was held at the studios of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Oslo, hosted by Odd Grythe. Five songs took part in the final

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 receiving 0 points three times and coming in last six times. When they did win the 1985 Contest, it was a source of pride among Norwegian population, and the national broadcaster, NRK, took full advantage of being able to showcase Norway and its achievements in front of over 500 million television viewers. By the autumn of 1985, NRK had decided to hold the next year's contest at the Grieghallen in Bergen, turning down other bids from capital Oslo, and main cities of Stavanger, Sandnes and Trondheim. As this was the first time Norway hosted a Eurovision Song Contest, NRK commissioned

neg: Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest Monaco has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since its debut in 1959. The country's only win in the contest came in 1971 when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue". In 1972, Monaco was expected to host the contest, but declined. Monaco is still the only microstate which has won the Eurovision Song Contest. Monaco finished last at its first contest in 1959 before achieving three top three results in the 1960s. Two of these were achieved by François Deguelt, who finished third in and second in . Romuald also

neg: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 as her entries finished first and second. Marcel Thielemans finished third and fourth, but far behind her. The winning song was "Net als toen" and would be the third Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. “Net als toen” was released on an EP by Corry Brokken with the title “Grand Prix 1957 Eurovision”. The entry itself did not reach the Dutch single charts and was also not an international hit although it would win the Eurovision Song Contest. Brokken has also recorded a German version (“Damals war alles so schön”) and a French version (“Tout comma avant”) of the

neg: Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Thanks to Johnny Logan's win in Brussels in 1987, the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest was to be held in Dublin. The song "Take Him Home", written and composed by Peter Eades and performed by Jump The Gun was chosen to represent Ireland after winning the national final selection. Held on 6 March at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, the national final, "Eurosong '88" was hosted for the second year in succession by Marty Whelan (who would provide commentary for RTÉ's broadcast of the contest from 2000 onwards, although he did provided the TV

neg: Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest contest with its own commentators, but they were French. As TMC had been available in the South-East of France since the 1980s and by digital terrestrial television throughout the country since 2005, French audience was able to watch the Eurovision Song Contest on both France 3 and TMC in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest Monaco has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since its debut in 1959. The country's only win in the contest came in 1971 when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue". In 1972, Monaco was expected to host

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's win at the 1978 edition. The event was staged at the International Convention Center. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi. The winner was Israel with the song "Hallelujah", performed by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey. Therefore, this was Israel's consecutive second win, and overall second win, in the contest. 19 countries participated, the 20 countries that took part at the previous 1978 Contest, except for

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Eurovision Song Contest 1987 The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. She agreed to present the Eurovision Song Contest, on the condition she was allowed to open with a song of her own, "Breathless". Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with his own composition "Hold Me Now". That made him the first (and as of 2018 only) performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980. Brussels is the

neg: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest did not broadcast the Israeli entry and the IBA did not broadcast the results part of the event, the win only became known as a result of radio broadcasts. Because of Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, many Arab states that are eligible to participate do not do so. Tunisia, Morocco, and Lebanon are cases in point. Tunisia was about to participate in 1977, but decided not to do so in the end; Lebanon was just about to participate in 2005 when it withdrew (incurring a fine by the EBU) because Lebanese law does not allow recognition of Israel,

neg: EMA (Slovenia) Contest 2009. EMA (Slovenia) EMA (Evrovizijska Melodija; English: "Eurovision Melody") is the national contest in Slovenia to select the country's entry since 1996 to the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest has been held since the country's debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been held every year since, except for on two occasions (1994 and 2000) when Slovenia did not compete at Eurovision. The contest is organized and broadcast by the Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO). The contest was previously known as Slovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije (literally "Slovenian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest") in 1993 and

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1978 record at the time. The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word "ani" אני, meaning "I"). This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and political commentator John Kennedy O'Connor in his book "The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History", when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian

neg: EMA (Slovenia) EMA (Slovenia) EMA (Evrovizijska Melodija; English: "Eurovision Melody") is the national contest in Slovenia to select the country's entry since 1996 to the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest has been held since the country's debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been held every year since, except for on two occasions (1994 and 2000) when Slovenia did not compete at Eurovision. The contest is organized and broadcast by the Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO). The contest was previously known as Slovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije (literally "Slovenian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest") in 1993 and 1995. EMA

