Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Dates | |
Final | 22 October 2005 |
Host | |
Venue | Forum Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Presenter(s) | Katrina Leskanich Renārs Kaupers |
Host broadcaster | EBU, DR |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 14 songs from 1958 to 2005 |
Vote | |
Voting system | Televoting and juries; each country awarded 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite songs |
Winning song | "Waterloo" by ABBA |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to commemorate the Eurovision Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary and to determine the Contest's most popular entrant of its fifty years. It took place at Forum, Copenhagen on 22 October 2005. The host broadcaster was Danmarks Radio (DR). Fourteen songs from the Contest's first half-century, chosen through an internet poll and by a jury, contested the event.[1] Thirty-one EBU-member countries broadcast the concert (although the United Kingdom, Italy and France did not) and televoting and juries in these countries decided the winner.[2] A total of 2.5 million votes were cast during the night.[3]
The event was hosted by Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers. The event was won by Swedish group ABBA, performing "Waterloo"; the band had originally won the Contest for Sweden in 1974.
To coincide with the event, the EBU released two CDs featuring Eurovision songs from the previous fifty years. Two DVDs with original Eurovision performances of these songs were also released.[4]
Selection of venue and hosts
In June 2004, the European Broadcasting Union announced that it was to hold a concert to celebrate fifty years of the Eurovision Song Contest. The event was to be held on 16 October 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The BBC was to host the concert.[5] The Royal Albert Hall was reportedly unavailable, so in August 2004 the EBU announced that DR would stage the event instead. Eurovision Song Contest supervisor Svante Stockselius said that Denmark's previous experience of hosting Eurovision events (the 2001 Contest and the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest) were influential in the Union's choice. 1998 Eurovision winner Dana International, who appeared at the event, later went to suggest that the reason behind the change of host country was also due to the fact that the BBC wanted to present the show "with humour" as though to poke fun at the Contest, an idea that proved to be less popular with the EBU. The BBC went on to broadcast their own 50th anniversary program, Boom Bang-a-Bang: 50 Years of Eurovision.[6] The event was codenamed Extravaganza.[7] On 25 October 2004 Copenhagen was confirmed as the host city for the event, which was now scheduled to take place on 22 October 2005.[8] In May 2005 Congratulations was confirmed as the official name of the concert. A month later DR announced that Forum Copenhagen would host the programme.[9] On 9 September 2005, DR announced that Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers would present the concert. Leskanich was the lead singer of Katrina and The Waves, who won the Contest for the United Kingdom in 1997. Kaupers is the lead singer of Latvian group Brainstorm, who represented Latvia on its debut in the Contest in 2000.[10]
Participating Countries
Fourteen songs would compete in Congratulations. In May 2005 the EBU opened a poll on its website to decide ten songs that would contest the event.[11] Voters chose their two favourite songs from each of five decades: 1956 to 1965, 1966 to 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995 and 1996 to 2005. The remaining four songs would be selected by the EBU's Reference Group.[1] On 16 June 2005 the fourteen chosen songs were announced, although no indication was given as to which had been chosen online and which by the Reference Group.[12] Eleven of the fourteen songs were Eurovision winners; only "Nel blu di pinto di blu", "Congratulations" and "Eres Tú" (which all finished in the top three at the Contest) were not. Two countries, the United Kingdom and Ireland, were represented twice on the list. Johnny Logan, who won the Contest twice for Ireland as a singer, had both of his songs featured on the list.
Semi-final (First Round)
All 32 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the first round. The five songs that are marked in orange qualified to the second and final round.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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Cliff Richard | "Congratulations" | English | 8 | 105 |
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Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year?" | English | 12 | 74 |
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Dana International | "Diva" | Hebrew | 13 | 39 |
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Mocedades | "Eres tú" | Spanish | 11 | 90 |
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Nicole | "Ein bißchen Frieden" | German | 7 | 106 |
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Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 200 |
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ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 331 |
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Olsen Brothers | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | English | 6 | 111 |
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France Gall | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | French | 14 | 37 |
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Sertab Erener | "Everyway That I Can" | English | 9 | 104 |
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Celine Dion | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | French | 10 | 98 |
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Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 182 |
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Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 154 |
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Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 167 |
Final (Second Round)
All 32 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the second round.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 267 |
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ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 329 |
3 | ![]() |
Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 262 |
4 | ![]() |
Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 230 |
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Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 245 |
Performances
The show started with the traditional Eurovision "Te Deum" theme followed by a message from Cliff Richard. After a quick montage of all 14 songs, the orchestra began playing "Ding-A-Dong" (Netherlands 1975), with dancers on stage. "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (Israel 1978), "Le dernier qui a parlé..." (France 1991), and "Dschinghis Khan" (Germany 1979) was also played and accompanied by choreography, which was then followed by "Love Shine a Light" (UK 1997) sung by the co-host, Katrina Leskanich, who came out with flag holders of all the nations who ever participated in Eurovision.
