The Eurovision Song Contest is a pop song competition among member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. In total, 60 Eurovision Song Contests have been held throughout history, and 63 songs have won. The winner of the competition is the song that scores the most points given by other Eurovision participating countries.
Vzglyad.az decided to remember the Eurovision winners over the past 10 years:
Eurovision 2005. Ukraine
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest. The final of the competition took place in the city of Kyiv.
First place in the competition was taken by Greek Elena Paparizou with the composition “My number one”.
Elena Paparizou was born on January 31, 1982. On May 20, Elena Paparizou performed on the Eurovision stage performing “My Number One” at the opening and “Mambo!” in the interval act and presented the award to the group Lordi. Elena Paparizou continues to be active today in concert and artistic activities.
Eurovision 2006. Greece
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st and was held in Athens (Greece) in the Olympic Hall. Performers from 37 countries took part in the competition.
The winner of the competition was the rock band Lordi from Finland with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah”. For the first time, the winner of the competition was a rock music performer and for the first time, a representative of Finland. Also at the competition, a record was set for the number of points for first place - 292, at that time.
Lordi is a Finnish English-language shock rock band. Founded in 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (aka Mr. Lordi). The group is famous for performing in masks and costumes of monsters from the underworld and performing ironic horror-themed songs.
In 2005, Mr. Lordi received a call from the Eurovision selection committee asking him to choose a song from the new album that could represent Finland in the competition. The group chose the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and changed the arrangement to shorten the song from 4 minutes to 3 minutes, as prescribed by the competition format. Lordi won successfully audience voting and were chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision.
Eurovision 2007. Finland
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in the capital of Finland - Helsinki.
The winner was the representative from Serbia – Maria Serifovic with the song “Prayer”.
Maria Serifovic was born on November 14, 1984. The Serbian singer of mixed Turkish and Gypsy descent made her first public appearance at age 12 with Whitney Houston's "I will Always Love You."
On March 8, 2007, Maria won the Beovizija-2007 competition with the song “Molitva”, gaining the most votes during the combined voting of the jury and the television audience. And thus qualified as the first representative of the newly independent Serbia at the European Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song was also recorded in English, Finnish and Russian. On May 12, the semi-finals took place, and the finals on May 14, in which Maria competed at number 17 and took 1st place.
Upon Maria Serifovic's return to Belgrade, about 100 thousand people greeted her at the airport.
Eurovision 2008. Serbia
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on May 24, 2008 in Belgrade (Serbia).
For the first time, the winner was a representative from Russia – Dima Bilan with the song “Believe”.
Russian singer Dima Bilan (name at birth and until June 2008 - Victor Belan) was born on December 24, 1981. He represented Russia at Eurovision in 2006 with the song “Never let you go” (2nd place) and in 2008 with the song “Believe”, taking 1st place and becoming the first Russian artist, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision 2009. Russia
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held from May 12 to 16 at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow (Russia).
On May 7, it was officially announced that the hosts of the semi-finals would be Andrei Malakhov and Natalya Vodianova, and the hosts of the finals would be Ivan Urgant and Alsou.
This year, an absolute quantitative record was set in the history of Eurovision - the winner of the competition, Alexander Rybak, scored 387 points in the final with the song “Fairytale”.
French star Patricia Kaas took part in the competition. Famous in Europe, Arash and Aysel competed for Azerbaijan.
Alexander Rybak was born on May 13, 1986. Norwegian singer and violinist Belarusian origin won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.
After the victory, on December 11, 2009, Alexander Rybak performed at the Nobel concert in Oslo along with world-famous stars, where he performed the song “Fairytale” in a new arrangement with a symphony orchestra.
He was a guest of honor at the Eurovision qualifying rounds in Finland, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and performed his new song"Heavens of Europe".
Eurovision 2010. Norway
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 is the 55th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held from May 25 to 29 at the Telenor Arena in Bærum, a suburb of the Norwegian capital Oslo. This is the third Eurovision that Norway has hosted.