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Eurovision Song Contest 1966 The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, following the country's win at the previous 1965 edition. The host venue was Grand Auditorium de RTL in Villa Louvigny. The presenter was Josiane Chen. The winner was Austria with the song "Merci, Chérie" performed and composed by Udo Jürgens, and written by Jürgens and Thomas Hörbiger. This would remain Austria's only win in the contest until their second win in 2014. The rule stating that a country could only sing

neg: Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest the country's president Ilham Aliyev himself launched an inquiry into why his country did not award Russia any points in the Eurovision 2013 final. Since 2009 the Eurovision Song Contest has consistently become the most watched television show on Azeri TV even though the contest is broadcast from after midnight local time because of time difference from the Central European Time. Azerbaijan issued a postage stamp dedicated to Azerbaijan’s victory with Ell & Nikki at Eurovision. The duo also became national stars after their Eurovision 2011 win. The country spent €160 million (300 million Azerbaijani Manat) on hosting the 2012

neg: Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This is the fourth year in a row that Ireland has failed to qualify for the final. Prior to the 2016 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 49 times since its first entry in . Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total. The country's first win came in 1970, with then-18-year-old Dana winning with "All Kinds of Everything". Ireland holds the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row (in 1992, 1993 and

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2003 Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Riga, Latvia, following Marie N's win at the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia with the song "I Wanna". It was the first win and hosting of the competition for Latvia with only their third participation after debuting at the 2000 contest. Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) chose the Skonto Hall as the venue after conducting a bidding process among several cities and venues in Latvia. The hosts for the contest were the previous year's winner Marie N and former

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2003 CMC International on 19 May 2003. The album featured all 26 songs that entered in the 2003 contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Riga, Latvia, following Marie N's win at the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia with the song "I Wanna". It was the first win and hosting of the competition for Latvia with only their third participation after debuting at the 2000 contest. Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) chose the Skonto Hall as the venue after conducting a bidding process among several cities

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following Alexander Rybak's win at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia with the song "Fairytale". It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The contest was broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite", written by American Julie Frost and Denmark's John Gordon. It was Germany's first win in twenty-eight years, its second since

neg: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. It was held on 5 March 1968 and presented by Cilla Black as a special edition of her debut BBC1 TV series 'Cilla'. Black had been the BBC's first choice to sing the 1968 UK entry, but she had turned it down as she did not believe any nation was likely to win back-to-back contests. Unlike the last three UK selections, the songs were not presented at all before the final. Instead,

neg: Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest In , Ukraine's entry was "1944", a song by Jamala that was inspired by her great-grandmother's experiences during the deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union. The song was criticised by Russian officials, who argued that it violated Eurovision rules against political content due to its allusions to the Crimean crisis. "1944" would ultimately win the contest. While there were calls for Russia to boycott the Ukraine-hosted over the ongoing conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, Russia did unveil an entrant—Yuliya Samoylova. However, after she was unveiled, it was reported that Samoylova had

neg: Nadezhda Misyakova Nadezhda Misyakova Nadezhda Misyakova (, Romanized: Nadzieja Misiakova; , Romanized: Nadezhda Misyakova; born 1 June 2000 in Minsk) is a Belarusian singer. She represented Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "Sokal". Nadezhda Misyakova was born on 1 June 2000 in Minsk, Belarus. In 2013, Misyakova took part in the Belarusian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Delovaya". She did not win and placed ninth, behind the winner Ilya Volkov and his song "Poy so mnoy". In 2014, she returned to the Belarusian Junior Eurovision national selection with the song

neg: Diva (Dana International song) Diva (Dana International song) "Diva" () was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics written by Yoav Ginai. the song produced by Offer Nissim with music arrangements by Alon Levin. It totalled 172 points in the polling. This was Israel's third time winning the Eurovision Song contest (after 1978 and 1979). The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than English to win the Contest until 2007. As the song did not have any live orchestral accompaniment, the

neg: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 international jury and a public televote. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals "Heroes" placed first out of the 17 participating countries, securing its place among the 27 other songs in the final. In Sweden's fifty-fifth Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "Heroes" became the sixty-third song to win the Eurovision Song Contest, receiving a total of 365 points and full marks from twelve countries. This was Sweden's sixth win in the contest, having previously won in , , , and . Prior to the 2015 Contest, Sweden had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-four times since its first entry

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kiev, Ukraine, following Jamala's win at the in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "1944". This was the second time the contest took place in Kiev, after , as well as the fourth Eurovision event, after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in and . The contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2017. All three live shows were hosted by Oleksandr

