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Brixx was a Danish pop group which represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, with the song "Video, Video". [1]
The group members were Jens Brixtofte (brother of the Danish politician Peter Brixtofte), John Hatting, [2] Torben Jacobsen, Steen Ejler Olsen and Bjørn Holmgård Sørensen.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the 1963 contest with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at Tivolis Koncertsal on 21 March 1964, and was hosted by Danish TV presenter Lotte Wæver.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the 1981 contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held at the Harrogate International Centre on 24 April 1982 and was hosted by English TV presenter and newsreader Jan Leeming.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the Théâtre Municipal in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Télévision Luxembourg (RTL), the contest was held in Luxembourg following the country's victory at the 1983 contest with the song "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermès. The event was presented by Désirée Nosbusch, who, at 19 years old, remains the youngest person to have hosted the contest as of 2024.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and presented by Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the 1999 contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson. With an audience of 13,000 people present, the 2000 contest was the largest yet seen in its history.
Germany has officially participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its inaugural edition in 1956, except in 1996 when its entry did not qualify past the audio-only pre-selection round, and consequently was not seen in the broadcast final and does not count as one of Germany's 67 appearances. No other country has been represented as many times. Along with France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, Germany is one of the "Big Five" countries that are automatically prequalified for the final, due to their participant broadcasters being the largest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The final is broadcast in Germany on ARD's flagship channel, Das Erste.
Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since its debut at the first contest in 1956, missing only four contests because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year: 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the inaugural contest in 1956 in Lugano, where it also won. The country claimed its second victory in 1988, 32 years after the first, and its third in 2024, 36 years after the second win. The Swiss participant broadcaster in the contest is the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is an international children's song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003.
Bobbysocks is a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge". Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson until 1994.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Si tu aimes ma musique", composed by Fred Bekky, Rony Brack, and Bobott, with lyrics by Jo May and Bobott, and performed by Dutch singer Stella. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final. This was Stella's third appearance at Eurovision: She had appeared as part of the group Hearts of Soul for the Netherlands in 1970 and of Dream Express for Belgium in 1977. As a solo singer, she had also taken part in the 1981 Belgian national final.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Jij en ik", composed by Dick Bakker, with lyrics by Liselore Gerritsen, and performed by Bill van Dijk. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final. The song and performer were chosen independently of each other at the national final.
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Video-video", written by Jens Brixtofte, and performed by the group Brixx. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1982 in order to select its entry for the contest. The previous year's Danish entrant Tommy Seebach failed in his bid to represent Denmark for a third time.
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Kloden drejer", written by Flemming Gernyx, Christian Jacobsen, and Lars Christensen, and performed by Gry Johansen. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1983 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Hallo Hallo", composed by John Hatting and Torben Lendager, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Lonnie Devantier. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1990 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Det' lige det", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1984 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first of three Eurovision appearances in five years for the couple.
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?", composed by Søren Bundgaard, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Hot Eyes. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1988 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the last of three Eurovision appearances for the duo. Their Eurovision performance is noted for the fact that Kirsten was heavily and very visibly pregnant at the time.
The Eurovision Song Contest Previews are annually broadcast TV shows showcasing the entries into the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest. They were inaugurated in 1971 for the contest in Dublin, Ireland, and have been provided by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to all participating countries ever since.
"Euphoria" is a song performed by Swedish singer Loreen. It was released on 26 February 2012 as the third single –first single internationally– from her debut studio album, Heal (2012). The song was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström and produced by Boström and SeventyEight. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It won the contest with a total of 372 points, at the time the second-highest point total in the contest's history. It received the highest number of maximum (12) points until then, with eighteen countries giving the song their top marks.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the 2013 contest with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the contest was held at B&W Hallerne, and consisted of two semi-finals on 6 and 8 May, and a final on 10 May 2014. The three live shows were presented by Danish television presenter Lise Rønne, musician Nikolaj Koppel and actor Pilou Asbæk.
Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest is a Danish-Swedish singer and songwriter. She represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" and went on to win the competition.
"Silent Storm" is a song by Norwegian singer and songwriter Carl Espen, released as a single on 18 February 2014. Described as a powerful ballad about finding one's place in life, it was written by Josefin Winther and produced by Magnus Skylstad. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark after winning Melodi Grand Prix 2014, Norway's national selection for the event. The song finished eighth overall with 88 points.
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