Throughout the telecast, a number of highlights segments were presented which showed montages of various Eurovision performances which were either interesting, notable or unorthodox. There were 6 assortments, which were under the categories described by the hosts as 'past winners', 'political, daring, larger than life', 'cute men', 'unforgettable interpretation of dance', 'girlpower' and 'close/narrow second-place finishers'. A number of high-profile Eurovision artists returned to help introduce and present the show, these were: Carola Häggkvist, Massiel, Dana International, Birthe Wilke, Anne-Marie David, Sandra Kim, Elisabeth Andreassen, Hanne Krogh, Olsen Brothers, Emilija Kokić, Marie Myriam, Sertab Erener, Elena Paparizou, Nicole & Hugo, Cheryl Baker and Lys Assia. Cliff Richard and Nicole gave pre-recorded messages as they were unable to attend.
During the show, there were many presentations by various guest artists during the voting and tallying period. These consisted of the Finnish shouting choir Mieskuoro Huutajat, Riverdance (the 1994 interval act), Ronan Keating (the 1997 co-host), and Johnny Logan, singing his new single When a Woman Loves a Man, as well as an appearance by the Belgian duo of 1973, Nicole & Hugo.
There were three medleys, consisting of performances of past Eurovision songs. The first consisted of : Dana International, singing Parlez-vous Francais (originally performed by Baccara for Luxembourg in Eurovision Song Contest 1978); Carola Haggkvist, singing Främling (1983, 3rd place); Alsou, singing Solo (2000, 2nd); Fabrizio Faniello, singing Another Summer Night (2001 9th); Marie Myriam, singing L'Amour est bleu (originally performed by Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg in 1967); Richard Herrey, singing "Let Me Be the One" (originally performed by The Shadows for United Kingdom in 1975; and Thomas Thordarson, singing Vi Maler Byen Rød (originally performed by Birthe Kjær for Denmark in 1989).
The second consisted of: Gali Atari, singing Hallelujah (1979, winner); Bobbysocks, singing La Det Swinge (1985, winner); Anne-Marie David, singing Après Toi (originally sung by Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg in 1972, winner); Lys Assia, singing Refrain (1956, winner), Sandra Kim singing Non ho l'Eta (originally sung by Gigliola Cinquetti for Italy in 1964, winner) and Bucks Fizz singing Making your Mind Up (1981, winner).
The final medley was sung by Eimear Quinn, Charlie McGettigan, Jakob Sveistrup and Linda Martin, the Eurovision winners of 1996, 1994 and 1992, and (in Sveistrup's case), the 2005 Danish representative. All four acted as backup singers during the show.
Results
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Both juries and televoting were used at Congratulations; both having an equal influence over the vote. In the first round of voting, the number of songs was reduced to five. Each country awarded points from one to eight, then ten and finally twelve for their ten most popular songs. Unlike in the Contest proper, viewers were allowed to vote for songs which had represented their country. The top five songs were then subjected to another round of voting, where only six points and above were awarded. The voting was conducted in private, and the results were not announced until after the show. The song with the most points in the second round was the winner.
Although the results of the voting are known, the full voting has not been released by the EBU to date.
International broadcasts and voting
A total of thirty-four countries broadcast the event, but only thirty-two participated in the voting. Countries that broadcast the contest live and were allowed to vote were;
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Countries that broadcast the contest delayed and therefore lost the right to vote were;
Countries that have previously competed but were not involved with the broadcast or voting of the contest;
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The BBC, RAI and France Télévisions chose not to broadcast the event. Søren Therkelsen, the commissioning editor of the event, said he was "disappointed" at the broadcasters' decision not to transmit the show.[14]
Other countries that broadcast the contest;
Medleys
Opening Medley
Winners of Eurovision
Switzerland 1956: Refrain by Lys Assia
Netherlands 1959: Een Beetje by Teddy Scholten
Denmark 1963: Dansevise by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
Austria 1966: Merci, Chérie by Udo Jürgens
Spain 1969: Vivo cantando by Salomé
Ireland 1970: All Kinds of Everything by Dana
Luxembourg 1973: Tu te reconnaîtras by Anne-Marie David
France 1977: L'oiseau et l'enfant by Marie Myriam
United Kingdom 1981: Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz
Sweden 1984: Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley by Herrey's
Ireland 1993: In Your Eyes by Niamh Kavanagh
Norway 1995: Nocturne by Secret Garden
Sweden 1999: Take Me to Your Heaven by Charlotte
Latvia 2002: I Wanna by Marie N
Unforgettable performances
Norway 1980: Sámiid Ædnan by Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta
United Kingdom 1981: Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz
1985: Host Lill Lindfors suffering a wardrobe malfunction live in the show.
