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Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits

October 31, 2023

Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits (also known as Eurovision's Greatest Hits) was a live television concert programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest. The concert took place on 31 March 2015 at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London. Guy Freeman was the executive producer and Geoff Posner the director, both of whom held the same positions as the last time the BBC hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998. Simon Proctor was the senior producer and David Arch was the musical director for the concert. Tickets for the event went on sale at 10:15 (GMT) on 6 February 2015.

Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
Dates
Final31 March 2015
Host
VenueEventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)
Musical directorDavid Arch
Directed by
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerGuy Freeman
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Participants
Number of entries21 songs from 15 artists
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Graham Norton and Petra Mede hosted the event, which saw fifteen acts from thirteen countries performing their Eurovision entries from yesteryear. During the televised show, video montages from the Eurovision archives were shown in-between each live performance. The UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, "Still in Love with You" by Electro Velvet, was performed at the concert as the opening act, but never broadcast on the televised show. Riverdance performed a reprise of their Eurovision 1994 interval act as part of the anniversary celebrations.

Several countries confirmed that they would air the delayed broadcast of the concert on various dates that suited the broadcasters' schedules, including Australia, who first competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as a wildcard entry. The host broadcaster BBC and the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) simulcast the show on Good Friday, 3 April 2015, across BBC One and RTÉ 2. In turn, several countries chose not to broadcast the event, including Luxembourg, who had an act taking part.

Location edit

 
The Eventim Apollo, London

Confirmation came on 3 February 2015 that the concert event would take place at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London.[1] This was the first time that London hosted a Eurovision event since the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007.[2]

Organisation edit

It was announced on 22 October 2014, that the EBU had appointed the British broadcaster BBC to co-produce a special anniversary show to celebrate sixty years of the Eurovision Song Contest, similar to the show Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place in 2005. The details regarding the title of the show were unknown at the time the announcement was made.[3][4]

The EBU later issued the following statement regarding the 60th anniversary: "There are various exciting proposals from member broadcasters on the table to celebrate the 60th anniversary beyond the contest in May, which are currently in the final stages of being evaluated. A decision is expected shortly, so stay tuned!".[5] Edgar Böhm, executive producer of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest said in an interview that the BBC had been chosen to host a special anniversary show.[6] Guy Freeman was appointed as executive producer for the event, assisted by Senior Producer Simon Proctor, the script was co-written by Edward af Sillén, Daniel Réhn, Christine Rose and Simon Proctor whilst the director was Geoff Posner, who had previously directed the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham.[1]

Presenters edit

 
Hosts Graham Norton and Petra Mede, during the show at the Eventim Apollo.

On 3 February 2015, it was announced that Graham Norton and Petra Mede would co-host the concert show.[7] Norton, who co-hosted the Eurovision Dance Contest with Claudia Winkleman in 2007 and 2008,[8] is also the current Eurovision TV commentator for the United Kingdom, serving since 2009.[9] Norton would later go-on to co-host the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Mede was the host of Melodifestivalen 2009 (Swedish national selection show),[10] host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013[11] and later co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[12]

Tickets edit

Tickets for the anniversary concert went on sale from 10:15 (GMT) on 6 February 2015 via the BBC's Eurovision website and the Eurovision Song Contest's official website.[13]

Programme edit

The concert was recorded live on 31 March 2015 at the Eventim Apollo, London; allowing participating broadcasters the freedom to air the programme on a date and channel that was convenient for their broadcasting schedules.[14] Fifteen artists, representing thirteen countries, took part in the sixtieth anniversary gala event.[15] The first-ever winner of the contest (in 1956), Lys Assia, appeared in the audience as a guest of honour. During the broadcast, video montages were shown prior to each entry, showing footage for that particular year's contest, ending with Eurovision Song Contest footage for the entry that was about to perform on stage. Recap montages of Eurovision entries over the last sixty years, were also broadcast in-between performances. These sometimes differed between the UK/BBC and non-UK broadcasts because of copyright clearance and were as follows:[16]

