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to Eurovision @ Home, where you can find all info about
The Eurovision Song Contest
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So.........how did it all begin...
It was in
January 1955 that a committee was formed and charged to create a broadcast event
susceptible to federate Europe. It had to be only for one night,
so the commitee decided to set up a competition between new traditional songs of
every country in Europe : the Eurovision Song Contest was born ! The contest isn't
without having the Festival of San Remo in mind, which by that time was already
4 years old.
Songs
from 3 minutes till 3 min. 30 sec. representing their country, each accompanied
with her own conductor and a jury noting each of the titles: the big bases of
the competition were put !
C'est en
janvier 1955 qu'un comité chargé de créer un événement télévisé
susceptible de fédérer l'Europe, ne serait-ce que pour une nuit, décide de
mettre en place un concours entre de nouvelles chansons populaires de chaque
pays. Le Grand Prix Eurovision était né. La manifestation n'est pas sans
rappeler le Festival de San Remo déjà vieux de 4 ans en 1955.
Des
chansons de 3 minutes à 3 minutes 30 représentant leur pays, chacune accompagnée
de son propre chef d'orchestre et un jury notant chacun des titres : les grandes
bases du concours sont posées.
On this website you can find
everything you always wanted to know about the Eurovision Song Contest, but were
afraid to ask... :-)