Germany 2000: Wadde hadde dudde da? by Stefan Raab
Belgium 1980: Euro-Vision by Telex
Israel 2000: Sameach by PingPong
Ukraine 2005: Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty by GreenJolly
Latvia 2002: I Wanna by Marie N
Slovenia 2002: Samo ljubezen by Sestre
Iceland 1997: Minn hinsti dans by Paul Oscar
Norway 2005: In My Dreams by Wig Wam
Finland 1976: Pump-Pump by Fredi & Friends
Belgium 1973: Baby, Baby by Nicole & Hugo
Austria 1981: Wenn du da bist by Marty Brem
Israel 1987: Shir Habatlanim by Lazy Bums
Yugoslavia 1991: Brazil by Bebi Dol
Sweden 2000: When Spirits Are Calling My Name by Roger Pontare
Switzerland 1979: Trödler und Co by Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri
France 1994: Je suis un vrai garçon by Nina Morato
Germany 1998: Guildo hat euch lieb! by Guildo Horn
Moldova 2005: Bunica Bate Toba by Zdob și Zdub
Austria 2003: Weil der Mensch zählt by Alf Poier
Denmark 1957: Skibet skal sejle i nat by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler
Men in Eurovision
France 1961: Printemps, avril carillonne by Jean-Paul Mauric
Spain 1962: Llámame by Victor Balaguer
Belgium 1969: Jennifer Jennings by Louis Neefs
Norway 1968: Stress by Odd Børre
Spain 1970: Gwendolyne by Julio Iglesias
Finland 1967: Varjoon – suojaan by Fredi
Netherlands 1982: Jij en ik by Bill van Dijk
United Kingdom 1962: Ring-A-Ding Girl by Ronnie Carroll
Italy 1965: Se piangi, se ridi by Bobby Solo
Israel 1974: Natati La Khayay by Kaveret
Belgium 1973: Baby, Baby by Nicole & Hugo
Belgium 1974: Fleur de liberté by Jacques Hustin
Luxembourg 1976: Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment by Jürgen Marcus
Austria 1957: Wohin, kleines Pony? by Bob Martin
Italy 1980: Non so che darei by Alan Sorrenti
Ireland 1966: Come Back to Stay by Dickie Rock
Sweden 1980: Just nu! by Tomas Ledin
Austria 1959: Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien by Ferry Graf
Russia 1995: Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana by Philipp Kirkorov
Denmark 1980: Tænker altid på dig by Bamses Venner
Austria 1991: Venedig im Regen by Thomas Forstner
Iceland 1986: Gleðibankinn by ICY
Malta 1975: Singing This Song by Renato
Dancing in Eurovision
Germany 1959: Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n by Kessler Twins
Belgium 1983: Rendez-vous by Pas de Deux
Denmark 1966: Stop – mens legen er go' by Ulla Pia
Turkey 1987: Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne by Seyyal Taner & Locomotif
Germany 1977: Telegram by Silver Convention
United Kingdom 1982: One Step Further by Bardo
Austria 1977: Boom Boom Boomerang by Schmetterlinge
Luxembourg 1978: Parlez-vous français? by Baccara
Germany 1979: Dschinghis Khan by Dschinghis Khan
Austria 1982: Sonntag by Mess
Spain 1977: Enséñame a cantar by Micky
Denmark 1981: Krøller eller ej by Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron
Belgium 1973: Baby, Baby by Nicole & Hugo
United Kingdom 1983: I'm Never Giving Up by Sweet Dreams
Denmark 1983: Kloden drejer by Gry Johansen
Sweden 1985: Bra vibrationer by Kikki Danielsson
Portugal 1982: Bem bom by Doce
Norway 1986: Romeo by Ketil Stokkan
Ireland 1969: The Wages of Love by Muriel Day
Greece 2002: S.A.G.A.P.O. by Michalis Rakintzis
France 2004: À chaque pas by Jonatan Cerrada
Yugoslavia 1983: Džuli by Daniel
United Kingdom 1987: Only the Light by Rikki
Greece 2004: Shake It by Sakis Rouvas
Netherlands 1966: Fernando en Filippo by Milly Scott
Women in Eurovision
Sweden 1963: En gång i Stockholm by Monica Zetterlund
Spain 1961: Estando contigo by Conchita Bautista
Spain 1990: Bandido by Azúcar Moreno
Germany 1975: Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein by Joy Fleming
