Eurovision: a political history
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Yourevision Song Contest - A Brief History
The first competition was in 19 56 in a lugano in switzerland, in a theatre. The contest was won by a swiss singer, lis asia, who sang a chanson in french called refrain. And it also had a voting scandal. E voting was done alive. Then a the luxembourg jury didn't make it to the contest, so the swiss jury voted in its place. And lo and behold, the swiss entry won.
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