12 Eurovision facts to whet your appetite!
1. The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland, May 24, 1956.
2. Eurovision hosts Australia for the first time this year but do not expect to see in future contests, as this is a one-off deal to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision.
3. Many believe Eurovision should be open to European countries causing many to discuss why Morocco, Turkey and Israel are allowed to join in the fun - although it is because the song contest Eurovision is broadcast on the television network - it is not only for Europeans.
4. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest an incredible seven times, with Johnny Logan win twice in 1980 and 1987. He also composed a winning song in 1992.
5. Stay on the Irish theme ... Riverdance first burst onto our television screens when the dispute was hosted in Dublin in 1994 during the interval. Eurovision has much to answer! "Flatly my dear i do not Riverdance"
6. If you, like myself was saying "no point" for many decades, although we are all wrong, wrong, wrong! He has never been used - it is actually "no points" or "zero point". But I will continue to say Norway is the winner for the country that received the most zeros "NUL points!" - In 1963, 1978, 1981 and 1997 and also finished last eleven times! However, Norway also won the competition three times in 1985, 1995 and 09.
7. More than 1,400 songs were sung (and crying) in the Eurovision Song Contest to date .
8. The winner of the first transgender was Dana International, who represented Israel in 1998. Conchita Wurst won the contest in 2014 with "Rise like a Phoenix" - in case you've forgotten
9 !. The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest the most successful course with ABBA "Waterloo" in 1974. However, only one country, the United Kingdom gave them "VOID Points."
10. In 1957, the British hope Patricia Bredin interpreted the shortest song in the history of Eurovision, with "All" - a bird one minute and 52 seconds. The rules now state that all Eurovision songs must be more than three minutes.
11. Songs sung in English seem to Eurovision contenders on track to stardom. Twenty-two winnings songs were sung in English, while songs sung in French have won 14 times. Ooh la la.
12. While you may think that the oldest winner of Eurovision was Englebert Humperdink - 78, the oldest entry was 95 years, Emil Ramsauer from Switzerland in 2013. The youngest participant of Eurovision was Sandra Kim, 13, who won the competition in 1986.
And there you have it - 12 facts of Eurovision. Who will win Eurovision 2015 - well, we do not have long to find out. I can barely contain my excitement!
As promised, with only 4 days to go until the final of Eurovision appropriate, take a look at this video misheard lyric. Have fun!
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