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Eurovision Song Contest
The
winner of last year's Eurovision Song Contest was Russia, which
took the top prize with Dima
Bilan's "Believe" which beat
out more than 20 other competitors.
In 2009, it
was Russia's turn to host the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, with
semi-finals airing May 12 - 14 and the final on May 16, 2009 live
from Moscow.
Top favorites
this year included the Turkish entry "Dum Tek Tek" by
pop singer Hadise, along with Norway's "Fairytale" by
singer/violinist Alexander Rybak. From Greece, Sakis Rouvas was
another good bet to win with "This Is Our Night".
But it was
popular favorite Alexander Rybak's "Fairytale" which
won the night! so see you next year as the 2010 Eurovision
contest airs in Norway from its capital in Oslo.
Notable
Winners
Shaking up
the Eurovision stage in 2006 was heavy metal Finnish band Lordi
- and its chain saw wielding lead singer - who were the surprise
winners with "Hard Rock Hallelujah".
Other Eurovision
winners of the past include ABBA
(Sweden) and Celine
Dion (Switzerland) who have used the contest as a solid launching
pad to international stardom.
More notable
appearances
have included Cliff Richard, Julio Inglesias, and Olivia Newton
John, who represented the UK in 1974 (she finished fourth).
Elsewhere
on the Web, surf around for further facts & information with
background info on past winners, official rules & point system,
participant profiles, pictures & video clips, plus news, gossip
& predictions on the road to this year's Eurovision Song Contest
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Eurovision
Song Contest - The official English language site featuring
the latest news, participant list, artist profiles, pictures,
fully archived 2006 and 2007 presentations plus a comprehensive
history of the contest dating back to 1956.
Eurovision
Song Contest - Wikipedia's extensive overview with an
explanation of the voting rules & point system, background
history, trivia, notable Eurovision stars, most wins by country,
links to further info, and a huge list of related fan sites.
Eurosong
- News & gossip central with reports from all over Europe
and the UK leading up to the final with pictures, video clips,
searchable database of past winners, community forum.
The
Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Homepage
- Major fan site with the latest news, upcoming event calendar
& timeline, brief history, contest & picture archive.
Eurovision
Winner - How to Win the Eurovision Song Contest - Complete
instructions including what sex you should be (female, pretty),
voice range (strong, with falsetto notes), song type (upbeat,
in English).
A-Z
of Eurovision - Every
strange & funny tidbit you ever wanted to know in this mini-encyclopedia
of Eurovision trivia from BBC 2 Radio.
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