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in the final: Some participating countries didn't provide radio broadcasts for the event, the ones who did are listed below. Eurovision Song Contest 1994 The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. As of 2018, it was the last time the contest was held in April. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish. Ireland won the contest for the third time in a row, when Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan were

neg: Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest Diana Mnatsakanyan, who also denied reports that the country was preparing to file a complaint with the EBU over the matter. She noted that the broadcaster did not know whether Azerbaijan even aired the contest at all, given that the country had not yet participated in the Junior Eurovision and had "no interest" in it at the time, and that reports about the alleged incident were limited to posts on Azerbaijani forums. Azerbaijan would ultimately make its official debut at the Junior Eurovision two years later. The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan after their win in

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 countries were: Eurovision Song Contest: Baku 2012 was a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and released by Universal Music Group on 3 May 2012. The album featured all the songs from the 2012 contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's win at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Running Scared" — marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The contest was held at the newly constructed

neg: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest process used in order to find the country's entry for the contest, either a national final or internal selection (occasionally a combination of both formats) has been held by the broadcaster at the time. Before German reunification, the country was occasionally presented as West Germany, representing the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest but instead took part in the Intervision Song Contest. With one win () and four second-place results (, , and ), Germany is the second most successful country in the contest in the 1980s, behind

neg: Bert Karlsson from Karlsson's record company competed, and 14 of these went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song contest. Mariann artists include Herreys and Charlotte Perrelli, who went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest (1984 and 1999, respectively). In March 2005, Karlsson filled out an application for membership in the Liberal People's Party during a television interview. When the party immediately responded with criticism of him, calling the move a media stunt, he did not go through with his application. Karlsson was a judge in the first five seasons of the TV show "Talang" on TV4, the Swedish version

neg: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Sweden three years earlier, as part of the pop group Chips. The other half, Elisabeth Andreassen, went to win for Norway, alongside the group Bobbysocks. For the final, in which Sweden performed in 16th position, or fourth from last, the song's title was translated into "Good Vibrations". It did very well in the voting and came third with 103 points, 20 points behind the winner. Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Following Herreys' victory in the previous year, Sweden were the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The venue chosen for the show was the country's second city,

neg: Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 allowed the TV studio's jury to be able to vote for their own entries, and most of them took this opportunity, as they did in the following four years. Every jury member (3 from each TV studio – 24 in total) could vote only for five songs, and this marginalized many of the songs, with five songs failing to win any points. The winning entry was "Ja sam za ples", performed by Novi Fosili, composed by Rajko Dujmić and written by Stevo Cvikić. Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 In the Eurovision Song Contest of 1987, the former nation

neg: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 together and recorded the closing theme song for "Jim'll Fix It", also composed by Mindel. On one edition of that show, the group performed the song with a viewer who'd asked Jim to fix it for him to sing the song. Bardo's victory meant that Sally-Ann Triplett became only the third singer to win the 'Song for Europe' contest twice, having already won the 1980 contest as part of Prima Donna. (Cliff Richard had represented the UK twice in Eurovision, but did not participate in a contest to determine the British artist). The regional juries voted internally and awarded 15

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1958 Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Song Contest hosts the following year's contest. The event was held on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at AVRO Studios. The winner was France with the song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau, written by Pierre Delanoë and composed by Hubert Giraud. At 46 years and 76 days of age, Claveau became the oldest victor of the contest until

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1958 The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Song Contest hosts the following year's contest.

neg: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November. 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the Contest. The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song "Click Clack". At the age of 14, he is the oldest person to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its seven-year history. He was joined by Italy's Vincenzo Cantiello who won the 2014 contest also at the age of

neg: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 returned after a and returned to the contest after a . For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure did not include a public televote. The overall results were determined by combination of professional and young jurors. The winner of the contest was Mariam Mamadashvili, who represented with the song "Mzeo", marking the third time Georgia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (following 2008 and 2011 respectively), making Georgia the first country to win the competition three times. and finished in second and third place, respectively. During a press conference interview on 21 November

neg: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 than €2,000,000. Belarus won the Contest by a single point over Armenia. The winning performer was Alexey Zhigalkovich, singing "S druz'yami" ("With friends"). This was Belarus' second win; they won for the first time in 2005. This is the only contest to date where the winning song did not receive points from all of the participating countries. Three countries bid for the rights to host the fifth Junior Eurovision Song Contest; Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) for Croatia; Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) for Cyprus; and Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) for the Netherlands. AVRO were awarded the rights to host the contest

