The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual song competition held primarily among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956
Each member country submits a song to be performed on live TV and radio and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition
The contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running TV programmes in the world
It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events in the world,with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally.
Eurovision has also been broadcast outside Europe to such places as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam, although these countries do not compete.
Since 2000, the contest has also been broadcast over the Internet, via the Eurovision website
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest provides an opportunity for the winning artists to capitalise on the surrounding publicity and further their careers
The current winner is Conchita Wurst of Austria who won the 2014 Eurovision contest held in Copenhagen,Denmark with '' Rise Like a Phoenix''
Each member country submits a song to be performed on live TV and radio and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition
The contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running TV programmes in the world
It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events in the world,with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally.
Eurovision has also been broadcast outside Europe to such places as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam, although these countries do not compete.
Since 2000, the contest has also been broadcast over the Internet, via the Eurovision website
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest provides an opportunity for the winning artists to capitalise on the surrounding publicity and further their careers
The current winner is Conchita Wurst of Austria who won the 2014 Eurovision contest held in Copenhagen,Denmark with '' Rise Like a Phoenix''
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