Eurovision Song Contest

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1956

70 Seasons

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May 24, 1956 - May 24, 1956Season 1 of Eurovision Song Contest has 1 episode.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: Grand Prix of the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest

May 24, 19561h 20 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 was decided that the first ever Eurovision Song Contest would be hosted the following year in the Swiss resort of Lugano. The 1956 Eurovision Song Contest was primarily a radio show, although some cameras were taping the contest for the few Europeans who had a television set at that time. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the programme, which lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. The seven participating countries each submitted two entries. The songs of the contest were not to exceed three and a half minutes, and the performers were accompanied by an orchestra of 24 musicians, led by Fernando Paggi.

Series info

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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Ratings

TMDB: 7.3

Original Language

English

Creator

Marcel Bezençon,Sergio Pugliese

Release Date

May 24, 1956

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