1、EurovisionWhat Is Eurovision?The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international competition,which is watched by millions of people around the world.The country that won the previous years competition usually hosts it.Audience members in each country vote for their favourite song.However,you cann
2、ot vote for your own countrys entry.The country with the most votes wins.The World Loves EurovisionEurovision is an annual event,which began in 1956.It is one of the most watched non-sporting television programmes.It attracts between 100 million and 600 million viewers.Many viewers are from countrie
3、s which do not compete in Eurovision,such as the USA,New Zealand and China.Interesting StatisticsIreland has won Eurovision the most times with seven wins;it even won the competition on three years in succession(1992,1993 and 1994).The highest scoring winner is Salvador Sobral from Portugal.In 2017,
4、he received 758 points.Morocco was the first non-European country to be included in Eurovision,followed by Australia over 30 years later.Famous FacesAlthough winning Eurovision does not usually guarantee lasting stardom,there are two notable exceptions.ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 and continue to be
5、one of the biggest selling music groups of all time.Celine Dion represented Switzerland when she won the contest in 1988.She continues to have worldwide success to this day.Photo courtesy of truusbobjantoo()-granted under creative commons licence attributionvisit .auPage 1 of 2Australia Joins Eurovi
6、sionAustralia first participated in Eurovision in 2015.This was to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the song contest.However,Australia was allowed to compete again in 2016.Many people in Europe did not understand the reasons behind this decision because Australia is not a European country.How
7、ever,Australia could compete because the television station that broadcasts the competition in Australia(SBS)is a European Broadcasting Union associate.EurovisionGuy Sebastian was the first singer to represent Australia in Eurovision in 2015.He sang a song called Tonight Again and came fifth place a
8、fter winning 196 points.In 2016,Dami Im sang Sound of Silence.For her performance,she scored 511 points and came second.In 2018,Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia when she performs We Got Love.Photo courtesy of Eva Rinaldi()-granted under creative commons licence attributionvisit .auPage 2 of 2