  1. Teach-In – "Ding-a-dong": Netherlands, 1975
  2. Olivia Newton-John – "Long Live Love": United Kingdom, 1974
  3. Céline Dion – "Ne partez pas sans moi": Switzerland, 1988
  4. Jedward – "Lipstick": Ireland, 2011
  5. ABBA – "Waterloo": Sweden, 1974
  6. Serebro – "Song#1": Russia, 2007
  7. Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta – "A-Ba-Ni-Bi": Israel, 1978
  8. Kathy Kirby – "I Belong": United Kingdom, 1965
  9. Bucks Fizz – "Making Your Mind Up": United Kingdom, 1981
  10. Sonia – "Better the Devil You Know": United Kingdom, 1993
  11. Imaani – "Where Are You?": United Kingdom, 1998
  12. Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran – "Rock Bottom": United Kingdom, 1977
  13. Michael Ball – "One Step Out of Time": United Kingdom, 1992
  14. Cliff Richard – "Congratulations": United Kingdom, 1968
  15. Sandie Shaw – "Puppet on a String": United Kingdom, 1967
  16. Dana – "All Kinds of Everything": Ireland, 1970
  17. Sheeba – "Horoscopes": Ireland, 1981
  18. Amina Annabi – "Le Dernier qui a parlé...": France, 1991
  19. Roberto Bellarosa – "Love Kills": Belgium, 2013
  20. Wig Wam – "In My Dreams": Norway, 2005
  21. Ira Losco – "7th Wonder": Malta, 2002
  22. Lena – "Satellite": Germany, 2010
  23. Niamh Kavanagh – "In Your Eyes": Ireland, 1993
  24. Birthe Kjaer – "Vi maler byen rød": Denmark, 1989

Opening and interval acts edit

Electro Velvet performed their entry representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, "Still in Love with You". This performance did not appear on the televised show, but was exclusively done for the audience members of the concert hall itself and was later uploaded on the BBC's social media pages and YouTube channel.[17] The interval act for the show was Riverdance.[18] Consisting of traditional Irish music and dance, and featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley, with a score composed by Limerick native Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval performance during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.[19][20]

Performances edit

Fifteen Eurovision acts from thirteen countries participated in the anniversary concert.[15] Although there were originally fourteen acts confirmed by the BBC, it was later announced on 5 March 2015 that Norway's Bobbysocks would join the line-up increasing the total to fifteen.[21] Video montages were shown prior to each entry, showing footage for that particular year's contest, ending with Eurovision Song Contest footage for the entry that was about to perform on stage.[16]

Order Year[22] Country[22] Artist[22] Song[22] Language
01 2013   Denmark Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" English
02 1973   Luxembourg Anne-Marie David "Tu te reconnaîtras" French, English
03 1984   Sweden Herreys "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" English, Swedish
04 1998   Israel Dana International "Diva" Hebrew
05 2000   Denmark Olsen Brothers "Fly on the Wings of Love" English
06 1976   United Kingdom Brotherhood of Man "Save Your Kisses For Me" English
07 1968   Spain[a] Rosa López "La, la, la"[b] Spanish
1969 "Vivo cantando"[c]
1973 "Eres tú"[d]
2002 "Europe's Living a Celebration" Spanish, English
08 1982   Germany Nicole "Ein bißchen Frieden" English, Italian, German, French
09 2006   Finland Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" English
10 2001   France Natasha St-Pier "Je n'ai que mon âme" French, English
11 2008   Russia[a] Dima Bilan "Believe" English
2006 "Never Let You Go"
12 1985   Norway Bobbysocks! "La det swinge" Norwegian, English
13 2012   Sweden Loreen "Euphoria" English
14 1980   Ireland[a] Johnny Logan "What's Another Year" English
1992 "Why Me?"[e]
1987 "Hold Me Now"
15 2014   Austria Conchita Wurst "Rise Like a Phoenix" English

Reprise performance edit

A medley of some of the Eurovision Song Contest's greatest hits were performed in English by all of the participating artists, as a reprise act at the close of the show. Anne-Marie David performed Israel's winning entry in 1979, "Hallelujah". Swedish trio Herreys sang "Nel blu dipinto di blu", which finished in third place at the 1958 contest for Italy's Domenico Modugno. Bucks Fizz's "Making Your Mind Up", the winning entry for the United Kingdom in 1981, was performed by Bobbysocks. The reprise concluded with Conchita Wurst and Dana International leading all of the remaining performers (except Loreen) back on stage to sing ABBA's 1974 winning entry for Sweden, "Waterloo".[16]

Broadcasts edit

As the show was not broadcast live, the participating national broadcasters were able to broadcast the show on a date and channel that was convenient for their broadcasting schedules. Some broadcasters – such as Austria and Sweden – recorded additional links and interviews in London for their viewers and these were used as previews for the main show.[14]

