"Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. After the voting, ""Rugă pentru pacea lumii"" had received 11 points, placing 29th (last) and because of that Romania did not participate in 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Romania selected Monica Anghel & Sincron, with the song ""Rugă pentru pacea lumii"", to be their"
"there have been very few finals with that many participants. A number of spin-offs and imitators of the Eurovision Song Contest have been produced over the years, some national and other international. Similar competitions that are still held, include: Similar competitions that are no longer held, include: Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often simply called Eurovision, is an international song competition held primarily among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine"
"the 44th Contest. As of 2018, this is the last Eurovision Song Contest to have been held in a concert hall rather than in an indoor arena. Long-standing rules in place for decades were abolished during this Contest: rules that each country had to sing in one of their national languages was abolished for the first time since 1977. A majority of the participating countries, fourteen out of twenty-three, chose to sing entirely or partly in English and only eight entirely in their respective national languages; Lithuania, Spain, Croatia, Poland, France, Cyprus, Portugal and Turkey, not counting the United Kingdom,"
"These include: The Eurovision Song Contest () is an annual international song competition, that was first held in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated – each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957 all contests have allowed one entry per country. The 1956 contest was won by the host nation, Switzerland. In this competition, only countries that are members of the EBU can participate. The first winner was Switzerland, and the most recent is Israel with a new voting"
"Finland, Norway, Russia, Netherlands and Azerbaijan. In 2014, the songs from Azerbaijan, Ireland, Denmark, Russia, United Kingdom and Ukraine; in the 2015 contest the songs from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Macedonia, Netherlands, Spain and Russia. In 2016, the songs from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Georgia, Lithuania, Norway, Malta, Moldova and Russia. In 2017, the songs from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Greece, Ireland, Serbia and Switzerland. Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 58 times since making its debut in 1958, missing only three contests since then (1964, 1970 and 1976). Since 1959,"
"event Eurovision Song Contest, an annual, continental pop music event, every year (except when it clashes with Holocaust Memorial Day, as in 1980, 1984 and 1997) It has won 4 times, in 1978, 1979, 1998 and 2018. Before the Jewish Emancipation, virtually all Jewish music in Europe was sacred music, with the exception of the performances of klezmorim during weddings and other occasions. The result was a lack of a Jewish presence in European classical music until the 19th century, with very few exceptions, normally enabled by specific aristocratic protection, such as Salamone Rossi (whose work is considered the beginning"
"Junior Eurovision Song Contest The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (), often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong, is a song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year, however the same city can host the contest more than once. The competition has many similarities to the Eurovision Song Contest from which its name is taken. Each participating broadcaster sends an act, the members of which are aged 9 to 14"
"(), is an annual international song competition, that was first held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 November 2003. Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song, for a total of 16 entries. The 2003 Contest was won by Croatia and the current winner is Poland. The Eurovision Dance Contest (not to be confused with the ""Eurovision Young Dancers Competition"") was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in London, United Kingdom on 1 September 2007. The competition was repeated in 2008 when it was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, but has not been held since. The"
"the 1975 contest in 2014. The next will be the 1972 contest which is scheduled to take place in 2017. The contests which are organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select a song which did not make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals, giving it a ""second chance"" opportunity to participate in a competition to determine the favourite entry. Participation in the Second Chance Contest requires competing branches to have had a televised national final held in their country for the year's Eurovision Song Contest. So far 37 countries have"
"respectively. In addition, several transcontinental countries with only part of their territory in Europe have competed: , since 1994; and , since 2012. Listed below are all the countries that have taken part in the competition or are eligible to take part but have yet to do so. Forty-two countries have participated in the Eurovision Young Musicians since it started in 1982. Of these, ten have won the contest. The contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is held biennially between members of the Union. Most of the expense of the contest is covered by commercial sponsors and contributions"
"by the percentage from the maximum possible score a song can achieve. This table shows top 10 participating songs (both winning and non-winning) by the number of votes cast. Under the 2013–15 voting system Portugal would have received 17.12% of points in the 2017 competition. A tie-break procedure was implemented after the 1969 contest, in which France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom tied for first place. With no tie-breaking system in place at the time, it was determined that all four countries would be awarded the title; in protest, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Portugal did not participate"
