101 Amazing Facts About The Eurovision Song Contest by Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor

Author:Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: song, abba, bucks fizz, celine dion, gina g, terry wogan, graham norton, europe, denmark, sweden, music, trivia, nul points, nil points, no points, voting, greece, cyprus, tv, EBU, entertainment, pop, dana international
ISBN: 9781782349242
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2013
Published: 2013-05-13T00:00:00+00:00

Rules

The maximum length allowed for a Eurovision song is three minutes.

There is no official rule about the nationality of the act a country sends - although some countries have their own requirements, any country can enter a song written and sung by anyone of any nationality.

No more than six people are allowed on stage for any performance - this includes backup singers and dancers.

Live animals are banned from featuring in performances.

A recent rule change is that performers must now be older than sixteen.

No entry is allowed to be a cover version of another song.

Interestingly, no samples of other songs are allowed - this probably explains the lack of decent hip-hop records in the competition’s history!

Between 1966 and 1972, and from 1978 to 1998, songs were only allowed to be performed in the entering country’s native language.

In 1958, a rule was introduced that invited the previous year’s winner to host the event - however quite a few countries have actually declined this invitation!

After 1969’s four-way tie, the rules were changed to allow both a sing-off and a show of hands from the judges to decide an overall winner if needed.

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