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The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the thirty-fifth edition of the contest, organised by Radiotelevizija Zagreb (RTZ) on behalf of Jugoslovenska radio-televizija (JRT) and held on 5 May 1990 at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Two of the competing acts created controversy in the run-up to the contest due to their young age, with France’s Nathalie Pâque and Israel’s Gili Netanel becoming the youngest ever participants in contest history at 11 and 12 years old respectively. The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the thirty-fourth edition of the contest, organised by Télévision suisse romande (TSR) on behalf of SRG SSR and held on 6 May 1989 at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland. In one of the closest contests yet seen, Switzerland emerged victorious by only a single point over the United Kingdom, with a then-unknown Céline Dion earning Switzerland its second victory with “Ne partez pas sans moi”. The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the thirty-third edition of the contest, organised by RTÉ and held on 30 April 1988 at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, Ireland. The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the thirty-second edition of the contest, organised by Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) and held on 9 May 1987 at the Palais বাংলাবেট de Centenaire in Brussels, Belgium.

• The previous year’s host Sweden, in response to the protests during the 1975 event and fearful of the costs involved in staging the event should they win again, decided to withdraw, joining Malta and Turkey, however with Austria and Greece returning a total of 18 countries took to the stage for the Netherlands’ third contest as hosts.
• The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the sixty-fifth edition of the contest, held on 18, 20 and 22 May 2021 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands and organised by NPO, NOS and AVROTROS.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was formed in 1950, when the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) hosted a conference with 23 organisations at the Imperial Hotel in Torquay, England, with the aim of establishing cooperation on creative endeavours and setting a foundation for the exchange of television programmes across borders.
• Luxembourg recorded its fifth outright win after a close vote over Israel, Sweden and Yugoslavia, with the French singer Corinne Hermès cementing the Grand Duchy as one of the contest’s most successful countries with “Si la vie est cadeau”.
• Russia gained its first contest win, represented by Dima Bilan and the song “Believe”; it was Bilan’s second appearance in the contest, having previously come second for Russia in 2006.

The United Kingdom decided not to compete in this edition, however Sweden made its debut, keeping the total number of competing countries at ten. The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third edition of the contest, organised by Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) and held on 12 March 1958 at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands. The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the contest, organised by Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) on behalf of ARD and held on 3 March 1957 at the Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks in Frankfurt, West Germany.

The voting came down to a close contest between Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Germany, and the UK gained its fourth victory by a 4-point margin over Germany. The 19 April date proved problematic for Israel as it conflicted with Yom HaZikaron, and after failed attempts to move the date Israel ultimately pulled out, the first and only time that the previous year’s winning country was unable to defend its title. Israel, having won the previous year, had initially agreed to host the contest, however due to the cost of hosting the event for a second year in a row, IBA eventually declined to host the event. Israel’s win proved problematic for a number of non-competing broadcasters who were airing the event, particularly those in the Arab world with limited recognition of Israel, and many broadcasters ended the transmission of the event early when it became clear that Israel would win. The language rule was re-introduced at this contest, meaning that songs could only be performed in one of the national languages of the country it represented.

19 countries were again present, with Israel and Greece returning but Yugoslavia and the Netherlands withdrawing, the latter for the first time; in both cases the contest clashed with national memorial days, with the Remembrance of the Dead held in the Netherlands and in Yugoslavia the anniversary of the death of President Josip Broz Tito. 19 countries in total took part, with Ireland returning and Israel declining to participate as the date of the contest clashed with Yom HaZikaron, with Greece also withdrawing at a late stage after broadcaster ERT decided that their potential songs were too low quality for the event. 20 countries were present at Germany’s second contest has hosts, with returns from Italy, Greece and France, with the latter represented by a new broadcaster, Antenne 2, following a public outcry over the previous year’s absence, however Ireland withdrew for the first time due to a financial crisis at broadcaster RTÉ.

Russia gained its first contest win, represented by Dima Bilan and the song “Believe”; it was Bilan’s second appearance in the contest, having previously come second for Russia in 2006. A new record 43 countries competed in the contest, with Azerbaijan and San Marino making their first appearances in the contest. A new landmark was achieved at this contest with the performance of the 1,000th song in Eurovision history, when Ireland’s Brian Kennedy performed “Every Song Is a Cry for Love” in the semi-final. The winning song, announced at the end of the show, was “Waterloo” by ABBA, the winning song from the 1974 contest for Sweden.

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth edition of the contest, organised by Danmarks Radio (DR) and held on 21 March 1964 at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth edition of the contest, organised by the BBC and held on 23 March 1963 at the BBC Television Centre in London, United Kingdom. Luxembourg became the fourth country to win the Eurovision title, with French singer Jean-Claude Pascal giving the Grand Duchy their first win with “Nous les amoureux”. The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth edition of the contest, organised by RTF and held on 18 March 1961 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the contest, organised by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and held on 29 March 1960 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, United Kingdom. This contest also marked the only time that the top three entries were given a reprise performance, with the United Kingdom’s Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson and France’s Jean Philippe also performing for a second time at the broadcast’s conclusion.

Ireland, which would go on to win more times than any other country, recorded its first win here, with Dana taking the contest with “All Kinds of Everything”. A draw was held to determine the host country of this contest following the four-way tie for first place in 1969, which chose the Netherlands as hosts over France, as Spain and the United Kingdom declined to take part in the draw due to having hosted recent contests. The Netherlands’s Teddy Scholten was crowned the winner with the song “Een beetje”, becoming the first country to win the contest twice. Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania return after recent absences, resulting in Austria’s third contest as hosts featuring 35 countries, the lowest amount of participants since 2003, before semi-finals were introduced. 37 countries applied to take part in the seventh contest held on Swedish soil, with Luxembourg making its first appearance since 1993. 37 countries applied to take part in the ninth contest held in the UK, with several countries withdrawing for this year due to the effects of the global energy crisis.

A tight voting sequence saw Spain and the United Kingdom vie for first place by the end, with the votes of the final juries being decisive in favour of Spain’s Massiel by just one vote. The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth edition of the contest, organised by the BBC and held on 6 April 1968 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s Sandie Shaw won the contest with “Puppet on a String” in a landslide victory, with the UK gaining more than twice as many votes as the runner-up Ireland to gain its first Eurovision title. The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth edition of the contest, organised by Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) and held on 8 April 1967 at the Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, Austria.

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Israel’s presence in the contest continues to be controversial, with Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain choosing not to participate this year after Israel was permitted to compete. Israel’s participation was once again a contentious issue, and the country ultimately won the public vote and finished in second place. The slogan of the previous year’s event in Liverpool, “United by Music”, was retained for 2024 and all future editions, thus ending the practice of individual slogans being created for each edition which had begun in 2002. The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was scheduled to be held on 12, 14 and 16 May 2020 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands and organised by Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), NOS and AVROTROS. Portugal earned its first Eurovision title, 53 years after first entering the contest, with Salvador Sobral earning the biggest points total ever seen in Eurovision history as “Amar pelos dois” gained 758 points.