The Eurovsion Song Contest is an annual song competition held between the active member countures of the European Broadcasting Union. It has been held since 1956. The contest is hosted by the country which won the previous years competition, hence the 2012 edition will be hosted in the 2011 winning country Azerbaijan. This years competition will see 43 countries compete to be Europe's favourite song. The winner is selected based on votes by each individual nation. The nations decide how to assign their votes based on a mixture of televotes and national jury. Currently the contest is made up of two semi-finals and a final. The final is made up of the top countries from each semi-final, the host country, and the big five countries which qualify automatically (the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Italy). Entries tend to have a great deal of flare and showmanship, and showcase unique talents of the countries who enter. The contest is extremely popular in Europe, and has a growing fanbase across the globe. In particular Australia has been singled out for their love of Eurovsion on many occasions. The unique, percular but always entertaining acts will keep fans of the contest coming back for many years to come.
Here are some of the recent Eurovision winners which will give you a taste at the diversity of the contest:
Ruslana (Ukraine) - Winner 2004
Lordi (Finland) - Winners 2006
Alexander Rybak (Norway) - Winner 2009
Lena (Germany) - Winner 2010
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