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خوانندگان شرکت کننده در پنجاه و يکمين دوره از مسابقات آواز اروپا يا يوروويژن (Eurovision) خود را برای رقابت نهايی آماده می کنند
بريتانيا، فرانسه، اسپانيا و آلمان از جمله ۱۴ کشوری هستند که به دليل حمايت مالی قابل توجه شان از اتحاديه پخش اروپا (European Broadcasting Union)، نهاد برگزارکننده يوروويژن، به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی راه يافته اند در حالی که ۱۰ کشور ديگر برای رسيدن به اين بخش در مسابقه نيمه نهايی شرکت کرده اند

برندگان نيمه نهايی عبارتند از روسيه، مقدونيه، اکراين، ترکيه، ارمنستان، بوسنی و هرزگوين، ليتوانی، فنلاند، سوئد و ايرلند

يونان، کشور ميزبان مسابقات که سال گذشته برنده اين مسابقات شده بود همراه با نه کشوری که بالاترين امتياز را در دوره قبل کسب کرده بودند نيز به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی آمده اند. اين کشورها عبارتند از: کرواسی، دانمارک، اسرائيل، لاتويا، مالتا، مولداوی، نروژ، رومانی و سوئيس

از حوادث غيرمنتظره در اين دوره از مسابقات، بازماندن کيت رايان (Kate Ryan) بلژيکی از رسيدن به مرحله نهايی بود. وی يکی از بخت های دريافت جايزه امسال محسوب می شد

برندگان و بازندگان از سوی مخاطبين و با ارسال آرا از طريق پيام های متنی و تلفن مشخص شده بودند

برنده نهايی بر اساس امتياز کشورها به شرکت کننده مورد نظرشان مشخص می شود. آنها نمی توانند به شرکت کننده کشور خود رای دهند

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Historical Milestones
a brief history on the ESC from 1956 until 2005
1955 – a brilliant idea
Inspired by the popular Italian San Remo Festival, the idea for the ESC was born during a meeting in Monaco in 1955 and adopted in Rome shortly after.
The event was to be held for the first time the following year in Lugano, Switzerland; it was entitled "The Eurovision Grand Prix", a name thought up by a British journalist.

1956
Seven countries entered the contest
Each participant was allowed to submit two songs in the language they wanted. The only restriction: the performance was limited to 3½ minutes.
The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of two delegates from each country who could award between 1 and 10 points.
» AND THE WINNER IS: Lys Assia (Switzerland) with her song "Refrain".

1957
The whole ESC moved to West Germany, the new hosting country. (N.B. the rule that determines that the winner's home country will be hosting the next contest did not exist then!)
New rule: Everyone was allowed one song only! AND: The scoreboard entered the scene!
» Top of the list was the name of Corrie Brokkens (Netherlands) with "Net als toen".

1958
Ok, here we go now: the winning country will be hosting the next ESC from now on! (Generally speaking, anyway – some countries did make exceptions once in a while.)
» And this was France's big day! André Claveau won the trophy with "Dors, mon amour".

1959
» The fourth ESC, and the second victory for the Netherlands: This time it was Teddy Scholten doing the trick with "Een beetje".

1960
» Congratulations, France: "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer, doesn't only leave her ESC competitors behind, she also really cleaned up internationally.

1961
By now, there are 16 songsters competing in the ESC.
» But only Luxembourg can shine with Jean-Claude Pascal and his song "Nous, les amoureux".

1962
A new scoring system is introduced. Now the winner can obtain a maximum of 60 points.
» Result: Belgium, Spain, Austria and the Netherlands are left empty-handed; Isabelle Aubret from France makes it to the top with 26 points.

1963
» Two international stars, Nana Mouskouri (for Luxembourg) and Françoise Hardy (for Monaco) enter the race but only reach the 7th and 5th places respectively as Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann from Denmark win with "Dansevise".

1964
And to keep everyone on their toes the voting system is changed again (now each jury can only award 9 points).
Udo Jürgens (for Austria) makes his debut at the ESC and doesn't let his 5th place put him off - he's taking part again the following year.
» In the year of his debut, however, he could only congratulate Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy for her song "Non ho l'età".

1965
Udo Jürgens can work his way up one place. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if there wasn't more to it?!
» Not this year, anyway: Luxembourg wins. Thanks to France Gall with her song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by Serge Gainsbourg.