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny Logan, who had won the 1980 contest as singer and the 1987 contest as singer/songwriter. At 41 years and 22 days of age, Linda Martin became (and remains) the oldest woman ever to win Eurovision. Malmö is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county

neg: Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to the selection committee, which would make the final choice. The performer was announced on the last day of 2010. Turkey competed in the first semi-final on May 10, 2011 but did not qualify for the final. This was the first time that Turkey did not make it to the final since the semi-final system was introduced in 2004. It was the first year that Turkey wasn't present in a Eurovision final since 1994, when they had been relegated due to a poor result in 1993. Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest

neg: Birgitta Haukdal 2003 with her song "Segðu mér allt". At the contest, she sang the English–language version of the song, "Open Your Heart", placing eighth with 81 points. She competed in the Icelandic pre-qualifying for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, with the song "Mynd Af Þér" or "Picture of you" and, in a duo with Magni Ásgeirsson, reached the finals of the Icelandic qualifying for Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song, "Núna veit ég" but did not win. In 2013, she once again tried her luck in Söngvakeppni. This time, her entry was called "Meðal Andanna". Birgitta married her long–term boyfriend

neg: Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Israel participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018, in Minsk, Belarus. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. This is Israel's third appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2018 contest, Israel had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once since its debut in , represented by the group Kids.il, who performed the song "Let the Music Win", which finished in eighth place achieving a score of sixty-eight points. Israel

neg: Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Israel in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Israel participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. This was Israel's second appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2016 contest, Israel had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once since its debut in , represented by the group Kids.il, who performed the song "Let the Music Win", which finished in eighth place achieving a score of sixty-eight points. Israel has

neg: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 Denmark was represented by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, with the song '"Dansevise", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. "Dansevise" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 24 February, and went on to win the contest for Denmark in the most controversial of circumstances, when it was alleged that the Norwegian jury had altered their votes in order to hand victory to Denmark at the expense of Switzerland. The DMGP was held at the Tivoli in Copenhagen, hosted by Marianne

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and, if necessary, the provision of voting information. Eurovision Song Contest: Vienna 2015 is the official compilation album of the 2015 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and was released by Universal Music Group on 20 April 2015. The album features all 40 songs that entered in the 2015 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following Conchita Wurst's win at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark with

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium Octoshape. Eurovision Song Contest: Moscow 2009 was the official compilation album of the 2009 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 11 May 2009. The album featured all 42 songs that entered in the 2009 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following Dima Bilan's win at the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia with

neg: Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 country. The winner went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in The Hague, which gave Ireland its second victory, ten years after its first. A=Longford, B=Kenmare, C=Claremorris, D=Cork, E=Sligo, F=Wexford, G=Donegal, H=Limerick, I=Dublin, J=Thurles The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, Netherlands. Ireland performed 17th on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Spain. Logan received 143 points for his performance, winning the contest for Ireland. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, sending Johnny Logan to the contest with the song "What's Another

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Eurovision Song Contest 2001 The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the Olsen Brothers' win at the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love". The hosting marked the second time the contest was held on Danish soil, after the 1964 contest - 37 years earlier. 23 countries took part in the contest, which was held on 12 May 2001. The host venue was the Parken Stadium - the largest venue to ever host the contest as of 2018.

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2001 CMC International on 5 May 2001. The album featured all 23 songs that entered in the 2001 contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2001 The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the Olsen Brothers' win at the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love". The hosting marked the second time the contest was held on Danish soil, after the 1964 contest - 37 years earlier. 23 countries took part in the contest, which was held on 12 May 2001. The

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2008 the 43 participating countries are as follows: The commentators of the non-participating countries are: Eurovision Song Contest: Belgrade 2008 was the official compilation album of the 2008 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 12 May 2008.The album featured all 43 songs that entered in the 2008 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following Marija Šerifović's win at the

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2005 4, disc 2 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" by Aline Lahoud. It was reported that sales of the 2005 Eurovision merchandise reached record-breaking levels. Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kiev, Ukraine, following Ruslana's win at the 2004 Contest in Istanbul, Turkey with the song "Wild Dances". The contest consisted of two shows: the semi-final and final, which took place on 19 and 21 May 2005, respectively, at the Palace of Sports. The shows were hosted by Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko.

