Will O'Regan🌻

Let the Grand Final of the #Eurovision Song Contest Begin! #PlatinumPartyatthePalace

24 years ago 🇱🇻 Latvia won the 47th #Eurovision in Tallinn with Marie N and “I Wanna”. 🇲🇹 Malta were 2nd, 🇬🇧 UK + hosts 🇪🇪 Estonia tied for 3rd. ETV registered the domain eurovision.tv at the time and it's still the official contest website

Update - Eurovision.tv still works having been active for 23 years but the official web address is now listed as Eurovision.com

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70 years ago today in Lugano, Switzerland Lys Assia won “Gran premio Eurovisione della canzone europea” “Grand prix Eurovision 1956 de la chanson européenne” the very first #Eurovision Song Contest for 🇨🇭 Switzerland with “Refrain” (🎞️ by Vincenzo Vicari)

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18 years ago today at the 53rd #Eurovision in the Belgrade Arena Serbia, 🇷🇺 Russia won with Dima Bilan ‘Believe’. 🇺🇦 Ukraine 2nd, 🇬🇷 Greece 3rd. Two semi finals were introduced, the @kosta_boda microphone trophy was awarded to the winner for the 1st time

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23 years ago today 🇹🇷 Turkey won #Eurovision when @sertaberener triumphed in Riga with ‘Every way that I can’. 🇧🇪 Belgium 2nd, 🇷🇺 Russia 3rd. 2003 was the 1st time the 🇬🇧 UK finished last on the scoreboard with zero points earned from the 100% televote

The original competing national broadcasters were: 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇨🇭 Switzerland The show was also broadcast in whole or part by 🇦🇹 Austria 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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@willovision @manszelmerlow But Monster Like Me won the award for best song composition.. an all time classic.

11 years ago 🇸🇪 Sweden secured a 6th win at the 60th #Eurovision in Vienna with @manszelmerlow and ‘Heroes’. 🇷🇺 Russia were 2nd Polina Gagarina ‘A Million Voices’. 🇮🇹 Italy 3rd; Il Volo - ‘Grande amore’. 🇦🇺 Australia debuted, finishing in 5th place

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5 years ago today 🇮🇹 Italy won #Eurovision again after 31 years with @thisismaneskin ‘Zitti E Buoni’ at the Covid restricted 65th contest in Rotterdam. 🇫🇷 France were 2nd, Barbara Pravi with ‘Voilà’ with 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3rd, Gjon’s Tears and ‘Tout l'univers’