1966
From now on, all contestants must sing their song in their own language!
» There was more in it for Austria, and – as if he'd known it: Udo Jürgens had laid his "thank you" out ready – "Merci, chérie"!

1967
» The moment of ESC-glory had come for the UK: Sandie Shaw sang her way into the hearts of the jury with "Puppet on a string". This was something Switzerland unfortunately didn't manage – 0 points!

1968
» Massiel from Spain makes it onto the medallists' podium with "La, la, la" – beating Cliff Richard's "Congratulations".

1969
» This would no longer be possible now: 4 out of the 16 countries shared the Grand Prix – France (Frida Boccara with "Un Jour, Un Enfant"), Netherlands (Lenny Kuhr with "De troubadour"), Spain (Salomé with "Vivo cantando") and UK (Lulu with "Boom bang a bang").

1970
The Netherlands is elected host country.
» In the end, though, Dana from Ireland can celebrate her victory with "All kinds of everything".

1971
Who would have thought it?! The voting system is amended yet again ... What came out of it was a new jury constitution and the award of 10 points per song.
» Séverine from Monaco won with her very naturalist title "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A bench, a tree, a street").

1972
» "Après toi": All the other artists did follow her in the other places until the last runner-up. Vicky Leandros wins for Luxembourg.

1973
Change of rules: Everyone could sing as they liked. The language of the song was no longer specified.
» And for the second time in a row, Luxembourg makes it to the very top. In 1973, with Anne-Marie David and the song "Tu te reconnaîtras".

1974
» The ESC reached a climax: ABBA's "Waterloo" turned out to be anything but a defeat. Sweden won, and ABBA was and will be the all time favourite of the ESC.

1975
A new scoring system. 1-8, 10,12 ..., this is the way it is still done today.
» Teach-in from the Netherlands wins with a sound as clear as a bell: "Ding Dinge Dong".

1976
» The UK decides the ESC in its favour: Brotherhood of Man wins, pleading "Save Your Kisses for Me".

1977
Yet another change of direction: all contestants have to sing in their native language again.
» Marie Myriam sings about a bird and a child for France winning Europe’s heart ("L'oiseau et l'enfant").

1978
» Ihzar Cohen and the Alphabeta: With this band name, it’s hardly a surprise that the song's entitled "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"?! Delight for Israel!

1979
» And, once again, Israel strikes the right note to make it to the top - "Hallelujah" (performed by Gali Atari & Milk and Honey).

1980
ESC reaches Africa: Morocco enters the contest.
» Johnny Logan and Chorus & Sax get up there for Ireland with "What's another year", win hearts, and turn out to be right with their lyrics – except that that one year turned into seven ...

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1981
Egypt broadcasts the ESC for the first time.
» Bucks Fizz takes the trophy for the UK with "Making your mind up".

1982
» This is something the world of pop needed badly: "Ein bisschen Frieden" ("A little bit of peace"). Nicole took the trophy and the ESC to Germany.

1983
Down under: Australia broadcasts the ESC for the first time.
» And the winner was Luxembourg, , with Corinne Hermes and her song "Si la vie est un cadeau".

1984
» "Diggi-loo-diggi-ley": Sweden sends Herrey' into the race to win the prize.

1985
This was the first time the ESC was broadcast via satellite only.
» The Bobbysocks from Norway let it swing and got the cup with "La det swinge".

1986
» "J'aime la vie": 15-year-old Sandra Kim could truly say that life was cool. First place for Belgium!

1987
» Remember 1980: same country, same star, same place – only a different title. Johnny Logan is the first artist to win the ESC for the second time, this time with "Hold me now".

1988
» And the winner is ... Switzerland! And no less a person than now international star Celine Dion made it possible with "Ne partez pas sans moi".

1989
Another new rule: only those over 16 could enter the contest.
» This time it was Riva! They rocked the house for Yugoslavia – "Rock Me".

1990
New idea: The postcards presenting the participants were introduced.
» Ciao, Italia! Toto Cutugno and his song "Insieme 1992" had no reason to fear the competition. First place!

1991
» France and Sweden: two countries were level on points. In the end, Carola made the race with "Fangad av en stormvind", leaving Amina singing "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" behind. Why? Sweden got more 12-point votes.

1992
» Johnny Logan: Take 3! Ireland, asserts itself again with a song by Johnny Logan, "Why me?". Performer: Linda Martin.

