The Eurovision Song Contest is a song competition held every year by countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union. This contest was inaugurated in the year 1956 and has been held every year since its inception. In fact, it is the longest running television program in the world. Also, it has the honor of being the most-watched non-sporting event in the history of television.
Every participant country has a TV channel - a member of the EBU. It's the obligation of this channel to pick out a song and a singer to stand for their country on the international stage. The contest is transmitted live in every participating country simultaneously. When the performances are over, the participating countries caste their ballots for the best performance. A country can't vote for its own entry.
The winner is that country whose song gets the maximum number of votes. These votes have included votes coming in from the jury and also from tele-voting which enables people from the participant nations to vote for their favorite song performance.
The origination of this contest lay in the rehabilitation of Europe after the World War II came to its end. In a movement to promote peace, harmony and collective interaction of European nations, the contest was born. It was the idea of Frenchman employed of EBU. In those years, before the advent of satellite TV, it was considered an enterprising venture to make a TV contest that was aired simultaneously in different countries.
But the attempt has been a success, thanks to the 4 largest contributing countries of the EBU: UK, France, Spain and Germany, who are now known as the Big Four within the competition and are forever included in the semi-finals regardless of the votes they get.
The principles of the contest order that the country that wins a Contest is hosting the event in the next year.
In 2008, the trophy was won by Russian Dima Bilan for the song Believe. Thence, the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, 2009 will be held in Moscow, Russia. The rival will be held in the Olympic Arena in Moscow, it was confirmed by Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Russia, himself. This was as well confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union.
Likewise many host countries, Russia is likely to take this fortune to showcase its classical capital and advertize tourism. The week coming before the Eurovision final is awaited to be full of activeness within the city regarding the semi-finals are being held on two days.
The two semi-finals will be held on the 12th and 14th of May, 2009. The city should grasp this opportunity of daily broadcast for almost a week throughout the world to introduce its splendors to the world.
Every participant country has a TV channel - a member of the EBU. It's the obligation of this channel to pick out a song and a singer to stand for their country on the international stage. The contest is transmitted live in every participating country simultaneously. When the performances are over, the participating countries caste their ballots for the best performance. A country can't vote for its own entry.
The winner is that country whose song gets the maximum number of votes. These votes have included votes coming in from the jury and also from tele-voting which enables people from the participant nations to vote for their favorite song performance.
The origination of this contest lay in the rehabilitation of Europe after the World War II came to its end. In a movement to promote peace, harmony and collective interaction of European nations, the contest was born. It was the idea of Frenchman employed of EBU. In those years, before the advent of satellite TV, it was considered an enterprising venture to make a TV contest that was aired simultaneously in different countries.
But the attempt has been a success, thanks to the 4 largest contributing countries of the EBU: UK, France, Spain and Germany, who are now known as the Big Four within the competition and are forever included in the semi-finals regardless of the votes they get.
The principles of the contest order that the country that wins a Contest is hosting the event in the next year.
In 2008, the trophy was won by Russian Dima Bilan for the song Believe. Thence, the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, 2009 will be held in Moscow, Russia. The rival will be held in the Olympic Arena in Moscow, it was confirmed by Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Russia, himself. This was as well confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union.
Likewise many host countries, Russia is likely to take this fortune to showcase its classical capital and advertize tourism. The week coming before the Eurovision final is awaited to be full of activeness within the city regarding the semi-finals are being held on two days.
The two semi-finals will be held on the 12th and 14th of May, 2009. The city should grasp this opportunity of daily broadcast for almost a week throughout the world to introduce its splendors to the world.
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