The show was watched by 1.89 million viewers in the United Kingdom with a market share of 9.5%.[23]

Commentators edit

The following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, had confirmed that they would broadcast the anniversary show.[15]

Date of broadcast Country Station Commentators
3 April 2015   Ireland RTÉ2 No commentary
  United Kingdom BBC One
4 April 2015   Belgium Eén Peter Van de Veire[24]
  Iceland RÚV No commentary
  Norway NRK1
  Finland Yle Fem Sarah Dawn Finer and Christer Björkman
  Sweden SVT1 and SVT World
5 April 2015   Albania RTSH No commentary
  Russia C1R Yury Aksyuta and Svetlana Zeynalova
  San Marino SMRTV No commentary
11 April 2015   Finland Yle TV2 No commentary; Finnish subtitles
  Israel Channel 1 No commentary
13 April 2015   Bulgaria BNT1
19 April 2015 BNT2
25 April 2015   Latvia LTV1 Aigars Rozenbergs[25]
26 April 2015   Portugal RTP1 Júlio Isidro
2 May 2015   Slovenia TV SLO 1 No commentary
4 May 2015   United Kingdom BBC Radio 2 Graham Norton[26]
12 May 2015   Belgium La Une Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys
16 May 2015
  Denmark DR1 Ole Tøpholm
  Germany NDR and MDR Peter Urban[27][28]
  Greece NERIT1 and N HD No commentary; Greek subtitles
  Romania TVR1 and TVR HD[29] No commentary
17 May 2015   Austria ORF eins[30] Andi Knoll
19 May 2015    Switzerland SRF zwei (part 1) Sven Epiney
20 May 2015   France France 2 Virginie Guilhaume
21 May 2015    Switzerland SRF zwei (part 2) Sven Epiney
  Australia SBS One No commentary
22 May 2015   Estonia ETV
  Germany EinsFestival Peter Urban[27][28]
23 May 2015   Serbia RTS No commentary
  Spain La 1[31] José María Íñigo and Julia Varela[32]

Non-broadcasting countries edit

The following countries declined to broadcast the show:

The following countries, which had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest at least once, had not announced their plans on whether to broadcast the show.[15]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Entries performed as a medley.
  2. ^ Winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, originally performed by Massiel.
  3. ^ One of the winning songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 (along with France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom), and originally performed by Salomé.
  4. ^ Originally performed by Mocedades, finishing in 2nd place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973.
  5. ^ Johnny Logan wrote the song "Why Me?", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, originally performed by Linda Martin.

References edit

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  12. ^ EBU. "Petra Mede and Mans Zelmerlow to host in Stockholm".
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  14. ^ a b "Eurovision's Greatest Hits – Ticket FAQ". BBC. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015. When will the show be broadcast in the UK / my country?
  15. ^ a b c d Storvik-Green, Simon (31 March 2015). "Tonight: Recording of Eurovision's Greatest Hits". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  16. ^ a b c Norton, Graham; Mede, Petra (3 April 2015). "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits". Eurovision Song Contest. London. British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC One. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  17. ^ Weaver, Jessica (17 April 2015). "United Kingdom: Watch Electro Velvet's first live performance". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  19. ^ "Riverdance unveiled". RTÉ. 30 April 1994. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1994". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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  24. ^ "VRT viert 60e verjaardag Songfestival op 4 aprils". deredactie. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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  27. ^ a b "Germany: Will Broadcast Eurovision's Greatest Hits". Eurovoix. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  28. ^ a b . NDR. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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  30. ^ ORF (4 May 2015). [TV schedule for Song Contest]. ORF (in German). Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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External links edit

  • Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits at BBC Online

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Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest Hits also known as Eurovision s Greatest Hits was a live television concert programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union EBU and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest The concert took place on 31 March 2015 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith London Guy Freeman was the executive producer and Geoff Posner the director both of whom held the same positions as the last time the BBC hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 Simon Proctor was the senior producer and David Arch was the musical director for the concert Tickets for the event went on sale at 10 15 GMT on 6 February 2015 Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest HitsDatesFinal31 March 2015HostVenueEventim Apollo Hammersmith London United KingdomPresenter s Petra MedeGraham NortonMusical directorDavid ArchDirected byGeoff PosnerExecutive supervisorJon Ola SandExecutive producerGuy FreemanHost broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation BBC ParticipantsNumber of entries21 songs from 15 artistsParticipation map Broadcasting countries Countries that have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest but did not broadcast Eurovision s Greatest HitsGraham Norton and Petra Mede hosted the event which saw fifteen acts from thirteen countries performing their Eurovision entries from yesteryear During the televised show video montages from the Eurovision archives were shown in between each live performance The UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Still in Love with You by Electro Velvet was performed at the concert as the opening act but never broadcast on the televised show Riverdance performed a reprise of their Eurovision 1994 interval act as part of the anniversary celebrations Several countries confirmed that they would air the delayed broadcast of the concert on various dates that suited the broadcasters schedules including Australia who first competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as a wildcard entry The host broadcaster BBC and the Irish broadcaster Raidio Teilifis Eireann RTE simulcast the show on Good Friday 3 April 2015 across BBC One and RTE 2 In turn several countries chose not to broadcast the event including Luxembourg who had an act taking part Contents 1 Location 2 Organisation 2 1 Presenters 2 2 Tickets 3 Programme 3 1 Opening and interval acts 3 2 Performances 3 3 Reprise performance 4 Broadcasts 4 1 Commentators 4 2 Non broadcasting countries 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksLocation edit nbsp The Eventim Apollo LondonConfirmation came on 3 February 2015 that the concert event would take place at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith London 1 This was the first time that London hosted a Eurovision event since the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 2 Organisation editIt was announced on 22 October 2014 that the EBU had appointed the British broadcaster BBC to co produce a special anniversary show to celebrate sixty years of the Eurovision Song Contest similar to the show Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place in 2005 The details regarding the title of the show were unknown at the time the announcement was made 3 4 The EBU later issued the following statement regarding the 60th anniversary There are various exciting proposals from member broadcasters on the table to celebrate the 60th anniversary beyond the contest in May which are currently in the final stages of being evaluated A decision is expected shortly so stay tuned 5 Edgar Bohm executive producer of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest said in an interview that the BBC had been chosen to host a special anniversary show 6 Guy Freeman was appointed as executive producer for the event assisted by Senior Producer Simon Proctor the script was co written by Edward af Sillen Daniel Rehn Christine Rose and Simon Proctor whilst the director was Geoff Posner who had previously directed the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham 1 Presenters edit nbsp Hosts Graham Norton and Petra Mede during the show at the Eventim Apollo On 3 February 2015 it was announced that Graham Norton and Petra Mede would co host the concert show 7 Norton who co hosted the Eurovision Dance Contest with Claudia Winkleman in 2007 and 2008 8 is also the current Eurovision TV commentator for the United Kingdom serving since 2009 9 Norton would later go on to co host the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Mede was the host of Melodifestivalen 2009 Swedish national selection show 10 host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 11 and later co host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 12 Tickets edit Tickets for the anniversary concert went on sale from 10 15 GMT on 6 February 2015 via the BBC s Eurovision website and the Eurovision Song Contest s official website 13 Programme editThe concert was recorded live on 31 March 2015 at the Eventim