1993
» And on goes the story of Irish success: The 5th Emerald Isle victory in the history of the ESC was thanks to Niamh Kavanagh with "In your eyes".

1994
» It's almost becoming routine: Ireland practically holds a season ticket for first place. For the third time in a row, the Irish win the ESC when Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan pull off this unheard-of trick with "Rock'n' roll kids".

1995
» An evening song, "Nocturne" grants Secret Garden its victory. Norway goes into raptures!

1996
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 23 countries.
» And, well, almost the order of the day by now: the Grand Prix goes to Ireland! The 7th victory in ESC history is won by Eimear Quinn with his winning song "The Voice".

1997
» A bit of variety at the top: Katrina and the Waves take the next event to the UK with them, and while they're at it, score an international hit with "Love Shine a Light".

1998
Power to the people: televoting is introduced in the countries with the necessary infrastructure.
» And another novelty: For the first time, a transsexual "diva" won the Grand Prix. Dana International strutted onto the podium for Israel!

1999
Change of rules once again: contestants can choose what language they want to sing in!
» Take me to your heaven": Sweden's Charlotte Nilsson's plea was answered – first place in this year’s ESC paradise.

2000
ESC goes multimedia: for the first time a commercial CD featuring all 24 ESC songs comes out, and the event is broadcast live on the Internet. Additionally, all fans in Asia can now be reached via permanent facilities.
» The Olsen Brothers from Denmark were not only flying "On the Wings of Love", but also riding the wave of success.

2001
Held in front of an audience of 38,000 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the biggest event in ESC history is broadcast all around the world.
» Here, Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL from Estonia convinced crowds and jury with their title "Everybody".

2002
Yet another change of rules: The number of participating countries is raised to 24.
» Marie N helped the Grand Prix to stay in the Baltic states – it travelled from Estonia to Latvia.

2003
» The award now journeys south from Riga to the Golden Horn: Sertab Erener mixed pop and rap in 2003, seasoning the blend with oriental flavours, and shone for Turkey in the end. Istanbul, here we come!

2004
The Eurovision community of 36 participating member countries gathered ‘Under the same sky’ in Istanbul where Ruslana, a rising Ukrainian star dressed in leather and furs, won the contest with her wild dancers!

This year, a brand-new format was devised with the competition split into a semi-final and a final and, for the first time in Eurovision history, a centralised televoting was installed.

All songs and the show itself were made available on CD and DVD. During the show, TV audience figures shot up with an average market share of 50% in the majority of the participating countries.

Because Ruslana won the contest with the song ‘Wild Dances’, next year's contest will be held in Kiev in the Ukraine.

2005
Around 280 artists were involved in the contest. The 50th anniversary edition of the Eurovision Song Contest set a new record with 39 participating countries.

For Eurovision Ukraine opened its borders. President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree to give visa-free access to the country for a limited period to all citizens of the European Union and Switzerland.

The Final of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest was held on Saturday 21 May at the Sports Palace (Palats Sportu) in Kyiv. The Eurovision Semi Final was held on Thursday 19 May.

The event, hosted by Ukrainian national broadcaster, NTU, comprised two live televised contests in one week – a Semi Final and a Final – which were broadcast live from Kyiv over the Eurovision network.

The Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast live in over 40 countries.

The venue: The Sports Palace is the biggest indoor sport and concert venue in Kyiv and has a seating capacity of more than 7,000 originally installed seats (except more space in the middle rows).

A 2,200-strong international team worked in the Sports Palace to put on the event.

1,700 members of the Press were accredited to report on the contest.

For Eurovision fans and journalists a special „Eurocamp“ was established.

For the first time in Eurovision history Greece won the Grand Prix with Helena Paparizou’s song „My Number One“.

2006
See you in Athens!

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eurovision.tv meets …
Helena from Greece
As one of the favourites to win the competition, Greek singer Helena is quite a busy person. But eurovision.tv managed to get spend some time with a relaxed and smiling Helena in the lobby of her hotel.

eurovision.tv: Hi Helena, nice to meet you. I am curious. How come you split up with Antique? You enjoyed a lot of success with the band.

