Entertainment: Eurovision Song Contest
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| born on | 24 May 1956 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Lugano, Switzerland, 46n01, 8e58 | ||||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   03°36'   05°45 Asc. 16°43'
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Biography
International TV song competition, the longest-running annual event of its type, held, primarily, among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. The competition was based upon the existing Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951.
Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition. The contest has been broadcast every year for sixty-one years, since its inauguration in 1956, and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events in the world, with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally. Eurovision has also been broadcast outside Europe to several countries that do not compete, such as the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and China. An exception was made in 2015, when Australia was allowed to compete as a guest entrant as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the event. In November 2015, the EBU announced that Australia was invited back as a participant in the 2016 contest after their success in 2015. Following their success again in 2016, Australia competed again in 2017. Since 2000, the contest has also been broadcast over the Internet via the Eurovision website.
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest provides a short-term boost to the winning artists' career, but rarely results in long-term success. Notable exceptions are ABBA (winner in 1974 for Sweden), Bucks Fizz (winner in 1981 for the United Kingdom) and Céline Dion (winner in 1988 for Switzerland), all of whom launched successful worldwide careers after their wins.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Aubret, Isabelle (born 27 July 1938). Notes: 1962 winner, France
- associate relationship with Boccara, Frida (born 29 October 1940). Notes: 1969 co-winner, France
- associate relationship with Boyer, Jacqueline (born 23 April 1941). Notes: 1960 winner, France
- associate relationship with Cinquetti, Gigliola (born 20 December 1947). Notes: 1964 winner, Italy
- associate relationship with Claveau, André (born 29 December 1911). Notes: 1958 winner, France
- associate relationship with Cohen, Izhar (born 13 March 1951). Notes: 1978 winner, Israel
- associate relationship with Cutugno, Toto (born 7 July 1943). Notes: 1990 winner, Italy
- associate relationship with Dana International (born 2 February 1969). Notes: 1998 winner, Israel
- associate relationship with Dion, Celine (born 30 March 1968). Notes: 1988 winner, Switzerland
- associate relationship with Entertainment: Abba (born 1 January 1972). Notes: 1974 winner, Sweden
- associate relationship with Erener, Sertab (born 4 December 1964). Notes: 2003 winner, Turkey
- associate relationship with Gall, France (born 9 October 1947). Notes: 1965 winner, Luxembourg
- associate relationship with Hermes, Corinne (born 16 November 1961). Notes: 1983 winner, Luxembourg
- associate relationship with Hohloch, Nicole (born 25 October 1964). Notes: 1982 winner, Germany
- associate relationship with Jürgens, Udo (born 30 September 1934). Notes: 1966 winner, Austria
- associate relationship with Kim, Sandra (born 15 October 1972). Notes: 1986 winner, Belgium
- associate relationship with Krogh, Hanne (born 24 January 1956). Notes: 1985 winner, Norway
- associate relationship with Kuhr, Lenny (born 22 February 1950). Notes: 1969 co-winner, Netherlands
- associate relationship with Leandros, Vicky (born 23 August 1949). Notes: 1972 winner, Luxembourg
- associate relationship with Lulu (born 3 November 1948). Notes: 1969 co-winner, UK
- associate relationship with Meyer-Landrut, Lena (born 23 May 1991). Notes: 2010 winner, Germany
- associate relationship with Myriam, Marie (born 8 May 1957). Notes: 1977 winner, France
- associate relationship with Pascal, Jean-Claude (born 24 October 1927). Notes: 1961 winner, Luxembourg
- associate relationship with Sand, Jon Ola (born 21 December 1961). Notes: Executive Supervisor 2011-2020
- associate relationship with Séverine (singer) (born 10 October 1948). Notes: 1971 winner, Monaco
- associate relationship with Shaw, Sandie (born 26 February 1947). Notes: 1967 winner, UK
- associate relationship with Wurst, Conchita (born 6 November 1988). Notes: 2014 winner, Austria
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from two articles:
From the German Eurovision website, "60 Jahre ESC - Ein Blick zurück" (60 years ESC - A look back) [1]: "Dieses Thema im Programm: Das Erste | Eurovision Song Contest | 24.05.1956 | 21:00 Uhr" (This topic in the program: The First | Eurovision Song Contest | 24.05.1956 | 21:00 hours).
From the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), German public-broadcasting institution website: "24. Mai 1956 - Erster Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson" (24 May 1956 - First Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest)[2]: "Um 21 Uhr am 24. Mai 1956 hebt sich der Vorhang zum ersten Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson im schweizerischen Tessin." (At 9 pm on 24 May 1956, the curtain of the first Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest rises in Switzerland).
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