Eurovision Song Contest

Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. The contest is broadcast on television and also radio throughout Europe. More recently, the contest has also been televised in other parts of the world and broadcast on the internet.

Related Topics:
1956 - European Broadcasting Union - Television - Radio - Europe

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The contest's name comes from the Eurovision TV distribution network, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and can reach a potential television audience of more than one billion. Any member of the EBU may participate in the contest. This also includes countries of Africa and Asia such as Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Syria. Of these non-European nations, only Israel and Morocco have participated in the contest. Lebanon had intended to participate for the first time in 2005, but was later forced to withdraw when it emerged that Lebanese law made it impossible to show the Israeli entry (the contest rules require participating broadcasters to show all the songs). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4362373.stm

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Eurovision - European Broadcasting Union - Israel - Morocco - Tunisia - Algeria - Egypt - Lebanon - Libya - Syria - 2005

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The theme music played before and after the broadcasts of the Eurovision Song Contest (and some other EBU broadcasts) is the prelude to Marc-Antoine Charpentier's setting Te Deum.

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum

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The EBU is not connected with the European Union.

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