Helena: Well, we started the band in 1999 and decided to take a break in 2003. We all thought the time was right because we just weren’t developing anymore. So it was the perfect time to focus on other things and ensure that people remembered Antique as unique [laughs]. We had a very special style, a bit childish but heart-warming nonetheless. Basically, we agreed to take a break and get back together in the future. At least, I want that to happen because it was the beginning of my career and I love Antique.

eurovision.tv: But for now you’re focusing on your solo career. What does the future hold for you after the Eurovision Song Contest?

Helena: Firstly, I’ll go back to Greece and then I go to Sweden on 26 May. After that, I will be available for any country that wants me to tour there. I am available for the whole of Europe because I consider Europe to be my home. For example, on 9 May, we had Europe Day and I really celebrated it in Athens. There were 200 children painting pictures about Europe and I plan to visit each child!

eurovision.tv: Sounds like a plan. So there’s no holiday lined up after what must have been a stressful promotional tour and an exciting competition?

Helena: No, not really. But every time I am at home with my family it feels like holiday to me. And I am going to meet them soon in Sweden. They are all very excited about Eurovision – one of my nephews really loves me now. Every time I am on TV, he thinks that I am going to jump of the TV set. But I can’t so he always runs and kisses the screen [laughs]! I have to go back to Sweden soon because I miss my family there and they miss me.

eurovision.tv: I can totally understand that. But back to the present. Have you checked the latest odds? You are still the favourite.

Helena: Yes, I was told that this morning! It’s very flattering. The whole crew is exited about that and even our composer looks at the latest betting. But we never speak about being ‘Number One’. I think it is possible, even though it is a very tough competition. There are many great songs but I’d really like to see the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. We’ve already invited everyone to Greece, even if we don’t get to host it. And wherever Eurovision takes place next year, I’ll be there. I am a big fan of Eurovision and I will be for the rest of my life.

eurovision.tv: Apart from the competition, what do you expect from this year’s Eurovision?

Helena: I think it’s all about competition, isn’t it? As I mentioned before, there are so many good songs that could easily finish in the top 5. Eurovision is still the number one song contest to me. And I hope it’ll be the same this year. I think it’s going to be a very hard Final because, in the Semi Final, there are about 15 songs that would do well in the Final. But only ten of them can qualify so it’s going be tough. But I am going to concentrate 100%. And, if I do win, I want everybody to be happy with that decision. It doesn’t make any sense when the next day’s newspapers say that the best song didn’t win. I want the perfect song to win!

eurovision.tv: We agree. Hopefully, you’ll give a perfect performance on Saturday. Good luck to you!

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A Finnish "horror rock" group who dress in monster costumes have pulled off a surprise win at the 51st Eurovision Song Contest in Athens.
European viewers voted for Lordi's song Hard Rock Hallelujah in a show that is normally associated with catchy pop and big ballads.

Russia was second with Dima Bilan's Never Let You Go.

But UK rapper Daz Sampson could only manage to come 19th out of 24 countries with his song Teenage Life.

Lordi's masks, armour and jets of flame attracted widespread attention before the contest - but many thought they were too outlandish to win.

EUROVISION RESULTS
1. Finland - 292 points
2. Russia - 248
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 229
4. Romania - 172
5. Sweden - 170
6. Lithuania - 162

"We are a rock band and we just won Eurovision - that's weird," their lead singer, also called Lordi said.

"This was a victory for rock music and also a victory for open-mindedness," he said.

The result would open the doors for a wider range of musical styles at Eurovision in the future, he predicted.

"This is proof that from now on there will be more rock bands who will have the courage to join in," he said.

"This is proof that there are rock fans who watch Eurovision."


UK rapper Daz Sampson was not a hit with Eurovision viewers
The band had been accused by some conservative Greek organisations of promoting Satanism but said they had no connection with the occult.

"We have nothing to do with satan worshipping or anthing like that - this is entertainment," Lordi said.

Lordi amassed 292 points after a public vote - 44 ahead of Russia, whose performance by featured a ballerina emerging from a grand piano.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's entrant Hari Mata Hari was in third place, followed by Romania's Mihai Traistariu.

Carola, from Sweden, who was the bookmakers' favourite before the contest and won in 1991, came fifth.

Sixth place went to Lithuania's LT United, six men in suits singing: "We are the winners of Eurovision."


Swedish entrant Carola had been favourite before the contest
Hosts Greece came ninth with Anna Vissi, who had also been hotly tipped.

She was followed by Ireland's Brian Kennedy, who rounded off the top 10 with Every Song Is A Cry For Love.

