Tonight is the first semi finals of the annual circus called the Eurovision Song contest. I have to be honest though, I do like it. It basically goes against everything I like,music wise, the whole bizarre circus and the politics behind it I do find entertaining.
In case you are in doubt it is political you only have to look at last year’s winner. Ukraine;Jamala-1944.
Let’s just look at the history of probably the biggest Television event in the world.
The history of the Eurovision Song Contest began with an idea of Sergio Pugliese, of the Italian television RAI, and then approved by Marcel Bezençon of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The contest was based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival and was designed to test the limits of live television broadcast technology.
.The first contest took place on 24 May 1956, where seven nations participated. It was won by Lys…
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