Eurovision

In the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Wig Wam represented Norway after winning the Norwegian pre-selection Melodi Grand Prix. With the song "In My Dreams", written by guitarist Teeny, they brought Norway to a ninth place in Kiev. The song immediately became a huge hit in Norway, being among the most bought singles for 19 weeks and peaking for three weeks at the top of the national single chart [1], an achievement neither of Norway's two Eurovision winners managed. Also in Iceland and Sweden it enjoyed moderate to huge commercial success. The band's slogan say ...

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ABBA (1972–1983) was a Swedish pop music group. They remain the most successful Swedish music act and were one of the most popular groups in the world. The group dominated charts worldwide during the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s, selling many hit singles and albums. Estimates of ABBA's total worldwide sales vary from 100 to 500 million (there seems to be no reliable source for this information) which could make them the second most successful band of all time after The Beatles. They were the first act from the European mainland ...

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Brotherhood of Man is a 70s British pop group that won Eurovision in 1976 with "Save your Kisses for Me". They borrowed the style and two-boy, two-girl approach of Swedish pop group ABBA, who had won Eurovision in 1974. Save your Kisses for Me was nominated as one of final five finalists in the 50th anniversary Eurovision concert held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005. Members: Nicky Stevens, b. 3 December 1951 Sandra Stevens, b. 23 November 1949 Martin Lee Lee Sheriden After winning Eurovision they had a ...

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The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was Los Angeles. The choice between them was made on October 23, 1974 on the 75th IOC session. Moscow defeated Los Angeles by 39 votes to 20. The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football (soccer) tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk. 1980 Summer Olympics - Highlights. Although approxima ...

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• 1980 Summer Olympics - Medal count
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World Idol (Germany: SuperStar Weltweit, Middle East: SuperStar El Alaam) is the title of the one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol. The competition was held in December 2003. After presenting the competitors, viewers from the 11 participating countries were allowed to vote by telephone, but not for the participant from their home country. All participants sang in Engl ...

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Bananarama is a British girl group that found worldwide fame with their melodic pop songs. The group was founded in London in 1981 by friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, and Sarah Dallin (Woodward and Dallin were friends since age 13). In 1988 they got into the Guinness Book of World Records as the United Kingdom's best selling girl group ever (but currently best selling girl group ever is British group Spice Girls). In the same year (1988) Siobhan Fahey left the group after marrying Eurythmics' Dave S ...

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Elena Paparizou was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Greek parents. Elena's artistic talents and eagerness to excel became apparent very early, and she was soon involved in singing, dancing and acting. As she wanted to develop her talents, Elena began her training in these arts even while she was still at school. A significant turning point in Elena's life was the creation of Antique, a group she set up with her childhood friend and fellow Swede-Greek Nikos Panagiotidis at the age of seventeen. Almost immediately, Antique signed their f ...

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Elena Paparizou, Elena Paparizou - Biography, Elena Paparizou - Languages, Elena Paparizou - Eurovision, Elena Paparizou - Spelling, Elena Paparizou - Discography, Elena Paparizou - Albums, Elena Paparizou - C.D Singles, Elena Paparizou - Singles

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At its height, Yarwood's TV shows, which were based on a variety mix of comic sketches, guest musicians, and a swing song sung by Yarwood (introduced by the line, "and this is me", which became the title of the first of his three autobographies), regularly attracted more than 10 million viewers (beating the James Bond film You Only Live Twice in a 'head to head' battle in 1977). Yarwood's show attracted high profile guests such as ex-Beatle Paul McCartney (1977) and chart-topping Eurovision winners ABBA (1978). Am ...

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Currently, the Contest winner is selected by means of a modified version of the Borda count. Each country ranks all the entries and assigns 12 points to their favourite entry; 10 points to their second favourite entry; and 8, down to 1 point to their third to tenth favourites. Countries are not allowed to vote for themselves. The current method for ranking entries is by a telephone vote (televoting) among the viewers. In the past, small demographically balanced juries were used to rank the entries. Juries are still used when televotin ...

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Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Overview, Eurovision Song Contest - History, Eurovision Song Contest - Debut of Nations, Eurovision Song Contest - Competitors, Eurovision Song Contest - Rules, Eurovision Song Contest - Number of Songs, Eurovision Song Contest - Performers, Eurovision Song Contest - Languages, Eurovision Song Contest - Voting, Eurovision Song Contest - Tie-breakers, Eurovision Song Contest - Nul Points, Eurovision Song Contest - Political and Regional Voting Patterns, Eurovision Song Contest - Hosts, Eurovision Song Contest - Interval Acts, Eurovision Song Contest - Winning Streaks, Eurovision Song Contest - Musical Styles, Eurovision Song Contest - Winners, Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures, Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators, Eurovision Song Contest - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Intervision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - The 50th Anniversary Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Trivia, Eurovision Song Contest - The Contest in Popular Culture, Eurovision Song Contest - See Also, Eurovision Song Contest - Endnotes

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CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of information, culture and entertainment for the people of Cyprus. The CyBC started transmitting on radio in 1953 as the Cyprus Broadcasting Service. Television broadcasts followed three years later and it became a Corporation in 1960 when the island gained independence from Great Britain. The first TV programme in Cyprus was transmitted during the British Colonial era, in October 1957, when ...

