31 July

The first scandal in Eurovision history occurred in 1957 where the Danish singers Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler kissed for 11 seconds in the end of the song. Generating a furious reaction^{[DYK 1]}

30 July

Only 3 women conducted the orchestra at the Eurovision Song Contest. Nurit Hirsch conducted the Israeli entries of 1973 and 1978, Monica Dominique conducted the Swedish 1973 entry and Anita Kerr appeared in front of the orchestra for Switzerland in 1985.^{[DYK 2]}

29 July

In 2011, Lena, the winner of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, decided to defend her title on home ground – something only 2 people have done in the history of the contest.^{[DYK 3]}
Tell us in the Newsdesk Talk page if you can remember who those other two people are!'

28 July

In 2001, the largest audience ever attended the Eurovision Song Contest. Almost 38,000 people gathered at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium to witness the first-ever Estonian victory. ^{[DYK 4]}

References

^ "Eurovision Facts". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

This page was last edited or modified by Ktkvtsh (talk) on 2023-08-21.

[1] "Eurovision Facts". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[2] "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[3] "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[4] "Facts & Figures | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

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