"European Grand Prix for Choral Singing The European Grand Prix for Choral Singing (in French, Grand Prix Européen de Chant Choral, commonly abbreviated as European Choral Grand Prix or GPE) is an annual choral competition between the winners of six European choral competitions. It was inaugurated in 1989. Despite its name, the GPE is not limited to European choirs; this is because choirs from any country can join the choral competitions in any of the GPE's member-cities. , one choir from Japan, one choir from Argentina, one choir from Indonesia, and two choirs from the United States have won the"
"Euro Pop Contest The Euro Pop Contest (German: ""Euro Pop Contest ""Berliner Perle""""), often shortened to Euro Pop or EPC, is an annual song competition for young people held in Berlin, Germany by the non-profit organization Music, Accuracy and Veranstaltulgen eV since 2003. The contest was founded as ""Berliner Perle"" in Berlin, Germany by Viktor Leis, a former musician and producer in Russia for 30 years. Leis already realized his idea of an international singing competition for children and young people in his later years as a musician and producer in Germany, but with the increasing internationalization of his contest's"
"in the past. Several other countries around Europe and beyond that do not have their own independent OGAE Network, including Australia, Kazakhstan, Monaco, San Marino, South Africa, and the United States of America, participate under the name ""OGAE Rest of the World"". Every year the organisation arranges four competitions – Song Contest, Second Chance Contest, Video Contest and Home Composed Song Contest. The cooperative exercise of the OGAE Network is to raise awareness of popular national music across the world, in collaboration with the fans of the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as establishing a strong relationship between national broadcasting"
"and Germany have both finished last in the contest three times. The United Kingdom also has the fewest top ten results of the Big Five in the 21st century, but has achieved more top five results than Spain, having reached the top five in 2002 and 2009, while Spain has not reached the top five since the 1995 contest. As well as broadcasting the contest each year, the BBC also organises the selection process for the entry with a televised national final (historically titled ""A Song For Europe""). The process has varied between selecting both performer and song, or just"
"took part, which is more than the number of countries that voted for , who came fourth and , who came third. Incidentally, the same three countries occupied the top three places as last year, just in a different order. These three countries were Spain, the United Kingdom, and Croatia. This was the last contest that and took part in before their withdrawal in 2005. They would miss the contest for 12 and 14 years until 2016 and 2018 respectively, when they announced their return. The origins of the contest date back to 2000 when Danmarks Radio held a song"
"is entirely funded by contributions from participating nations. The contest has no sponsors; instead, it has several partners who help conduct the implementation of the competition within the framework of possibilities. Euro Pop Contest The Euro Pop Contest (German: ""Euro Pop Contest ""Berliner Perle""""), often shortened to Euro Pop or EPC, is an annual song competition for young people held in Berlin, Germany by the non-profit organization Music, Accuracy and Veranstaltulgen eV since 2003. The contest was founded as ""Berliner Perle"" in Berlin, Germany by Viktor Leis, a former musician and producer in Russia for 30 years. Leis already realized"
"in the United Kingdom each garner approximately 10,000 contestants annually, making them the largest contests in the region. According to 2005 statistics, more than 650,000 visitors attend the World Music Contest (Kerkrade, the Netherlands), which has 19,000 contestants from over 30 countries, making it one of the largest competitions in Europe. The All-Japan Band Association annual contest appears to be the world's largest music competition in terms of the number of active contestants, with approximately 800,000 competing musicians in more than 14,000 bands. A competition which has recently hit the United Kingdom music scene is called SoundWave Music Competition. This"
"it would get all 9 points. If only two songs were chosen, the songs would get 6 and 3 points in order. 18 countries took part, with the Eurovision Song Contest reaching its highest ever number. Sweden returned after a one-year absence, and Ireland debuted in the competition. Luxembourg won for the second time with the highly controversial Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son sung by teenager France Gall which later went on to be a massive hit in almost all European countries. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain all scored null points for the second time. The competition was also"
"are made available to at least 98% of households in their own country which are equipped to receive such transmissions. If an EBU Active Member wishes to participate, they must fulfil conditions as laid down by the rules of the contest (of which a separate copy is drafted annually). Eligibility to participate is not determined by geographic inclusion within the continent of Europe, despite the ""Euro"" in ""Eurovision"" – nor does it have any relation to the European Union. Several countries geographically outside the boundaries of Europe have competed: , and , in Western Asia, since 1986, 1988 and 2012"
"or several musical works or of a free genre; but must contain national or regional influence from the participating country. Tickets for the event went on sale on 15 March 2017. The winning choir (Slovenia) received the title of Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 and prize money from Riga City Council. Announced on 27 February 2017, Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre and LTV culture presenter Eva Johansone, were the hosts for the inaugural contest that took place on 22 July 2017, in Riga, Latvia. On 27 February 2017, the EBU confirmed that seven countries would be participating in"
"took place on 26 February 2017. The four entries that qualified from the semi-final competed. The song with the highest number of votes from the public was declared the winner. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the ""Big 5"" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns"
