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WHAT IS EUROVISION?• Eurovision is a popular song competition held
once a year.• It is watched by over 125 million people• The show started in 1950• It was said to have started for cultural unity,
but was actually started to test the new television lines
• 51 countries participate in eurovision
VOTING AND PERFORMANCE• Countries have judges that score each song,
and cannot score their own country• People vote for their favorite songs• The performers have to perform a song that
has never been released.• The performers often dress in crazy outfits to
get attention, which will get them more votes• Many times the songs are performed in English,
but national identity is still maintained.
GERMANY’S PARTICIPATION• They have won two times.• Because they contribute a lot of money,
they automatically get a spot in the finals
• In 2010, Lena won the competition.• She sang the song “satellite”• The song was number 1 on the
european charts
POP QUIZ!• What is Eurovision?• a) a sitcom• b) a movie• c) a song contest• Who recently won the contest for Germany?• a) ABBA• b) Lena• c) Rammstein
BIBLIOGRAPHYExplainer: What is Eurovision? (CNN)http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/showbiz/eurovision-song-contest-explainer/index.html
Germany wins Eurovision Song Contest (DW)http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,5631281,00.html
Eurovision: An Olympics of Popular Songhttp://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/08__Culture__Sports__Events/03/05/__Feature__5.html