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after winning Germany's only Eurovision victory in 1982 with a record margin, Nicole performed her reprise of the winning song "Ein Bisschen Frieden " in four different languages ?
public displeasure with "The Voice " , Ireland 's fourth Eurovision victory in five years, led to the introduction of televoting ?
Ey Sham was the first entry in the Eurovision Song Contest from a country outside of geographical Europe ?
"Salvem el món " was the first punk song performed in the Eurovision Song Contest ?
"On Again...Off Again " features influences from both dance music and opera , the only time that such a combination has appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest ?
rock band 21 Demands made chart history after finishing as runners-up in the fifth series of You're a Star , featuring 1992 Eurovision winner Linda Martin as a judge?
the popular music artist Maarja-Liis Ilus has entered the Estonian Eurovision Song Contest pre-selection event Eurolaul a record three times, in 1996 , 1997 and 2004 ?
the song "Wir Geben 'Ne Party " is the first Eurovision entry to mention hip-hop music , despite not being in that style?
the song Autostop is the only Eurovision Song Contest entry to have been based on the subject of hitchhiking ?
the song "Mama Corsica " is the only song in the Corsican language to have been performed at the Eurovision Song Contest , placing 4th in the 1993 edition ?
the self-made dress that Barbara Dex wore while performing "Iemand Als Jij " at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest led to the creation of an award for the worst-dressed performer in the contest ?
the performance of "Romeo " at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 , was the first time that a drag queen or any other sexual minority had been openly visible onstage at Eurovision ?
"Nocturne " is the Eurovision Song Contest winner with the fewest words, the Norwegian language original having only 25?
"La Coco-Dance " was the first Eurovision entry to feature Tahitian lyrics, representing Monaco in 2006 ?
"Vrede " was the first Eurovision entry to feature DJ scratching ?
"Bitaqat Khub " is the first and only Eurovision Song Contest to have been performed in Arabic , and also the first and only entry to have represented an African country?
"My Star " was the first song that Latvia entered into the Eurovision Song Contest , making them the last of the Baltic states to debut at Eurovision ?
"Lopšinė Mylimai " is the least auspicious debut entry in Eurovision Song Contest history, finishing the 1994 Contest in last place without scoring a point?
"Dziesma Par Laimi " is the only Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to be performed in Latvian ?
Brian Kennedy 's "Every Song Is A Cry For Love " was the 1000th song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest ?
Dana International was the first transsexual to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 with the song "Diva "?
"De Vogels Van Holland " was the first song ever performed at the Eurovision Song Contest ?
"Ceol An Ghrá " was the first and only time that Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest with a song in Irish ?
"Anytime You Need " was the first Eurovision Song Contest entry to feature lyrics in Armenian ?
1993 Eurovision Song Contest winner Niamh Kavanagh overcame voice and dress problems to make her return in the 2010 contest in Oslo , Norway ?
"Comme È Ddoce 'O Mare " was performed in the Neapolitan language , the only time the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest performed in a minority language ?
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Question 1 : [ 56] Several winners in the mid-1970s took advantage of the newly-found allowance, with performers from non-English-speaking countries singing in English, including ________ in 1974.
Question 2 : However, special dispensation was given to Germany and ________ as their national selections had already taken place - both countries' entries were in English.
Question 3 : A Euroclub is held every night of the week; a Eurovision-themed ________ , to which all accredited personnel are invited.
Question 4 : [ 47] Afterwards, the Jordanian ________ refused to acknowledge the fact that Israel had won and announced that the winner was Belgium (which had actually come 2nd ).
Question 5 : 1972 —hosted by the BBC in ________ when Monaco was unable to provide a suitable venue: Monegasque television invited the BBC to take over due to its previous experience.
Question 7 : ________ —held annually since 2003, for artists under the age of 16.
Question 8 : An example being, ________ , representing the United Kingdom, who were the winners of the contest with the song, Love Shine a Light .
Question 9 : Deviations from this formula have rarely achieved success, leading to the Contest gaining a reputation for its music being "________ ".
Question 10 : [ 31] In Spain, the ________ Operación Triunfo started in 2002; the winners of the first three seasons proceeded to represent the country at Eurovision.