For Europe's biggest music festival, we often hear today that the Eurovision Song Contest is a big circus, which is attended by many music enthusiasts every year. However, it all started quite differently. The beginnings of Eurovision date back more than fifty years to 1956. The first Eurovision winner, Lys Assia, represented Switzerland at the first Eurovision Song Contest. Even today, her song is considered one of the most beautiful Eurovision songs in history. Check which songs marked the music industry and were born in the context of the Eurosong.
We present to you the 10 most popular songs from the first Eurovision spectacle until today.
Eurovision winning song in 1956, Lys Assia with the song Refrain
ABBA with Waterloo, Sweden 1974
Nicole with the song Ein bisschen Frieden, Germany 1982
Johnny Logan with Hold Me Now, UK 1987
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Celine Dion with the song Ne partez pas sans moi, France, 1988
Diva, Dana International, Israel 1998
Ruslana with the song Wild Dance, Ukraine 2004
Lordi with Hard Rock Hallelujah, 2006
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Marija Šerifović with the song Molitva, Serbia 2007
Lena, Satellite, Germany 2010
