Eurovision Song Contest
"United by Music"
A BBC One Original
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual televised music competition run by the European Broadcasting Union in which mostly European countries send an original song to be performed live. Each nation selects an entry, broadcasts the performance across participating networks, and then awards points... Read more
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About Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual televised music competition run by the European Broadcasting Union in which mostly European countries send an original song to be performed live. Each nation selects an entry, broadcasts the performance across participating networks, and then awards points to other countries' songs through a voting system that mixes juries and public televotes. The show blends music, national representation, and live broadcast drama, with every edition creating its own spectacle of staging, costumes, and audience reaction while a winner is declared at the end of the evening.
First staged in 1956 and organized by the EBU, Eurovision has been held almost every year since, growing from a small radio and television experiment into a major pan-European broadcast event. Its format has evolved, but the basic idea of country-to-country song competition has stayed consistent.
The contest has seeped into popular culture across generations. It has produced viral performances, televised moments that get replayed for years, and a recognizable aesthetic that appears in fashion, comedy, and internet memes. Flags, fan clubs, and national pride are regular features, and the show often sparks conversation beyond music, from television production values to public reaction.
Critical reception is varied, reflected in a user vote average of 7.3/10 from 33 votes. Many viewers tune in for the variety of musical styles and the live-show energy, while critics often note predictable voting patterns and occasional political undertones in the results. Recurring themes include national identity, spectacle as performance, media-driven fame, and music as a shared cultural event rather than a purely artistic contest.
As a long-running broadcast rather than a conventional scripted series, Eurovision itself is seldom part of film and mainstream television award circuits. Individual broadcasts, producers, hosts, and national entries have, at times, been acknowledged by broadcasters and cultural bodies for production or contribution to the arts, though the contest is better known for its cultural reach than industry trophies.
Details
- Release Date
- May 24, 1956
- User Ratings
- 35 votes
- Type
- TV Series
- Seasons
- 70
- Episodes
- 112
- Network
- BBC One, RTÉ One, ORF 1, SBS, RTÉ2, RÚV, TF1, Das Erste, SVT1, DR1, La 1, TVP1, Rai 1, RTP1, TVP, Channel One, RTS 1, NDR Fernsehen, Yle TV1, ČT1, TVM, TRT 1, ETV, LTV1, TMC, RTVS, La Une, NPO 1, RTL Télé, RTS Un, RTBF.be, HRT 1, ERT1, Yle Areena, Kan 11, RTV Slovenija, TVE, France.tv, UA: PERSHYI, VRT, Armenia 1, RTSH 1, LRT Televizija, SNRT, Eurovision, SVT, NRK, PIK 1, İctimai TV, San Marino RTV, RTL, SRG SSR, Suspilne, EBU, MTVA, BHRT, RTVA, RTCG
- Status
- Returning Series
- Genres
- Reality, Family, Talk
- Country
- CH
- Studio
- European Broadcasting Union +1 more
Official Trailer
Cast
Victoria Swarovski
Self - Host
Michael Ostrowski
Self - Host
Seasons (70 seasons, 112 episodes)
Lugano 1956
1 episodes - 1956
Frankfurt 1957
1 episodes - 1957
Hilversum 1958
1 episodes - 1958
Cannes 1959
1 episodes - 1959
London 1960
1 episodes - 1960
Cannes 1961
1 episodes - 1961
Luxembourg City 1962
1 episodes - 1962
London 1963
1 episodes - 1963
Copenhagen 1964
1 episodes - 1964
Naples 1965
1 episodes - 1965
Luxembourg City 1966
1 episodes - 1966
Vienna 1967
1 episodes - 1967
London 1968
1 episodes - 1968
Madrid 1969
1 episodes - 1969
Amsterdam 1970
1 episodes - 1970
Dublin 1971
1 episodes - 1971
Edinburgh 1972
1 episodes - 1972
Luxembourg City 1973
1 episodes - 1973
Brighton 1974
1 episodes - 1974
Stockholm 1975
1 episodes - 1975
The Hague 1976
1 episodes - 1976
London 1977
1 episodes - 1977
Paris 1978
1 episodes - 1978
Jerusalem 1979
1 episodes - 1979
The Hague 1980
1 episodes - 1980
Dublin 1981
1 episodes - 1981
Harrogate 1982
1 episodes - 1982
Munich 1983
1 episodes - 1983
Luxembourg City 1984
1 episodes - 1984
Gothenburg 1985
1 episodes - 1985
Bergen 1986
1 episodes - 1986
Brussels 1987
1 episodes - 1987
Dublin 1988
1 episodes - 1988
Lausanne 1989
1 episodes - 1989
Zagreb 1990
1 episodes - 1990
Rome 1991
1 episodes - 1991
Malmö 1992
1 episodes - 1992
Millstreet 1993
1 episodes - 1993
Dublin 1994
1 episodes - 1994
Dublin 1995
1 episodes - 1995
Oslo 1996
1 episodes - 1996
Dublin 1997
1 episodes - 1997
Birmingham 1998
1 episodes - 1998
Jerusalem 1999
1 episodes - 1999
Stockholm 2000
1 episodes - 2000
Copenhagen 2001
1 episodes - 2001
Tallinn 2002
1 episodes - 2002
Riga 2003
1 episodes - 2003
Istanbul 2004
2 episodes - 2004
Kyiv 2005
2 episodes - 2005
Athens 2006
2 episodes - 2006
Helsinki 2007
2 episodes - 2007
Belgrade 2008
3 episodes - 2008
Moscow 2009
3 episodes - 2009
Oslo 2010
3 episodes - 2010
Düsseldorf 2011
3 episodes - 2011
Baku 2012
3 episodes - 2012
Malmö 2013
3 episodes - 2013
Copenhagen 2014
3 episodes - 2014
Vienna 2015
3 episodes - 2015
Stockholm 2016
3 episodes - 2016
Kyiv 2017
3 episodes - 2017
Lisbon 2018
3 episodes - 2018
Tel Aviv 2019
3 episodes - 2019
Rotterdam 2021
3 episodes - 2021
Turin 2022
3 episodes - 2022
Liverpool 2023
3 episodes - 2023
Malmö 2024
3 episodes - 2024
Basel 2025
3 episodes - 2025
Vienna 2026
5 episodes - 2026