Apollo London allowing participating broadcasters the freedom to air the programme on a date and channel that was convenient for their broadcasting schedules 14 Fifteen artists representing thirteen countries took part in the sixtieth anniversary gala event 15 The first ever winner of the contest in 1956 Lys Assia appeared in the audience as a guest of honour During the broadcast video montages were shown prior to each entry showing footage for that particular year s contest ending with Eurovision Song Contest footage for the entry that was about to perform on stage Recap montages of Eurovision entries over the last sixty years were also broadcast in between performances These sometimes differed between the UK BBC and non UK broadcasts because of copyright clearance and were as follows 16 Teach In Ding a dong Netherlands 1975 Olivia Newton John Long Live Love United Kingdom 1974 Celine Dion Ne partez pas sans moi Switzerland 1988 Jedward Lipstick Ireland 2011 ABBA Waterloo Sweden 1974 Serebro Song 1 Russia 2007 Izhar Cohen amp the Alphabeta A Ba Ni Bi Israel 1978 Kathy Kirby I Belong United Kingdom 1965 Bucks Fizz Making Your Mind Up United Kingdom 1981 Sonia Better the Devil You Know United Kingdom 1993 Imaani Where Are You United Kingdom 1998 Lynsey de Paul amp Mike Moran Rock Bottom United Kingdom 1977 Michael Ball One Step Out of Time United Kingdom 1992 Cliff Richard Congratulations United Kingdom 1968 Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String United Kingdom 1967 Dana All Kinds of Everything Ireland 1970 Sheeba Horoscopes Ireland 1981 Amina Annabi Le Dernier qui a parle France 1991 Roberto Bellarosa Love Kills Belgium 2013 Wig Wam In My Dreams Norway 2005 Ira Losco 7th Wonder Malta 2002 Lena Satellite Germany 2010 Niamh Kavanagh In Your Eyes Ireland 1993 Birthe Kjaer Vi maler byen rod Denmark 1989 Opening and interval acts edit Electro Velvet performed their entry representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Still in Love with You This performance did not appear on the televised show but was exclusively done for the audience members of the concert hall itself and was later uploaded on the BBC s social media pages and YouTube channel 17 The interval act for the show was Riverdance 18 Consisting of traditional Irish music and dance and featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley with a score composed by Limerick native Bill Whelan it originated as an interval performance during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 19 20 Performances edit Fifteen Eurovision acts from thirteen countries participated in the anniversary concert 15 Although there were originally fourteen acts confirmed by the BBC it was later announced on 5 March 2015 that Norway s Bobbysocks would join the line up increasing the total to fifteen 21 Video montages were shown prior to each entry showing footage for that particular year s contest ending with Eurovision Song Contest footage for the entry that was about to perform on stage 16 Order Year 22 Country 22 Artist 22 Song 22 Language01 2013 nbsp Denmark Emmelie de Forest Only Teardrops English02 1973 nbsp Luxembourg Anne Marie David Tu te reconnaitras French English03 1984 nbsp Sweden Herreys Diggi Loo Diggi Ley English Swedish04 1998 nbsp Israel Dana International Diva Hebrew05 2000 nbsp Denmark Olsen Brothers Fly on the Wings of Love English06 1976 nbsp United Kingdom Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses For Me English07 1968 nbsp Spain a Rosa Lopez La la la b Spanish1969 Vivo cantando c 1973 Eres tu d 2002 Europe s Living a Celebration Spanish English08 1982 nbsp Germany Nicole Ein bisschen Frieden English Italian German French09 2006 nbsp Finland Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah English10 2001 nbsp France Natasha St Pier Je n ai que mon ame French English11 2008 nbsp Russia a Dima Bilan Believe English2006 Never Let You Go 12 1985 nbsp Norway Bobbysocks La det swinge Norwegian English13 2012 nbsp Sweden Loreen Euphoria English14 1980 nbsp Ireland a Johnny Logan What s Another Year English1992 Why Me e 1987 Hold Me Now 15 2014 nbsp Austria Conchita Wurst Rise Like a Phoenix EnglishReprise performance edit A medley of some of the Eurovision Song Contest s greatest hits were performed in English by all of the participating artists as a reprise act at the close of the show Anne Marie David performed Israel s winning entry in 1979 Hallelujah Swedish trio Herreys sang Nel blu dipinto di blu which finished in third place at the 1958 contest for Italy s Domenico Modugno Bucks Fizz s Making Your Mind Up the winning entry for the United Kingdom in 1981 was performed by Bobbysocks The reprise concluded with Conchita Wurst and Dana International leading all of the remaining performers except Loreen back on stage to sing ABBA s 1974 winning entry for Sweden Waterloo 16 Broadcasts editAs the show was not broadcast live the participating national broadcasters were able to broadcast the show on a date and channel that was convenient for their broadcasting schedules Some broadcasters such as Austria and Sweden recorded additional links and interviews in London for their viewers and these were used as