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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_EurovisionHistory of the Eurovision Song Contest - Wikipedia

    The Eurovision Song Contest has been identified as the longest-running annual international televised music competition in the world, as determined by Guinness World Records, and around 40 countries now regularly take part each year.

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  3. eurovision.tv › history › origins-of-eurovisionThe Origins of Eurovision | Eurovision Song Contest

    The Eurovision Song Contest began as a technical experiment in television broadcasting: the live, simultaneous, transnational broadcast that Europe has now been watching for nearly 70 years was in the late 1950s a marvel.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eurovision_Song_ContestEurovision Song Contest - Wikipedia

    Origins and history. Lys Assia, the winner of the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, performing at the 1958 contest.

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  5. www.britannica.com › art › Eurovision-Song-ContestEurovision Song Contest | History, Rules, Countries & List of ...

    Sep 15, 2024 · First held on May 24, 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland, the contest was one of the earliest attempts to broadcast a live televised event to a large international market.

  6. eurovision.tv › historyHistory - Eurovision Song Contest

    Eurovision Archives. Official website of the Eurovision Song Contest. The latest news, photos, videos, participant info, voting results, the Contest's rich history and much more.

  7. www.history.co.uk › articles › the-weird-andThe weird and wonderful history of the Eurovision Song Contest

    The first-ever outing of the Eurovision Song Contest was on 24th May 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland. It was started by the European Broadcasting Union and was the idea of its director, Marcel Bezencon, who suggested a TV show based on the Italian Festival di Sanremo.

  8. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › eurovisionA Brief History Of Eurovision, The International Song Contest

    May 12, 2023 · Writing a brief history of Eurovision is no easy task. The famed song contest has been taking place since 1956, and it’s included numerous twists and turns since its humble beginnings.