The winner of the 2010 competition was a participant from Germany, Lena Mayer-Landrut, with the song “Satellite”.
Lena Mayer-Landrut was born on May 23, 1991. The German singer is also known under the stage name Lena - winner of the international song competition Eurovision 2010 in Oslo.
The future star began taking dance lessons at the age of 5. Mayer-Landrut has appeared in some German television series in supporting roles, but has never formally trained in acting or singing.
On March 12, 2010, Lena Mayer-Landrut received the right to represent her country at the Eurovision 2010 international song contest in Oslo with the song “Satellite”. Being a representative of one of the Big Four countries, Lena automatically found herself in the finals of the competition.
Germany decides to send Lena to Eurovision once again, but this time in its own country. The singer again performed directly in the Eurovision 2011 final with the song “Taken by A Stranger”, in Düsseldorf at the Esprit Arena on May 14 and took 10th place.
Eurovision 2011. Germany
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th Eurovision Song Contest held in Germany (Dusseldorf).
The winners of this competition were representatives of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (performing under the pseudonyms Ell and Nikki), who performed the composition “Running Scared” (“Run Without Looking Back”), gaining 221 points as a result of voting.
Azerbaijani singer Eldar Parviz oglu Gasimov was born on June 4, 1989 in Baku. On his father's side he is a descendant of famous Azerbaijani Soviet actors. From 1995 to 2006 he studied at school and music school in piano, graduating with honors.
In 2004 and 2008, Eldar won scholarships to study in Germany under the student exchange program. In 2008 he studied vocals, acting and stage speech at a German vocal school. In 2010, Eldar Gasimov graduated with honors from the faculty international relations Baku Slavic University.
In 2011, the musician, in a duet with Nigar Jamal, won the Azerbaijani selection for Eurovision, and received the opportunity to represent his country at Eurovision 2011.
Nigar Aydin kyzy Jamal is an Azerbaijani singer, born on September 7, 1980 in Baku. From 1985 to 1986 she was a soloist in a children's ensemble, and while studying at a music school (1988-1995) she composed several songs. She graduated from Khazar University with a degree in economics and management. Since 2005 he has lived in London.
In 2011, together with Eldar Gasimov, she participated in the Azerbaijani selection for the Eurovision Song Contest - Milli Seçim Turu 2010. The duet won the competition, and this provided the opportunity for Nigar and Eldar to represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. The duo won a landslide victory.
Eurovision 2012. Azerbaijan
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the capital of Azerbaijan, in the city of Baku, in the Baku Crystal Hall, specially built for the festival.
First place in the competition was taken by Lorin (Sweden) with the song “Euphoria”, gaining 372 points in the voting of the jury and television viewers.
Laurine Zineb Noka Tagliaoui, also known as Laurine, is a Swedish singer of Moroccan-Berber origin, born on October 16, 1983 in Stockholm. Beginnings musical activity in 2004 by participating in the famous Swedish music competition Idol 2004, where she took fourth place.
On March 10, 2012, Lauryn won the popular Swedish television competition Melodifestivalen, which gave her the right to represent her country at the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The competition song “Euphoria” was performed in the second semi-final, and won an undeniable victory in the final.
Eurovision 2013. Sweden
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th competition to be held in Malmö, Sweden, at the Malmö Arena.
Denmark participated for the 42nd time in the Eurovision Song Contest. Danish singer Emmie Charlotte de Forest represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" and took first place with 281 points.
The composition became a winner at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 festival, which allowed its performer to go to the competition. The victory was deservedly given to the young girl, but incredibly talented singer, who was only 19. Despite young age she has a very solid experience of performing, the singer has been doing vocals her entire adult life, Emmily has a number of victories in her music competitions. According to Emmilie herself, she started singing before talking. As a child, she successfully performed in the church choir, and at the age of 14 she went on her first tour with the Danish musician Fraser Neil.
The composition performed by Emmie de Forest - “Only Teardrops” - was written by the singer herself.
