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A Brief History of the Eurovision Song Contest
Genres
Overview
Love it or hate it, the Eurovision Song Contest has not only redefined Europe, it has redefined music. Conceived in 1956 as a great televised musical event which would bring peace and harmony to Europe, it has since launched meteoric careers and made hits of songs such as Waterloo, Volare and Boom Bang a Bang. It has also bred an annual hotbed of political intrigue, racial rivalry, allegations of bribery and plain old sour grapes. In this programme Abba, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard and many others sing while Katie Boyle, Bucks Fizz, John Peel, Michael Ball and Johnny Logan try to explain that special Eurovision "ring-a-ding-ding".
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
35 min
Release Date
1992-08-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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John Allison
Self
Katie Boyle
Self
Johnny Logan
Self
Michael Ball
Self
Mike Nolan
Self
Cheryl Baker
Self
John Peel
Self
James Moir
Self
Bill Martin
Self
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