Eurovision Song Contest(1956)

Name: Eurovision Song Contest
Genre: Reality, Talk
Released: 1956-05-24
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Victoria Swarovski, Michael Ostrowski

United by Music

★ 7.2(36)110 episodesReturning Series

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.

First aired:: 1956-05-24
Country:: CH
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

Episodes

Lugano 1956(1)Frankfurt 1957(1)Hilversum 1958(1)Cannes 1959(1)London 1960(1)Cannes 1961(1)Luxembourg City 1962(1)London 1963(1)Copenhagen 1964(1)Naples 1965(1)Luxembourg City 1966(1)Vienna 1967(1)London 1968(1)Madrid 1969(1)Amsterdam 1970(1)Dublin 1971(1)Edinburgh 1972(1)Luxembourg City 1973(1)Brighton 1974(1)Stockholm 1975(1)The Hague 1976(1)London 1977(1)Paris 1978(1)Jerusalem 1979(1)The Hague 1980(1)Dublin 1981(1)Harrogate 1982(1)Munich 1983(1)Luxembourg City 1984(1)Gothenburg 1985(1)Bergen 1986(1)Brussels 1987(1)Dublin 1988(1)Lausanne 1989(1)Zagreb 1990(1)Rome 1991(1)Malmö 1992(1)Millstreet 1993(1)Dublin 1994(1)Dublin 1995(1)Oslo 1996(1)Dublin 1997(1)Birmingham 1998(1)Jerusalem 1999(1)Stockholm 2000(1)Copenhagen 2001(1)Tallinn 2002(1)Riga 2003(1)Istanbul 2004(2)Kyiv 2005(2)Athens 2006(2)Helsinki 2007(2)Belgrade 2008(3)Moscow 2009(3)Oslo 2010(3)Düsseldorf 2011(3)Baku 2012(3)Malmö 2013(3)Copenhagen 2014(3)Vienna 2015(3)Stockholm 2016(3)Kyiv 2017(3)Lisbon 2018(3)Tel Aviv 2019(3)Rotterdam 2021(3)Turin 2022(3)Liverpool 2023(3)Malmö 2024(3)Basel 2025(3)Vienna 2026(3)

1. Semi-final 1
★ 3.0
2008-05-20 · 122m
2. Semi-final 2
★ 3.0
2008-05-22 · 120m
3. Final
★ 3.0
2008-05-24 · 196m
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries would be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest took place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Serbia hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in the Belgrade Arena. A record 43 countries participated including San Marino and Azerbaijan who made their respective debuts. Austria withdrew and did not return to the competition until 2011. France was represented by a major star, Sébastien Tellier, however he failed to impress the voters of Europe and finished in 19th place. Ukraine's Ani Lorak, who was in the running to represent her country in 2005, finished in second place with her song Shady Lady. Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson), who won the contest in 1999 for Sweden returned to the competition but finished 18th in the Grand Final.