Which EU member country's national anthem has no words?
"National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina ""The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina"" (Serbo-Croatian: ""Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine"" / Државна химна Босне и Херцеговине) is the name of the official national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the four national anthems in the world (along with Spain, San Marino, and Kosovo) to have no official lyrics. The national anthem was adopted on 25 June 1999, by the promulgation of the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing the previous national anthem, ""Jedna si jedina"", which excluded the country's Serb and Croat communities, this"
"Brez besed ""Brez besed"" (""Without words"") was the Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, composed by Mojmir Sepe and Elza Budau and performed by Berta Ambrož in Slovene. On the night of the contest the song was performed 5th, following Luxembourg's Michèle Torr with ""Ce soir je t'attendais"" and preceding Norway's Åse Kleveland with ""Intet er nytt under solen"". At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18. It was succeeded as Yugoslav representative at the 1967 contest by Lado Leskovar with ""Vse rože sveta"". Some controversy has developed"
"is noted for its almost complete absence of lyrics with only 24 words being sung in the original Norwegian version and much of the rest of the song being given over to a violin intermezzo performed by Irish musician Fionnuala Sherry. While no other winning song in the contest has featured so few words, Finland would go on to place 15th in the 1998 Contest with ""Aava"", which contains only six words repeated throughout the song. The previous holder of the record of shortest lyrics in Eurovision history was Belgium and their 1983 entry ""Rendez-vous"", with a total of 11"
"to avoid paying. Nonetheless, the rights to the 1997 Francisco Grau revision were transferred to the government at no charge, but they were not placed in the public domain. Though the has no lyrics, words have been written and used for it in the past. One version was used during Alfonso XIII's reign and another during the Francoist State; however, none of them were ever made official. The national anthem has been played without words since 1978, when the lyrics that had been approved by General Francisco Franco were abandoned. After witnessing a rendition of ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" at"
"which received no points before the introduction of the scoring system introduced in 1975 are: Entries which received no points since the introduction of this system in 1975 up until the scoring reformation in 2016 are: The first time a host nation ever finished with ""nul points"" was in the 2015 final, when Austria's ""I Am Yours"" by The Makemakes scored zero. In 2003, following the UK's first zero score, an online poll was held to determine public opinion about each zero-point entry's worthiness of the score. Spain's ""¿Quién maneja mi barca?"" (1983) won the poll as the song that"
"in recent times due to the similarity of the melody of this song in comparison to Spain 1973 entry ""Eres tú"" Brez besed ""Brez besed"" (""Without words"") was the Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, composed by Mojmir Sepe and Elza Budau and performed by Berta Ambrož in Slovene. On the night of the contest the song was performed 5th, following Luxembourg's Michèle Torr with ""Ce soir je t'attendais"" and preceding Norway's Åse Kleveland with ""Intet er nytt under solen"". At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18."
"Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic ""Keine Grenzen - Żadnych granic"" (English translation: ""No Borders"") was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in German, Polish and Russian by Ich Troje. The song is a dramatic ballad, in which the singers express their desire to be astronauts, gazing down from space at the earth. As well as the beauty of the spectacle, they sing that from that distance it is impossible to see borders, flags and warfare. The theme of the need for peace is underscored by the multilingual lyrics, in which Polish is performed alongside the languages"
"Non mi avete fatto niente ""Non mi avete fatto niente"" (; English: ""You haven't done anything to me"") is a song performed by Italian singers Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro. The song was released as a digital download on 7 February 2018 as the lead single from the respective albums by each artist: ""Non abbiamo armi"" and ""Parole rumori e anni"". It won the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. On the 30th March 2018, the shortened version for Eurovision was released on Spotify. The song was written by both"
"No One (Maja Keuc song) ""No One"" is a song performed by Maja Keuc. The music was composed by Matjaž Vlašič, and the lyrics were written by Urša Vlašič. The song was the winner of the 2011 edition of EMA, where it was performed in Slovene as ""Vanilija"" (Vanilla), and later represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011, where it was performed in English. Keuc has said that she decided to sing in English because it is more fluid than her native Slovenian. Slovenian this year's Eurovision representative Maja Keuc has recorded a"
"points"" is possible, but much less likely, and has not yet happened. In 2016, the Czech Republic's entry ""I Stand"" received no points from the televote. They did get 41 points from juries. In 2017, Spain's entry ""Do It for Your Lover"" received no points from the juries. They did get 5 points from the televote. Also in 2017, Austria's entry ""Running on Air"" received no points from the televote but they did get 93 points from juries. Entries that received no jury points are: Entries that received no televote points are: Entries that received no jury points in the"
"by the jury for the second round of voting. In the second round, a public SMS vote solely selected ""Wars for Nothing"" performed by Boglárka Csemer – Boggie as 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. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. The"
