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Eurovision Song Contest
"United by Music"
Overview
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One, RTÉ One, ORF 1, TF1, Das Erste, ProSieben, SVT1, NRK1, DR1, La 1, Channel 1, Rai 1, RTP1, Channel One, RTS 1, SRF 1, Yle TV1, TRT 1, ETV, BNT 1, LTV1, La Une, NPO 1, RTS Un, RTV 1, EinsFestival, RSI LA1, HRT 1, ERT1, Kan 11, BBC Television, RTV Slovenija, RTK, Suspilne Pershyi, Eurovision, RTS, İctimai TV, RTL
Seasons & Episodes
Athens 2006
With the Eurovision Song Contest already enjoying enormous popularity in Greece, Helena Paparizou's victory in 2005 created the perfect circumstances to organise the show. Under the Greek sun, the 2006 contest took place in Athens!
Episodes
Semi-Final
No description available.
Final
Carola, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden in 1991 and finished third in 1983, returned to the contest with her song Invincible, was widely tipped to do well. Another hotly tipped winner was Russian singer Dima Bilan with his song Never Let You Go. German group Texas Lightning did well in at the bookmakers with their refreshing pop-country song No No Never, but the song only managed a disappointing 14th place. Anna Vissi, the Greek pop queen who had already participated in the song contest in 1980 and 1982, had high hopes to win the competition with her dramatic performance of Everything.
Top Cast
Victoria Swarovski
Self - Host
Michael Ostrowski
Self - Host