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's win at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Running Scared" — marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The contest was held at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall, with semi-finals held on 22 and 24 May 2012, followed by the final held on 26 May 2012. Forty-two countries competed in the contest — one less than the record number of 43 set at

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following Sertab Erener's win at the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia with the song "Everyway That I Can" – marking the country's first victory in the contest. The national broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), staged the event at the Abdi İpekçi Arena on 12 and 15 May 2004. Ukrainian singer Ruslana won the contest with "Wild Dances". It is notable that this was only Ukraine's second participation in the contest. This was also

neg: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 After Carola Häggkvist's win in the 1991 contest, Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö. After Sweden's win the previous year, Sveriges Television, the Swedish broadcaster, continued to use the Melodifestivalen format to select their entry. Melodifestivalen 1992 was held on 14 March, where ten artists from the 1544 songs submitted competed to sing for the host country at Eurovision. The winner was "I morgon är en annan dag", a song composed by Niklas Strömstedt and performed by Christer Björkman. Björkman sang 7th on the night of

neg: Lotta Engberg permanent place in the TV program's choir. She married Anders Engberg and took his surname in her recordings recording. She also became main vocalist for the dansband Lotta $ Anders Engbergs orkester that continued until 1994 when the couple divorced. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 after winning the Melodifestivalen of that year with "Fyra bugg & en Coca Cola". The song was renamed "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision competition. She also tried in Melodifestivalen many other times but did not win to go on to the Eurovision finals. Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester was a dansband in Skara,

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Eurovision Song Contest 2016 The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following Måns Zelmerlöw's win at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria with the song "Heroes". This was the third time the contest had taken place in Stockholm, after and . The contest was held at the Ericsson Globe and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May 2016, with all three live shows hosted by Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede. The winner of the contest was with the song

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2000 2000. The album featured all 24 songs that entered in the 2000 contest, and was the first time that the EBU had produced such merchandise. Eurovision Song Contest 2000 The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's win at the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven". The contest was held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The contest was the

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2000 Eurovision Song Contest 2000 The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's win at the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven". The contest was held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The contest was the second to be held in Stockholm, and the fourth held in Sweden. The presenters were Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin, and the contest was won

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1970 Eurovision Song Contest 1970 The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons. Ireland won with nineteen-year-old Dana and a song called "All Kinds of Everything". Ireland's win was their first. The UK came second for the seventh time, six votes behind Ireland. This was the only time that Luxembourg received zero votes. Due to there being four winners in the previous contest, a question was raised

neg: Polina Bogusevich was confirmed to be taking part in the Russian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Krylya". She later went on to win the national selection, and was awarded the right to represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi. The song was later given an English language title for Junior Eurovision, "Wings". At the final on 26 November 2017, Bogusevich was declared the winner of the competition, becoming only the second Russian entrant to win and the first since the Tolmachevy Sisters won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Polina Bogusevich

neg: Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 therefore withdrew from the contest. Confirmation of the withdrawal given, when the running order was announced on 16 March, and Georgia was not included. Georgia was to compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. Following that dispute, GPB did not even broadcast the 2009 contest, but Georgia returned to the 2010 contest, which was won by Germany. Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Georgia, and its broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), announced in August 2008 that it would be withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The country later returned to the contest in

neg: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 the Government of the Russian Federation, Alexander Barannikov and head of the Humanitarian Cooperation Council of CIS countries, Dzhohan Pollyeva. Prikhodko's win sparked allegations of vote-rigging. Valeriya's producer Yusif Prigozhin did not agree with the bilingual nature of Prikhodko's song stating: “A song performed in Ukrainian can’t have anything to do with Russia”. As the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and host of the 2009 Contest, Russia automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 16 May 2009. In addition to their participation in the final, Russia was assigned to vote in the second semi-final on

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2002 2002) was the official compilation album of the 2002 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Ariola Records on 18 May 2002. The album featured all 24 songs that entered in the 2002 Contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL's win at the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Everybody". There had been worries early in the proceedings whether Estonian broadcaster ETV would be able to fund the

neg: Merzedes Club the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest finals. They took the second place, although media-hype had claimed that it would win and that the contest was already over. The song became a hit and got to number 1 on the charts and stayed there for weeks and is the biggest hit 2008 so far this year in Bulgaria. Fellow contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest, frontman of Eurobandið Friðrik Ómar, verbally attacked the Merzedes Club members, but later claimed that he was ambushed by Merzedes Club contestants in the backroom after the finals, and did this out