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Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation - History, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation - Programs

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ABBA Benny Andersson - synthesizer, piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet Agnetha Fältskog - vocals Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals Björn Ulvaeus - guitar, vocals Additional personnel Ulf Andersson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Ola Brunkert - drums Bruno Glenmark - trumpet Rutger Gunnarsson bass Roger Palm - drums Janne Schaffer - guitar Finn Sjoberg - guitar Bjorn Utvous - guitar Mike Watson - bass< ...

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ABBA album, ABBA album - Track listing, ABBA album - Personnel, ABBA album - Production, ABBA album - Charts

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Andersson was a member of the Swedish rock/pop band Hep Stars who were very popular in Sweden during the 1960s. The band was modeled after various US and UK groups such as Herman's Hermits, The Who and The Rolling Stones. The Hep Stars had a huge following, especially among teenage girls. Meanwhile Björn Ulvaeus was fronting a skiffle group called the Hootenanny Singers whose sound was softer and more easy-listening than the Hep Stars. The singers crossed paths sometimes and they decided to write songs together. One of these, "Isn't It Easy ...

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ABBA, ABBA - Before ABBA, ABBA - Early years, ABBA - Eurovision and after, ABBA - Later years, ABBA - Fashion and videos, ABBA - After ABBA, ABBA - ABBA trivia

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US Top data: for singles from The Billboard Hot 100, for albums from The Billboard 200; UK Top data for singles and albums from UK Singles Chart. Bananarama - Albums. Bananarama - Singles. ...

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The competition was originally known as “Say It With Music: Great-Hit Songcontest”, and was called "Swedish Songfestival" from 1960 until 1966. It has been known as Melodifestival(en) since 1967. Melodifestivalen - Milestones. 1958: The first competition is won by Alice Babs. 1970: No competition is held as a protest by SR (and the other Nordic broadcasters) against the Eurovision voting system which had led to a four-way tie the previous year. 1972: Family ...

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Melodifestivalen, Melodifestivalen - Table of past winners, Melodifestivalen - History, Melodifestivalen - Milestones, Melodifestivalen - Current Format and Rules, Melodifestivalen - Semi Finals, Melodifestivalen - Final

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Top medal-collecting nations: (for the full table, see 1980 Summer Olympics medal count) (host nation in bold.) ...

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1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics - Highlights, 1980 Summer Olympics - Medals awarded, 1980 Summer Olympics - Medal count, 1980 Summer Olympics - Nations

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Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. Jahn was born on September 27th, 1949, in the Norwegian city of Tønsberg. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983 respectively. Jahn Teigen - Popol Vuh. Jahn Teigen started his career already in the late 1960ies, when he released a few singles and one album with Enemies. However, his commercial break-through didn't come until the early 1970ies as the lead singer of the six member rock band Popol Vuh. Th ...

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Jahn Teigen, Jahn Teigen - Biography, Jahn Teigen - Popol Vuh, Jahn Teigen - Prima Vera, Jahn Teigen - Eurovision, Jahn Teigen - Extensive recording material, Jahn Teigen - Trivia, Jahn Teigen - Memorable hits, Jahn Teigen - Discography, Jahn Teigen - Popol Vuh, Jahn Teigen - Popol Ace, Jahn Teigen - Jahn Teigen, Jahn Teigen - Prima Vera, Jahn Teigen - Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan

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List of Greeks - Ancient period. Colaeus of Samos (628 BCE) Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?–420? BCE) Nearchus (360?–312 BCE) Pytheas of Massilia (c. 325 BCE) Scylax Xenophon (435?–355? BCE) List of Greeks - Modern period. Constantine Phaulkon (17th century) See also:

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Each country had two jury members, one under 25 and one over 25, with a gap of at least 10 years between them. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song. This was the last time this voting system was used, probably due to the attention seeking antics of the male Swiss juror. The voting was a much closer affair than in Dublin in 1971 and in Edinburgh the preious year. ...

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Eurovision Song Contest 1973, Eurovision Song Contest 1973 - Results, Eurovision Song Contest 1973 - First appearances, Eurovision Song Contest 1973 - Voting structure, Eurovision Song Contest 1973 - Score sheet

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Each country had two jury members, one under 25 and one over 25. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song. The jury was stationed in the safety of the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle. Meanwhile the interval act also came from the castle, this time the vast esplanade outside. The voting procedure itself turned out to be a rather dull affair, there was no real challenge to Vicky Leandros. Interestingly the winni ...

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Eurovision Song Contest 1972, Eurovision Song Contest 1972 - Results, Eurovision Song Contest 1972 - Voting structure, Eurovision Song Contest 1972 - Score sheet

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The Cabinet of Greece includes the heads of all executive ministries, appointed by the president on the recommendation of the The President is elected by Parliament for a five-year term (election last held March 7, 2004), and a maximum of two terms in office. When a presidential term expires, Parliament votes to elect the new President. In the first two votes, a 2/3 majority (200 votes) is necessary. The third and final vote requires a 3/5 (180 votes) majority. If the third vote is fruitless, Parliament is dissolved and elections are proclai ...

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