"he actually accompanied her on the piano. Estonian backing vocalists Lauri Pihlap and Kaido Põldma were part of the group 2XL, which won the contest in 2001 together with Dave Benton and Tanel Padar. Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. The ten songs that are marked in orange qualified to the final. Germany, France and Spain voted in this semi-final. The ten songs that are marked in orange qualified to the final. For the first time since , no country of the former participated in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Below is a summary"
"countries of the European Union, the euro, is the most commonly used among Europeans; and the EU's Schengen Area abolishes border and immigration controls among most of its member states. The European Anthem is ""Ode to Joy"", and states celebrate peace and unity on Europe Day. In classical Greek mythology, Europa (, ""Eurṓpē"") is the name of either a Phoenician princess or of a queen of Crete. The name contains the elements εὐρύς (""eurús""), ""wide, broad"" and ὤψ (""ōps"", gen. ὠπός, ""ōpós"") ""eye, face, countenance"", hence their composite ""Eurṓpē"" would mean ""wide-gazing"" or ""broad of aspect"". ""Broad"" has been an"
"even a flag for the Union State. Nevertheless, a song called ""Sovereign Union of Nations"" ( ""Derzhavny soyuz narodov"", ""Dzyarzhauny sayuz narodau"") has been proposed as the Union's unofficial anthem. The song, which was modified from the National Anthem of the Soviet Union, refers to a wider union of the two nations. On November 16, 2010, it was announced by the Union State website that the Constitutional Act was 99% ready. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko promised to introduce a common currency on 1 January 2004. The currency was not introduced, and the plan was pushed back by one year. On"
"uniform salute when not in formation. Marcha Real The ""Marcha Real"" (, ""Royal March"") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics (although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used). One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled "" Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfantª Española"""
"Viver senza tei ""Viver senza tei"" (""To live without you"") was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. After Celine Dion's win the previous year, Switzerland were the host country for the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in Lausanne. Furbaz sang ""Viver senza tei"" for Switzerland in the Romansh language, the first (and to date only) time the language was used at Eurovision. The song was composed by band member Marie Louise Werth. Furbaz performed 18th on the night of the contest, following Cyprus's Fani Polymeri and Giannis Savvidakis singing ""Apopse As Vrethume"" and preceding Greece's Mariana Efstratiou"
"Europe (anthem) ""Europe"" is the national anthem of Kosovo. It was composed by Mendi Mengjiqi. As with the national anthems of Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino, it has no official lyrics, but unofficial lyrics have been written for it. It was adopted on 11 June 2008. It was chosen because it contained no references to any specific ethnic group. It was selected by the Assembly of Kosovo, with 72 MPs voting in favor, while 15 voted against and five abstained. On 12 March 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo announced an open contest to choose the anthem in Prishtina"
"Sense tu ""Sense tu"" (""Without you"") was Andorra's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Performed in Catalan by Jenny, the song had to qualify from the semi-final, due to Andorra's failure to make the top ten in the previous Contest. On the night, the song was performed fourth, following Slovenia's Anžej Dežan with ""Mr Nobody"" and preceding Polina Smolova of Belarus with ""Mum"". At the close of voting, the song had only received 8 points (from neighbours Spain) and finished in 23rd - last - place, thus forcing Andorra to qualify through the semi-final in their next Contest appearance."
"Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance) ""Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)"" (""Meaningless things (Gonna Make You Dance)"") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Portuguese and English by Nonstop. The song is an up-tempo number, with the girls singing that their presence and love will brighten the days of their lovers. The lovers don't need to say or do anything to achieve this result. Indeed, if the lovers were to speak, that would ""ruin the night"". At the Contest, considerable attention was drawn to the unusual clothing being worn by the members"
"points. This was the fourth time the nation received ""nul points"" at the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2015 contest, Austria had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven times since its first entry in . The nation had won the contest on two occasions: in with the song ""Merci, Chérie"" performed by Udo Jürgens and in with the song ""Rise Like a Phoenix"" performed by Conchita Wurst. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Austria had featured in only three finals. Austria's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on eight occasions, most"
"with a combination of televoting and jury votes from each country also used to select the semi-finalists. Each participating country had a national jury, consisting of five music-industry professionals appointed by national broadcasters. ""A Million Voices"" sung by Russian artist Polina Gagarina, became the first song to get over 300 points without winning the contest (and the only one during the era when each country delivered only one set of points); with a new voting system introduced in 2016, Australia became the first country to get over 500 points without winning the contest. In 2017, Bulgaria became the first non-winning"
"Rijeka bez imena ""Rijeka bez imena"" (; English: River Without A Name) is a song performed by Marija Šestić. It represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, and it was the opening track of the final. The English version of this song is called ""Never Wake Me Up""; the song is also recorded in the Russian language and is called ""Безымянная река"" (Bezimyannaya reka). In Helsinki, it was performed 1st in the running order, preceding Spain's D'NASH with ""I Love You Mi Vida"". At the end of voting it had scored 106 points, finishing"
"heads of state and government as the official anthem of the then European Community – since 1993 the European Union. It is not intended to replace the national anthems of the member states but rather to celebrate the values they all share and their unity in diversity. It expresses the ideals of a united Europe: freedom, peace, and solidarity. It was to have been included in the European Constitution along with the other European symbols; however, the treaty failed ratification and was replaced by the Treaty of Lisbon, which does not include any symbols. A declaration was attached to the"
"in any country. The first zero points in Eurovision were scored in 1962, under a new voting system. When a country finishes with a score of zero, it is often referred to in English-language media as ""nul points"" or ""nil points"", albeit incorrectly. Grammatical French for ""no points"" is ""pas de points"" or ""zéro point"", but none of these phrases are used in the contest; before 2016's voting overhaul, no-point scores were not announced by the presenters. Following the change in the voting system, a country receiving no points from the public voting is announced as receiving ""zero points"". Entries"
"Anthem of Europe ""Anthem of Europe"" is the anthem of the Council of Europe and the European Union. It is based on ""Ode to Joy"" from the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony composed in 1823, and is played on official occasions by both organisations. Friedrich Schiller wrote the poem ""An die Freude"" (""To Joy"") in 1785 as a ""celebration of the brotherhood of man"". In later life, the poet was contemptuous of this popularity and dismissed the poem as typical of ""the bad taste of the age"" in which it had been written. After Schiller's death, the poem provided"
"Marcha Real The ""Marcha Real"" (, ""Royal March"") is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics (although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used). One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled "" Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfantª Española"" (Book of the Ordenance of Newly"
"points, it transpired that it had awarded the UK no points at all, and Switzerland was left with its one-point lead to savour a dramatic triumph. Each performance had a conductor who was maestro to the orchestra, expect for Iceland and Italy. Twenty-one countries took part, after an initial plan of twenty-two, as Cyprus withdrew from the contest after it had already submitted an entry. Cypriot broadcaster CyBC had selected the song 'Thimame' sung by Yiannis Dimitrou, and at a late stage saw that the song was ineligible to represent them as it had been entered into the Cypriot selection"
"Io senza te ""Io senza te"" (Me without you) is a song by Peter, Sue and Marc, performed in Italian, that represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. Peter, Sue & Marc represented Switzerland at the Contest on four separate occasions, each time singing in a different language; in 1971 with ""Les illusions de nos vingt ans"" in French, in 1976 with ""Djambo, Djambo"" in English, in 1979 with ""Trödler und Co"" in German and finally in 1981 with ""Io senza te"" in Italian, a record in Eurovision history. The song was written by Peter Reber and Nella Martinetti."
"least deserved a zero, and Austria's ""Lisa Mona Lisa"" (1988) was the song most deserving of a zero. In 2012, although it scored in the combined voting, France's ""Echo (You and I)"" by Anggun would have received no points if televoting alone had been used. In that year's first semi-final, although Belgium's ""Would You?"" by Iris received two points in the televoting-only hypothetical results from the Albanian jury (since Albania did not use televoting); Belgium would have received no official points from televoting alone. In his book, ""Nul Points"", comic writer Tim Moore interviews several of these performers about how"
"11th in a field of 24. It was the highest placed entry to receive no 12 points. Rijeka bez imena ""Rijeka bez imena"" (; English: River Without A Name) is a song performed by Marija Šestić. It represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, and it was the opening track of the final. The English version of this song is called ""Never Wake Me Up""; the song is also recorded in the Russian language and is called ""Безымянная река"" (Bezimyannaya reka). In Helsinki, it was performed 1st in the running order, preceding Spain's D'NASH"
"of the Basque Country, and ""Os Pinos"" of Galicia, all written and sung in the local languages. In the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, each of the republics (except the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) had the right to its own national anthem, but only the Socialist Republic of Croatia had an anthem of its own, later joined by the Socialist Republic of Slovenia on the brink of the breakup of Yugoslavia. The Socialist Republic of Macedonia did not officially use an anthem, even though one was proclaimed during the World War II by ASNOM. In Belgium, Wallonia uses"
"Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Portugal chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in a national final organised by RTP on 10 March. Of the ten songs, Nonstop triumphed with the song ""Coisas de nada"" (""Meaningless things""). The eventual result was actually a tie, between Nonstop and Vânia Olveira. The jury decided the outcome when a tie took place between these two songs, and as they had awarded more points to Nonstop, they were given the victory. The song was written and composed by José Manuel Afonso & Elvis Veiguinha. As Portugal did not advance to"
"Anonymous (band) Anonymous is a band from Andorra that in 2007 represented the country with the song ""Salvem el món"" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 after winning the national selection. The song, however, failed to make it through past the semi-final stage. The top ten acts are moved up to the finals, and Andorra came in 12th. The band was formed in 2004 and has had some success in Andorra and northern Spain (mainly Catalonia). The band sang ""Salvem el món"" for Andorra - however, Narvaez was underage for the contest, so only Francesca, Martínez, and Gallego were able"