Eurovision 2014. Denmark
The 59th Eurovision Song Contest was held in Denmark from May 6 to 10. The symbol of Eurovision 2014 was the blue diamond.
In 2014, the winner of the competition, unexpectedly for everyone - and for himself too - was 25-year-old singer from Austria Thomas Neuwirth, who performed under the stage name Conchita Wurst. In the final, with the song “Rise Like a Phoenix,” she scored 290 points, 52 points ahead of her closest competitor, the duet “The Common Linnets” from the Netherlands, who scored 238 points.
Eurovision 2014 overall turned out to be the strongest last years. Over the past 10 years, there has been a lot of criticism of Eurovision, and some countries seemed to deliberately send frankly second-rate artists to the competition.
Thomas Neuwirth - Austrian unconventional singer sexual orientation, who, with the help of his stage image of a bearded woman, fights for tolerance and equality of all people, regardless of their appearance.
This image is three years old; Neuwirth in the form of Wurst - a bearded and stylishly dressed vamp - could have gone to Eurovision 2012, but took second place at the national selection.
The musician himself separates himself and the singer he created - this is, however, what all artists do who work with characters of a different (and also their own) gender. You can remember, for example, Verka Serduchka, who was invented by Andrei Danilko from Ukraine and who in this image recorded albums, starred in films, represented his country at Eurovision 2007 and even took second place there.
Europe's choice can hardly be considered demonstrative - objectively, Conchita Wurst, despite the beard, was the most feminine of the artists participating in this year's competition, and had perhaps the most outstanding vocal abilities in comparison with other competitors.
Eurovision 2015. Austria
The Eurovision 2015 final took place in the Austrian capital Vienna on 23 May.
Based on the results of a 12-point rating scale, the winner of Eurovision 2015 was Måns Zelmerlöw with the song Heroes. He scored 365 points and “broke away” from Russia, which remained in second place.
Måns Zelmerlöw was born on June 13, 1986 in the Swedish city of Lund into a family of doctors. His father, Sven-Olaf Zelmerlöw, worked as a surgeon, and his mother, Bridget Salen, is a professor in the field of speech pathology. The boy grew up listening to the music of Michael Jackson and Elton John. At first, Mons learned to play the piano, but he soon got bored with this instrument, and he changed it to the guitar.
In 2002, Mons took part in the filming of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, where he got a small role as one of Joseph's eleven brothers.
At nineteen years old, the young man did not yet have a clear idea of what he would do in the future. At that time, Måns' friend persuaded him to go to Stockholm (Sweden) and audition for the talent show Idol 2005, where he took fifth place, and, to his surprise, Måns Zelmerlöw passed the qualifying round, performing a song by Enrique Iglesias. This was the first time the guy visited the capital of Sweden. The singer failed to win this competition.
The artist’s next dream was a big European tour with his band. To implement it, Måns Zelmerlöw took part in the qualifying round of Eurovision 2015, and successfully passed it. True, only the third attempt was crowned with success; before that, the musician did not pass the casting twice, in last time in 2009. At Eurovision 2015, Mons Zelemerlev performed the song Heroes.
Besides musical career Mons took part in dubbing cartoons. Yes, in a voice popular singer Lem from Planet 51 spoke, as well as Flynn Rider from the animated tale Tangled.
By the way, small Ireland became the winner of the competition more often than other countries - 7 times. Great Britain can be called the luckiest country in the competition: British performers took second place 15 times. France and Luxembourg, like England, have won 5 times. Russia became the winner once, in 2008.
2012. Sweden
Last year the competition was held in Azerbaijan, in Baku. Victory of Moroccan-Berber origin Lauryn(Loreen) with the song “Euphoria”. Previously, this performance could be seen at Melodifestivalen (at this competition in Sweden, a representative of the country is chosen for Eurovision). Lauryn decided not to change her unique number. In it, the singer presented yoga dance (euphoria-dansen), in which American beat-boxer Osben Jordan participated. By the way, Lorin set a new competition record: Sweden scored a record number of 12-point marks - 18.