neg: Pasha Parfeny the Mamaia Contest in Romania, taking first place with ""You Do Not See The Sky"", composed by Andrew Tudor. He also entered but did not win in the 2009 Golden Stag Festival. In 2010, Parfeny again entered the Moldovan national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, but this time as a solo artist. He tied in second with his song, ""You Should Like"", which was defeated by his former band SunStroke Project's collaboration with Olia Tira. The next year, in 2011, he once again failed to get the Moldovan delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest, placing third in the national

neg: Anne Gadegaard Anne Gadegaard Anne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen (born 7 November 1991 in Århus, Region Midtjylland, Denmark), better known as Anne Gadegaard, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She is best known for finishing 5th at the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003" while representing Denmark. Anne started singing in 2002, inspired by the success of child singer "Razz". In 2003, she entered the "Danish MGP Contest 2003", where she was accepted, and later, won the competition to represent Denmark at the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". Her song was called "Arabiens Drøm". Although it had very good reviews, it did not win

neg: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Dion performed 9th on the night of the contest, following Israel and preceding Ireland. She went on to win the contest, receiving 137 points in total. The Swiss conductor at the contest was the composer of the song, Atilla Şereftuğ. Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Switzerland competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, Ireland. The Swiss entry was Céline Dion with the French language song "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Don't leave without me), composed by Atilla Şereftuğ and Nella Martinetti. The Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was selected through a national

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2016 fail to qualify for the final. The album also features the Romanian entry which was withdrawn from the contest by the EBU due to non-payment of debts. Eurovision Song Contest 2016 The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following Måns Zelmerlöw's win at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria with the song "Heroes". This was the third time the contest had taken place in Stockholm, after and . The contest was held at the Ericsson Globe and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2007 including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following Lordi's win at the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The contest was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May, and staged by host broadcaster Yle. A budget of €13 million was presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from Espoo, Turku and Tampere. The hosts

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Lena's win at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway with the song "Satellite". The event was held at the Esprit Arena, with semi-finals held on 10 and 12 May, and the final held on 14 May 2011. This was the first contest to take place outside the host nation's capital city since the 2004 contest in Istanbul. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, with those returning including Austria, which last participated in 2007; Hungary,

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following Lordi's win at the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The contest was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May, and staged by host broadcaster Yle. A budget of €13 million was presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from Espoo, Turku and Tampere. The hosts were Finnish television personality Jaana Pelkonen and Finnish musician, stage performer

neg: Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest own televote for the Grand Finals. However, these votes were not counted at the actual contest and did not affect the overall result. The SBS commentary team and Australian delegation were awarded a commentary booth of their own at the 2012 contest in Baku. They have been allocated a commentary booth every year since. In the event that Australia should win the Eurovision Song Contest, the EBU had confirmed that in accordance with the rules, Australia would not host the event in the southern hemisphere, and instead would co-host the contest in Europe. Further to the EBU's statement it was

neg: Selma Björnsdóttir Iceland in second place again. Such a fine pedigree ensured she was a hugely popular choice to represent Iceland for a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, to be held in Kiev. However, despite its being one of the favourites to go on to win the contest, her song "If I Had Your Love" did not make it to the final. Iceland's early exit at the semi-final stage was one of the biggest upsets of the 2005 contest. This was Iceland's worst result in the contest. Selma also was one of the main attractions at the Eurovision gala

neg: Rita (Israeli singer) the "Beit Zvi" school of acting. Her first exposure to the general public in Israel was at the 1986 Pre-Eurovision Song Contest (known as the Kdam-Eurovision), which decided who would represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Rita did not win, but her song, "Shvil haBrichah" garnered much interest. That same year, Rita starred in an adaptation of "My Fair Lady" and released her self-titled debut album, "Rita", which went triple platinum, selling over 120,000 copies. In 1987, she released the English language album "Breaking Those Walls" under the name of Rita Farouz. That album contained several English versions

neg: Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in a national final on 18 February in Reykjavík. They chose the fictional character Silvía Night to represent the nation in Athens with the song "Til hamingju Ísland" ("Congratulations Iceland"), however the song was performed in its English version at Eurovision as "Congratulations". The song tells the story of how Silvía will win the Eurovision Song Contest and how she is better than everyone else. The song was considered a strong favourite from the moment the competing songs were announced. It is written

neg: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 994th song in the Eurovision Song Contest's history. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 by Daz Sampson with the song "Teenage Life". He finished in 19th place with 25 points. On 4 March 2006, six artists competed to win "Making Your Mind Up", the annual BBC television show which sees the selection of the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show was hosted by Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky. Opinions on each song and performance were given by a panel consisting of four celebrities: