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A Beginners Guide to Eurovision, Part 3

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In the last few years, the number of countries entering the Eurovision Song Contest has increased from around 20 to around 40. That’s too many for one live show on a Saturday night, so the Semi-Finals were introduced. The host country automatically qualifies for the final, as do the ‘Big 4’ of the UK, France, Spain and Germany (who put up the lions share of money to finance Eurovision). How are the other twenty finalists selected? That’s what today’s Beginners Guide to Eurovision is about. Part four can be found here.

A Beginners Guide to Eurovision, Part 2

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Following on from yesterday’s introduction, this Beginners Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest looks at the major element – the song. The die-hard Eurovision fan should already know these rules and regulations about the song, but they do crop up frequently with people who are new to the contest – especially when you invite them to your Eurovision Party to watch the Song Contest! So pass these videos around when you send out your invitations! Part three can be found here.

A Beginners Guide To Eurovision, Part 1

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As promised last week, part of my online coverage of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is a series of short videos introducing the song contest to people new to the yearly spectacular. There’s nothing here that a Eurovision fan will not already know, but be clear, you;re not quite the target audience for these videos. They’re for you to pass round your office, to your friends, and link to from your site to spread the word about the contest – especially to those outside Europe who have the opportunity to watch the show online for free (via the official site