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.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1956
Seasons
71
Episodes
110
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
36
Genre
Reality, Talk
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Grand Prix of the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest
⭐ 5.5
May 24, 195680 min
Inspired by the Italian Sanremo Festival, the idea to organise a pan-European musicial competition was born at a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union in Monaco in 1955. It wa…