Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1994
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:31, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
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Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Edyta Górniak
- ... that at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Poland, represented by Edyta Górniak (pictured), achieved the most successful début performance of any country at that time when it placed second? Source: "Poland's second place was the highest ever placing by a country at the time in their debut year."
- ALT1: ... that seven countries competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 for the first time, the largest single expansion of participating countries since the contest's first edition? Source: "In 1994 seven countries joined the Eurovision Song Contest in what was the biggest single expansion in participants since the contest began in 1956."
- ALT2: ... that "Riverdance" started life as a seven-minute performance during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 before being developed into a full-length theatrical show? Source: Riverdance First Perfomance: 1994
- ALT3: ... that Ireland's win at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 marked the only time that a country won three consecutive contests? Source: "Ireland went on to win the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest [...] and set a new record by becoming the only country to win the contest three times in a row."
- ALT4: ... that while Poland placed second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 on its first participation in the event, Lithuania came last and scored nul points in the same contest with its first ever entry? Source: "Poland's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest was very successful when their representative Edyta Gorniak finished second with 166 points." [...] "Lithuania scored zero points with its first ever entry."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Jones-Hughes
Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.Sims2aholic8 (talk) 11:34, 25 March 2024 (UTC).
QPQ seems done. The quotes in the nomination verify the hooks and can be found in the linked sources. It is also a timely nomination, and the article is good quality with in-line sources cited wherever required and meets the character count requirement. This nomination is good to go! Are secondary sources available for the claims by any chance?--NØ 14:02, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the prompt review! Some secondary sources for some of the alts can be found below: Sims2aholic8 (talk) 14:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