Daz Sampson - one half of dance duo Uniting Nations - only gathered 25 points from the 35 countries that took part in the vote.

No country failed to get off the mark - Malta's Fabrizio Faniello came last with one point.

The other contenders included a German country and western singer, Israeli gospel and a Latvian a capella group.

Some 18,500 fans packed the arena in the Olympic stadium complex, with 2,000 journalists and 3,000 police officers on duty.

The result means Finland will host the competition next year.

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فنلاند برای نخستين بار برنده مسابقات آواز اروپا يا يوروويژن (Eurovision) که يکی از پرتماشاچی ترين برنامه های تلويزيونی موسيقی در جهان است شده است.
بنابه تخمين ها بيش از صد ميليون نفر شاهد انتخاب گروه "لردی" (Lordi) - يک گروه سبک "هوی متال" سنگين که اعضای آن را خود را به شکل ديو و هيولا درست می کنند - به عنوان برنده رقابت بودند.

اين رقابت ها با حضور 24 گروه در آتن، پايتخت يونان، جريان داشت.

چندين گروه محافظه کار يونانی خواستار اخراج گروه "لردی" از رقابت ها شده بودند چرا که آنها را به ترويج شيطان پرستی متهم می کردند.

اما گروه "لردی" گفت آنها هيچ ارتباطی با فرقه شيطان پرستان ندارند.

اين پنجاه و يکمين دوره مسابقات يوروويژن بود. اين رقابت اولين بار پنجاه سال قبل تنها با حضور هفت شرکت کننده پخش شد.

گروه هايی مانند آبا از سوئد و سلين ديون، خواننده کانادايی، از برندگان قبلی آن بوده اند.

بريتانيا، فرانسه، اسپانيا و آلمان از جمله ۱۴ کشوری بودند که به دليل حمايت مالی قابل توجه شان از اتحاديه پخش اروپا (European Broadcasting Union)، نهاد برگزارکننده يوروويژن، به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی راه يافتند در حالی که ۱۰ کشور ديگر برای رسيدن به اين بخش در مسابقه نيمه نهايی شرکت کرده بودند
برندگان نيمه نهايی عبارت بودند از روسيه، مقدونيه، اوکراين، ترکيه، ارمنستان، بوسنی و هرزگوين، ليتوانی، فنلاند، سوئد و ايرلند.

يونان، کشور ميزبان مسابقات که سال گذشته برنده اين مسابقات شده بود همراه با نه کشوری که بالاترين امتياز را در دوره قبل کسب کرده بودند نيز به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی آمده بود. اين کشورها عبارتند از: کرواسی، دانمارک، اسرائيل، لاتويا، مالتا، مولداوی، نروژ، رومانی و سوئيس.

از حوادث غيرمنتظره در اين دوره از مسابقات، بازماندن کيت رايان (Kate Ryan) بلژيکی از رسيدن به مرحله نهايی بود. وی يکی از بخت های دريافت جايزه امسال محسوب می شد.

برندگان و بازندگان تا مرحله نهايی از سوی مخاطبين و با ارسال آرا از طريق پيام های متنی و تلفن مشخص می شوند.

برنده نهايی بر اساس امتياز کشورها به شرکت کننده مورد نظرشان مشخص می شود. آنها نمی توانند به شرکت کننده کشور خود رای دهند.

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LooooL Lordi bordan! i wonder ki vote beheshoon dade..yani engadr metal baz too europe hastan? :D

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LooooL Lordi bordan! i wonder ki vote beheshoon dade..yani engadr metal baz too europe hastan? :D

ghashang boud Mona ! kareshoun az kheiliha jaha behtar boud ! new and original..

Viva HM !

[Michellica]

Man parsal live didameshoon too Evolution Festival....jaleban :D ...motassefane to eurovision nadidam chi khoondan chon fagadr 2/3 ta singer didam.....male france hesabi gandid :-/

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spain france uk ireland ,kheili bad boud emsal ! khosh halam HM bargashteh ! :D

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yadesh bekheir eurovision song contest, i used 2 watch it when i was still living in europe long time ago, but when i look back, most of the songs were 2mainstream, so i was hard 2 please :)

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yadesh bekheir eurovision song contest, i used 2 watch it when i was still living in europe long time ago, but when i look back, most of the songs were 2mainstream, so i was hard 2 please :)


Which part of Europe ?

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