12 Eurovision facts and figures

Fancy reading some Eurovision facts? Of course, you do! The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 airs this
Saturday in Vienna, Austria and is expected to draw in a staggering 180 million viewers around the globe. With songs and many zany acts that will make you cringe, cry and laugh, to politically biased voting to “nul points” we take a look at 12 essential Eurovision facts. Oh and we’ve also thrown in some super funny misheard lyric videos including “Gimme Gimme your tar” to boot!


12 Eurovision Facts to whet your appetite!
1. The first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland on the 24th May, 1956.

2. Eurovision welcomes Australia for the first time this year, however don’t expect to see them in future contests as this is a one-off deal to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision.

3. Many believe that Eurovision should only be open to European countries causing a many to debate why Morocco, Turkey and Israel are allowed to join in all the fun – well it’s because the song contest is broadcast on the Eurovision TV Network – it’s not just for Europeans.

4. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest an incredible seven times, with Johnny Logan winning it two times in 1980 and in 1987. He also composed a winning song in 1992.

5. Staying on the Irish theme …Riverdance first burst onto our TV screens when the contested was hosted in Dublin in 1994 during the interval. Eurovision has a lot to answer for!  “Flatly my dear i don’t riverdance”

6. If you, like myself have been saying “nul points” for many decades, well we are all wrong, wrong, wrong!  It’s never been used – it’s actually “pas de points” or “zero point”. But I’m going to continue saying “nul points!”  Norway is the winner for the country which has received the most zeros – in 1963, 1978, 1981 and in 1997, and has also finished last eleven times! However, Norway has also won the contest three times, in 1985, 1995 and 2009.

7. Over 1,400 songs have been sung (and wailed), in the Eurovision Song contest to date.
8. The first transgender winner was Dana International who represented Israel in 1998. Conchita Wurst won the contest in 2014 with “Rise like a Phoenix” – in case you forgot!

9. The most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner is of course ABBA with “Waterloo” in 1974. However, one country, the United Kingdom gave them “Nul Points.”

10. In 1957 Britain’s hopeful Patricia Bredin performed the shortest song in Eurovision history, with “All” – a poultry one minute and 52 seconds. The rules now stipulate that all Eurovision songs must be longer than three minutes.

11. Songs sung in English appear to put Eurovision contenders on the right track to stardom. Twenty-two winnings songs have been sung in English, while songs sung in French have won 14 times. Ooh la la.

12. While you may think that the oldest winner of Eurovision was Englebert Humperdink – 78, the oldest entry was 95-year old Emil Ramsauer from Switzerland in 2013. The youngest Eurovision entrant was Sandra Kim, 13 who won the contest in 1986.

And there you have it – 12 Eurovision facts. Who will win Eurovision 2015 – well, we don’t have long to find out. I can barely contain my excitement!

As promised, and with only 4 days to go until the Eurovision final takes place, take a look at this misheard lyric video. Enjoy!

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