Netherlands 1993: Vrede by Ruth Jacott
Greece 1991: I Anixi by Sophia Vossou
Spain 1983: ¿Quién maneja mi barca? by Remedios Amaya
United Kingdom 1996: Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit by Gina G
Russia 1997: Primadonna by Alla Pugacheva
Norway 1966: Intet er nytt under solen by Åse Kleveland
Monaco 1967: Boum-Badaboum by Minouche Barelli
Portugal 1969: Desfolhada portuguesa by Simone de Oliveira
Spain 1965: ¡Qué bueno, qué bueno! by Conchita Bautista
Croatia 2002: Everything I Want by Vesna Pisarović
Greece 2003: Never Let You Go by Mando
Belgium 1973: Baby, Baby by Nicole & Hugo
Norway 1976: Mata Hari by Anne-Karine Strøm
France 1967: Il doit faire beau là-bas by Noëlle Cordier
Italy 1992: Rapsodia by Mia Martini
Croatia 1999: Marija Magdalena by Doris Dragović
Portugal 1966: Ele e ela by Madalena Iglésias
Monaco 1971: Un banc, un arbre, une rue by Séverine
Netherlands 1965: 't Is Genoeg by Conny Vandenbos
Portugal 1988: Voltarei by Dora
Eurovision Favourites
Luxembourg 1978: Parlez-vous français? (English version) by Baccara
Sweden 1983: Främling by Carola
Russia 2000: Solo by Alsou
Malta 2001: Another Summer Night by Fabrizio Faniello
Luxembourg 1967: L'amour est bleu by Vicky Leandros
United Kingdom 1975: Let Me Be the One by The Shadows
Denmark 1989: Vi maler byen rød by Birthe Kjær
Eurovision Winners Medley
Israel 1979: Hallelujah (English version) by Gali Atari (of Milk and Honey)
Norway 1985: La det swinge by Bobbysocks
Luxembourg 1972: Après toi by Anne-Marie David
Switzerland 1956: Refrain by Lys Assia
Italy 1964: Non ho l'età by Sandra Kim
United Kingdom 1981: Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz (Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston)
Second Places
France 1976: Un, deux, trois by Catherine Ferry
United Kingdom 1972: Beg, Steal or Borrow by The New Seekers
United Kingdom 1961: Are You Sure? by The Allisons
Spain 1979: Su canción by Betty Missiego
Germany 1987: Lass die Sonne in dein Herz by Wind
France 1991: Le Dernier qui a parlé... by Amina
Germany 1981: Johnny Blue by Lena Valaitis
Israel 1982: Hora by Avi Toledano
Switzerland 1963: T'en va pas by Esther Ofarim
Spain 1995: Vuelve conmigo by Anabel Conde
Switzerland 1958: Giorgio by Lys Assia
Iceland 1999: All Out of Luck by Selma
France 1990: White and Black Blues by Joëlle Ursull
Sweden 1966: Nygammal vals by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson
Denmark 2001: Never Ever Let You Go by Rollo & King
Norway 1996: I evighet by Elisabeth Andreassen
Medley ‘Backing vocals'
Commentators
Albania – Leon Menkshi
Andorra – Meri Picart
Austria – Andi Knoll
Belgium – André Vermeulen & Anja Daems (VRT), Viktor Lazlo & Yves Barbieux (RTBF)
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Dino Merlin
Croatia – Emilija Kokić
Cyprus – Evi Papamichail
Denmark – Nicolai Molbech
Estonia – Marko Reikop
Finland – Jaana Pelkonen & Heikki Seppälä (YLE TV2)[15]
Germany – Peter Urban
Greece – Elizabeth Filipouli
Iceland – Gísli Marteinn Baldursson
Ireland – Marty Whelan
Israel – No commentator
Latvia– Marie N
Malta – Tony Micallef [16]
Mexico – Poncho de Anda and Anne Igartiburu
Monaco – Bernard Montiel & Églantine Emeyé
Netherlands – Willem van Beusekom [17]
Norway – Jostein Pedersen
Poland – Artur Orzech
Portugal – Eládio Clímaco
Russia – Yelena Batinova
Serbia and Montenegro – Duška Vučinić-Lučić (RTS1), TBC (TVCG)
Slovenia – Andrej Hofer
Spain – Beatriz Pécker & José María Íñigo [18]
Sweden – Pekka Heino
Switzerland – Sandra Studer (SF), Serge Moisson (TSR), Sandy Altermatt (RTSI)
Turkey – Bülend Özveren
Ukraine – Pavlo Shylko
United States – Myrka Dellanos and Giselle Blondett
See also
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