2011. Azerbaijan
For the first time in the history of Eurovision, a duet became the winner of the competition, held in Dusseldorf, Germany. Eldara Kasimova And Nigar Jamal(Ell & Nikki) from Azerbaijan. At the national qualifying round, the performers performed separately and scored the same number of points. Therefore, the jury decided to send a duet to the competition. The melodic single “Running Scared,” for which no one predicted a place in the top three, brought the duo 221 points and first place. By the way, only 3 countries gave Azerbaijan the highest rating - Russia, Türkiye and Malta.
2010. Germany
Oslo, Norway. 19-year-old singer from Germany Lena Mayer-Landrut(Lena Meyer-Landrut) with the song “Satellite” won with a significant margin over the competitors (246 points versus 170 for Turkey). After such success, Germany sent Lena to the competition for the second time, but in 2011 her song “Taken by A Stranger” took only 10th place. Immediately after this, the singer’s popularity began to decline.
2009. Norway
The capital of the 54th and largest competition in history was Moscow. A singer and violinist, a native of Belarus, won on the Russian stage Alexander Rybak, who represented Norway. His first single “Fairytale” from his debut album became a favorite long before the voting ended and set an absolute quantitative record for the competition - in the final he scored 387 points. 16 countries gave Rybak 12 points. In the song “Fairytale” you can hear the melodies of an ancient dance - the Irish reel, and the hit itself, according to Alexander Rybak, he dedicated ex-girlfriend. “It's amazing that so many people chose the simplest song (Fairytale). I don’t even understand what happened,” Rybak admitted at a press conference after the victory.
2008. Russia
Belgrade, Serbia. This year, luck smiled on the Russian performer Dima Bilan, who performed at Eurovision for the second time. Bilan was considered one of the favorites of the competition; viewers remembered his performance in 2006 very well. In 2008, everyone was captivated not only by the song “Believe” itself, but also by the unique enchanting production of the Russian team. For the first time in the history of Eurovision, an ice covering was installed on the stage, on which figure skater and Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko performed together with Bilan. And for the first time at the competition, the violin of Antonio Stradivari sounded in the hands of the famous Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton.
2007. Serbia
Helsinki, Finland. The first place was taken by the representative of Serbia Maria Sherifovich(Marija Šerifović) with a song in Serbian “Prayer”. In many ways, this victory was unexpected, since songs in the national language do not often take first place, and Šerifović herself differed from other performers with a strong dramatic timbre of her voice and unconventional appearance. The artist, dressed in a man's suit, performed a heartfelt “Prayer”. After the victory, the 22-year-old Serbian singer decided to devote herself entirely to music and abandon her management career.
2006. Finland
Eurovision 2006 will long remain in the memory of millions of viewers as the most controversial and scandalous. Finnish group Lordi with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah” she beat the favorite of the competition, representing our country, Dima Bilan. The group of “monsters” (Lordi always perform on stage and appear in public wearing terrifying masks made of latex and hand-painted) faced difficulties from the very qualifying round. Finland entered a rock band into the competition for the first time, but after Lordi was elected, some public organizations They called the group “satanic” for its image and lyrics. Despite this, the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" won the audience vote with a record 292 points. The victory brought Lordi wider fame.
2005. Greece
The 50th anniversary competition was held in Kyiv. The singer won Elena Paparizou(Helena Paparizou), born in Sweden in Greek family and representing Greece, respectively. According to the voting results, the song “My Number One” received 230 points. This was not Elena Paparizou's first attempt to win the competition. In 2001, she took third place as part of the Antik group. The winner was congratulated by her predecessor, singer Ruslana, and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. He presented the Greek woman with a special prize - a golden pictoral, which is a Scythian decoration with fern elements.
