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| Thursday, 08 May 2008 | |
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Ten things you might not know about Eurovision In 1956 there was no public vote - a closed jury simply declared host country Switzerland the winner. In 1978 political tensions led the Jordanian broadcaster to suspend transmission during Israel's performance. They showed pictures of flowers instead. When the UK hosted the contest for a seventh time in 1982, the venue it chose was the illustrious Harrogate Conference Centre. The UK entry was boy/girl duo Bardo (pictured above) with One Step Further, who failed to replicate Bucks Fizz's winning turn the year before. Ireland's Johnny Logan is the only person to have won Eurovision three times - twice as a performer and once as a composer. Norway has come last more often than any other country - an embarrassing ten times. Despite competing 40 times, poor Portugal has still never won the contest. Always the bridesmaid... The UK has come second an incredible 15 times. The last time was Imaani with Where Are You? in 1998, a question which is even more relevant now than it was then. The current rules state that no live animals are allowed on stage. They don't say anything about dead ones though. The 1,100th song will be performed at this year's contest. Eurovision is now in its 53rd year, and it's still going strong. Frighteningly, an estimated 100 million people across the world watch it every year. Source |
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