The Eurovision Song Contest in Facts And Figures

THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN FACTS AND FIGURES LIVE PEAK VIEWING FIGURES for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest' and as a percentage of population? 0000000O 14.4% 10.1% 35.1% 11.1% 32% 4.1% 25% 2.9% 9.2m 8.2m 5.9m 5.3m 3.1m Sweden 2.7m 2.7m 1.8m Italy UK Germany Netherlands Spain France Greece 0000000O 37.5% 30.4% 33.3% 22.6% 2.5% 4.7% 1.6% 3.4% 350k 125k 1.8m Ireland 1.7m 1.7m Norway 1.2m 1.1m 751k Denmark Finland Ukraine Austria Israel Australia EUROVISION IN NUMBERS3 00 The contest was slightly more popular among women than men. 170million 57% 43% Viewers across 36 countries tuned into the 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden in 2013. 1971 1968 The year Sir Terry Wogan covered his first ESC for the BBC. His final The year the first contest was broadcast in colour - commentary was the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. from the Royal Albert Hall. six duos (one all-female, two mixed-sex and three all-male) 61 ele groups eight male soloists Winners in the fifty-eight contests (as there was a four-way tie in 1969). thirty-six female soloists Number of wins for Ireland, followed by the UK, France, Luxembourg and Sweden on five each. 73 The number of times the UK has hosted the contest, despite only winning five times. The venues were London (1960, 1963, 1968, 1977), Edinburgh (1972), Brighton (1974), Harrogate (1982) and Birmingham (1998). MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ALLOWED ON STAGE (including backup singers and dancers) Groups of more than three were not allowed in Eurovision until 1971. Times Katie Boyle has compered Eurovisions (1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974). The only other multiple presenter was Jacqueline Joubert (1959 and 1961). 4 Contests Norway has come away with 'nul points'. Maximum length Points awarded by the UK to 'Waterloo' Countries to score 'nul points' on their debut - Portugal in 1964 and Lithuania in 1994. in minutes of all by Abba in 1974. Abba won... Eurovision song entries. tvlicensing.co.uk @tvlicensingnews TV LICENSING youtube.com/tvlicensing flickr.com/photos/tvlicensing 1 SOURCE: THE EUROVISION TIMES 2 SOURCE: CIA - THE WORLD FACTBOOK 3 SOURCE: NULPOINTS.NET