2004. Ukraine
Istanbul, Türkiye. The Ukrainian woman became the first according to the voting results Ruslana with a fiery song with Hutsul motifs “Wild Dances”. The colorful singer in a leather and metallic suit, surrounded by her dancers, caught my eye even in the semi-finals and won quite predictably. By the way, the title of the song turned out to be justified. During the rehearsal of Ruslana's number, the stage could not withstand the wild dancing and broke down.
2003. Türkiye
10 years ago, the winner of the 48th competition in Riga, Latvia, was Sertab Erener(Sertab Erener) from Turkey. Her song “Everyway That I Can” literally captivated listeners from all over the world. And the combination of the hot belly dance that Sertab performed on stage with Turkish rhythms and Western pop was remembered by the audience for a long time. According to Sertab Erener, "Everyway That I Can" is "a song about a woman who would use any opportunity to get her loved one back."
P offer along with NV remember the bright hits of the winners of previous years - best songs Europe from 2005 to today!
It is known that the winning songs not only receive recognition from the jury and the audience of the competition, but also become the main hits of Europe, topping numerous charts and getting into rotation on all kinds of radio stations.
Awakening
The 50th anniversary competition was held in Ukraine thanks to Ruslana’s victory in Istanbul with the composition Wild Dances.
From May 19 to May 24, 39 participants competed for the palm, which went to the Greek singer Elena Paparizou with the song My Number One. The singer's performance scored 230 points.
Feel the rhythm
In May 2006, contestants from all over Europe came to Athens. This year was a landmark year for Finland, as for the first time in the history of the competition, Finnish performers won.
In addition, rock musicians won for the first time, setting a record for the number of points at that time - 292. We invite you to remember brilliant performance groups Lordi with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah.
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Real fantasy
Having opened its doors for the first time to participants in the main European song competition, Finland spent $13 million on the organization.
Then, at the main ice stadium of the country in Helsinki, the Serbian singer won millions of hearts Maria Sherifovich with the song Prayer. Nothing superfluous: just a restrained image, strong vocals and deep meaning.
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Sound fusion
The 53rd song competition took place at the main arena of Serbia in the city of Belgrade. This year has become a landmark year for Russia, because Dima Bilan with the composition Believe brought the first victory home country throughout the history of the competition.
In addition to Bilan, Hungarian violinist Edwin Marton and Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko appeared on stage.
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On the main arena of Moscow from May 12 to 16, 42 countries competed for victory in the prestigious competition, as a result, millions of listeners cast their votes for the charismatic Norwegian Alexandra Rybak.
His song Fairytale set an absolute record for the number of points - 387 in the final voting.
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Share the moment
In 2010, Norway opened the doors to Eurovision for the third time, sparing 24 million euros on the organization. Germany received the right to host the next, 56th competition, thanks to its victory Lena Mayer-Landrut with the composition Satellite.
The song later topped the charts in seven countries and even received several gold and platinum certifications.
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Feel your heartbeat
In 2011, Germany hosted Eurovision. On the main arena of Düsseldorf, representatives from 25 countries competed for victory in the final, but the best were Eldar Kasimov and Nigar Jamal with the song Running Scared. Thus, Azerbaijan received the right to host the competition for the first time.
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Light your fire
To adequately host the 57th competition, the Azerbaijani authorities allocated $63.3 million, breaking all previous records.
Among 26 candidates for victory in the final, the Swedish singer took first place Lauryn with the song Euphoria, which later topped the music charts different countries world and became a real hit!
Thanks to Lorin's victory, Sweden became the Eurovision host country for the fifth time, and Malmö became the "host" city for the second time. On the main arena of the country, 26 participants competed for victory, but the singer from Denmark was able to win the hearts of millions Emmy de Forest performing "Only Teardrops".
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join us
Thirty-seven contestants flocked to Copenhagen this May to compete for victory in the 59th edition of the competition. The first place was taken by the representative of Austria, a drag queen. Cum Wurst, whose victory caused a serious resonance in the world. But, despite the shocking image, the song Rise Like a Phoenix became a hit in many countries around the world.
