Eurovision Review – 1957: Neither hell nor heaven

Almost a year after its launch the Eurovision Song Contest was back. Despite the lack of popularity of any of the participating songs in that first edition the EBU was determined to make a success of the contest. With the participation of three new countries everyone was allowed only one participating song with a maximumContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 1957: Neither hell nor heaven”

Eurovision Review – 1956: Let’s start at the very beginning

Lugano, 1956. Time and place when all the magic began. Well, not exactly the magic as we know it. And whether it was really magical we’ll never know as there is no visual record of little baby Eurovision Song Contest’s very first cry. Nor is there any proof (at least not any that’s been madeContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 1956: Let’s start at the very beginning”