"of two semi-finals and a final, a format which has been in use since . The ten countries with the highest scores in each semi-final qualified to the final where they joined the host nation Austria, the five main sponsoring nations (known as the Big Five): France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, and Australia which was invited this year to commemorate the Contest's 60th anniversary. Each participating country had their own national jury, which consisted of five professional members of the music industry. Each member of a respective nation's jury was required to rank every song, except that"
"each club choose amongst the songs that did not win and select one to represent the club in the event. Votes are cast by members of the OGAE clubs and are returned to the OGAE branch organising the particular year's event. Guest juries have been used to cast votes since 1993. The contest began in 1987, when it was then known as ""Europe's Favourite"". Four OGAE branches competed in the first contest, coming from the , , and the . The contest quickly expanded and now contains over 20 countries competing each year. Due to the nature of some countries"
"with twelve of 43 participants singing in their country's native language (not including Estonia, whose representative opted to sing in Italian). The voting system used in the contest has changed over the years. The current system has been in place since 2016, and is a positional voting system. Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury of votes of five music professionals and the other from televoting. Historically, a country's votes were decided by an internal jury, but in 1997 five countries (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and the"
"exists in the Eurovision Song Contest rules, which has resulted in countries being represented by songwriters and artist who are not nationals of that country. In recent years Swedish songwriters have been involved in the writing entirely or partly of entries from several countries apart from Sweden. In 2010 contest the songs from Belarus, Denmark, Georgia, Norway, Ireland and Azerbaijan were written entirely or partly by Swedes; in 2011 the songs from Russia and Azerbaijan; in 2012 the songs from Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Norway, Azerbaijan and Spain; and in the 2013 contest the songs from Georgia,"
"EuroVoice The EuroVoice European Music Contest, or simply the EuroVoice, is a music contest, which was first announced in April 2010 and whose first Finals took place in Athens, Greece on September 23 and 24, 2010. EuroVoice is intended as an annual, interactive, televised music contest, with participants from countries all over Europe, as well as Israel. The first EuroVoice ""Eurovoice 2010"" was won by Cyprus, with the United Kingdom in second place and Armenia in third. EuroVoice allows anyone of legal age and with legal resident status in one of the countries that are part of Contest Territory to"
"of the European Grand Prix Association, for two years. The following are the lists of grand prize winners for the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. European Grand Prix for Choral Singing - GPE Official home page European Grand Prix for Choral Singing The European Grand Prix for Choral Singing (in French, Grand Prix Européen de Chant Choral, commonly abbreviated as European Choral Grand Prix or GPE) is an annual choral competition between the winners of six European choral competitions. It was inaugurated in 1989. Despite its name, the GPE is not limited to European choirs; this is because choirs"
"France and Russia,who have won the contest three times each. OGAE Video Contest The OGAE Video Contest is a video event which, much like the OGAE Song Contest, is organised between branches of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. All OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song and video released in the previous 12 months in their countries. There is no obligation on the entry for the OGAE Video Contest to be sung in one of the country's official languages. So far 50 countries have been represented at the contest at least once. These"
"competition, that was first held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 November 2003. Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song, for a total of 16 entries. The 2003 Contest was won by Croatia and the current winner is Poland with a new voting system. The first host city was Copenhagen (2003) and the most recent is Minsk (2018). The Eurovision Dance Contest (not to be confused with the ""Eurovision Young Dancers Competition"") was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in London, United Kingdom on 1 September 2007. The competition was repeated in 2008 when it"
"Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest The official rules of the Eurovision Song Contest are long, technical, and ever-changing. Many of the rules cover technical aspects of the television broadcast itself. However, a few of the more important rules affecting the conduct and outcome of the Contest follow. Each country in the Eurovision Song Contest is entitled to enter just one song. The contest final is limited to 26 songs, apart from in 2015 when 27 countries took part following what was initially meant to be a one-off invite to Australia. Since 2016, Australia have competed in the semi-finals. They"
"Since then, all compilation CDs have featured all the songs. It was announced in 1999 that, as of the 2000 Contest, the four biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – would all be given automatic entry into the Contest, regardless of their average scores over the past five years. Latvia had attempted to participate in the Contest for the first time, but withdrew at a late stage. This gave Hungary a chance to enter the Contest; however, Magyar Televízió decided not to take part. This allowed Portugal to compete"
"1974 for Sweden), Bucks Fizz (winner in 1981 for the United Kingdom), and Celine Dion (winner in 1988 for Switzerland), all of whom launched successful careers. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956, making it the longest-running annual international television contest and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events, with audience figures of between 100 million and 600 million internationally. It has been broadcast in several countries that do not compete, such as the United"