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Building bridges
To compete in the 60th anniversary competition, talented performers gathered in the capital of Austria - Vienna. Among the twenty-seven finalists, the Swedish singer was the best Mons Selmerlev with the song Heroes. The cheerful melody and creative video accompaniment brought the Swede 365 points.
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A Ukrainian performer of Crimean Tatar origin performed the composition at the competition 1944 , dedicated to the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944. In particular, the artist dedicated the competition song to the memory of her ancestors and great-grandmother, who was deported from Crimea and never returned to her homeland.
“This song is about my great-grandmother, and my performance was dedicated to her, as well as to everyone Crimean Tatars and, of course, my country Ukraine", she noted.
Celebrate Diversity
Eurovision 2017 took place in Kyiv. For the first time in history, victory went to Portugal - a 28-year-old Salvador Sobral.
The singer, who suffered from heart disease since childhood, scored a record 758 points with the song Amar pelos dois on Portuguese, in which he sang about a heart that can “endure everything and love for two.”
At the same time, Portugal, which participated in the competition for 53 years, became the record holder for the longest participation in the competition without a single victory.
Eurovision 2018 will be held in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. The first and second semi-finals of the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will take place on 8 and 10 May, while the grand final, which will determine the winner, will take place on 12 May.
The third largest indoor stadium in Europe and the largest in Portugal - Altice Arena, which seats about 20 thousand spectators, was chosen as the venue for Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon. Ukraine will be represented at the competition this year by singer MELOVIN.
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Ask any music lover in what year Russia won the Eurovision Song Contest, and without hesitation he will tell you the only, and therefore especially memorable, year when, from the second take, Dima Bilan with the song “Believe” defended the honor of the country at the popular pan-European song competition and took the victorious 1st place. Thanks to this victory, Russia hosted participants and guests of the competition in Moscow for the first time in the history of Eurovision next year. Unfortunately, neither before nor after Dima Bilan, none of Russian singers never achieved such success again. Let's remember how it was.
Russia's participation in Eurovision
For a long time, Russia as part of the USSR was behind the “Iron Curtain” separating Soviet Union from the rest of the world. Therefore, cultural events such as the Eurovision Song Contest did not influence or affect Russians in any way from the time the song competition was founded in 1956 until 1994, when for the first time Russian Maria Katz performed at the competition and took a fairly high place for a debutant country - 9- oh.
Since then, relations between Russia and Eurovision have developed sometimes dramatically, and sometimes very successfully. The most successful year was 2008, when Russia won Eurovision for the first and only time in the history of its participation in this competition - the victory was brought then.
There were then and before that quite successful performances:
- Competitors from Russia took an honorable 2nd place 4 times. Alsou was the first to rise so high, then Dima Bilan consolidated this result, and then the unforgettable ones pulled up, closing this procession.
- The groups Tatu and Serebro were awarded 3rd place, and later became one of the “bronze winners”.
How Russia was not allowed into Eurovision because of Alla and Philip
But it must be said that not everything went so smoothly at this hyper-popular competition. There were two disastrous performances - both failures were associated with the performance of the “royal” couple Russian stage Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva. Philip took 17th place, and Alla slightly improved this result and took only 15th place. These events not only showed the failure of the Russian stage and its lack of competitiveness, but also did a disservice to new contenders. Russia was not allowed to participate in the competition in 1998, as there was a lack of passing points due to the low rating of previous performers. Russia (represented by the management of the Ostankino TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) was offended and did not broadcast the competition, for which it lost the right to participate the following year.
The future of Russia is in the next competition
Of course, there is no harm in dreaming. And it’s not such a pipe dream. England, Luxembourg and France, for example, have won this competition 5 times. Ireland - 7 times, Sweden - 6 times. As you can see, there is nothing impossible in this.
In 2017, Eurovision will be hosted by Kyiv, after last year. I would very much like this not to have any impact on Russia’s participation in the competition. After all, there should be “flies separately, and cutlets separately.” The guns should fall silent when the music plays, and we hope that it will.