previews for the main show 14 The show was watched by 1 89 million viewers in the United Kingdom with a market share of 9 5 23 Commentators edit The following countries listed in order of broadcasting dates had confirmed that they would broadcast the anniversary show 15 Date of broadcast Country Station Commentators3 April 2015 nbsp Ireland RTE2 No commentary nbsp United Kingdom BBC One4 April 2015 nbsp Belgium Een Peter Van de Veire 24 nbsp Iceland RUV No commentary nbsp Norway NRK1 nbsp Finland Yle Fem Sarah Dawn Finer and Christer Bjorkman nbsp Sweden SVT1 and SVT World5 April 2015 nbsp Albania RTSH No commentary nbsp Russia C1R Yury Aksyuta and Svetlana Zeynalova nbsp San Marino SMRTV No commentary11 April 2015 nbsp Finland Yle TV2 No commentary Finnish subtitles nbsp Israel Channel 1 No commentary13 April 2015 nbsp Bulgaria BNT119 April 2015 BNT225 April 2015 nbsp Latvia LTV1 Aigars Rozenbergs 25 26 April 2015 nbsp Portugal RTP1 Julio Isidro2 May 2015 nbsp Slovenia TV SLO 1 No commentary4 May 2015 nbsp United Kingdom BBC Radio 2 Graham Norton 26 12 May 2015 nbsp Belgium La Une Jean Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys16 May 2015 nbsp Denmark DR1 Ole Topholm nbsp Germany NDR and MDR Peter Urban 27 28 nbsp Greece NERIT1 and N HD No commentary Greek subtitles nbsp Romania TVR1 and TVR HD 29 No commentary17 May 2015 nbsp Austria ORF eins 30 Andi Knoll19 May 2015 nbsp Switzerland SRF zwei part 1 Sven Epiney20 May 2015 nbsp France France 2 Virginie Guilhaume21 May 2015 nbsp Switzerland SRF zwei part 2 Sven Epiney nbsp Australia SBS One No commentary22 May 2015 nbsp Estonia ETV nbsp Germany EinsFestival Peter Urban 27 28 23 May 2015 nbsp Serbia RTS No commentary nbsp Spain La 1 31 Jose Maria Inigo and Julia Varela 32 Non broadcasting countries edit The following countries declined to broadcast the show nbsp Armenia ARMTV 33 nbsp Czech Republic CT 34 nbsp Luxembourg RTL 35 nbsp Macedonia MKRTV 36 nbsp Netherlands AVROTROS 37 nbsp Ukraine NTU 38 The following countries which had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest at least once had not announced their plans on whether to broadcast the show 15 nbsp Andorra nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Belarus nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Croatia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Georgia nbsp Hungary nbsp Italy nbsp Lithuania nbsp Malta nbsp Moldova nbsp Monaco nbsp Montenegro nbsp Morocco nbsp Poland nbsp Slovakia nbsp TurkeySee also editSongs of Europe 1981 Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Eurovision Europe Shine a Light 2020 Notes edit a b c Entries performed as a medley Winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 originally performed by Massiel One of the winning songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 along with France Netherlands and United Kingdom and originally performed by Salome Originally performed by Mocedades finishing in 2nd place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 Johnny Logan wrote the song Why Me which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 originally performed by Linda Martin References edit a b Roxburgh Gordon 3 February 2015 Official London to host Eurovision s 60th Anniversary Event eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 3 February 2015 BBC Press Office 13 April 2007 Taking the floor Eurovision Dance Contest BBC Retrieved 23 October 2014 Jiandani Sanjay 3 February 2015 United Kingdom BBC will host Eurovision s Greatest Hits Show in March ESCToday Retrieved 3 February 2015 Granger Anthony 22 October 2014 ESC 15 60th Anniversary Showed To Be BBC Produced Eurovoix Retrieved 22 October 2014 Jiandani Sanjay 23 October 2014 United Kingdom BBC to produce 60th Anniversary Eurovision show ESCToday Retrieved 23 October 2014 Weaver Jessica 30 January 2015 United Kingdom BBC confirmed as 60th anniversary show host ESCToday Retrieved 31 January 2015 Martinsson Anders Petra Mede aktuell for Eurovision jubileum Petra Mede current Eurovision anniversary in Swedish Goteborgs Posten Archived from the original on 20 December 2015 Retrieved 24 October 2014 BBC Programming 6 September 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 BBC Retrieved 23 October 2014 BBC Press Office 5 December 2008 Eurovision Norton to replace Wogan BBC Retrieved 23 October 2014 Nylen Susanne Nikalsson Ylva 8 February 2009 Petra Mede fick ledas av scenen Petra Mede had to be led off the stage Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 23 October 2014 Siim Jarmo 28 January 2013 Petra Mede to host Eurovision 2013 eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 23 October 2014 EBU Petra Mede and Mans Zelmerlow to host in Stockholm Jiandani Sanjay 5 February 2015 United Kingdom 4 more Eurovision acts join the party ESCToday Retrieved 5 February 2015 a b Eurovision s Greatest Hits Ticket FAQ BBC 5 February 2015 Retrieved 5 February 2015 When will the show be broadcast in the UK my country a b c d Storvik Green Simon 31 March 2015 Tonight Recording of Eurovision s Greatest Hits eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 1 April 2015 a b c Norton Graham Mede Petra 3 April 2015 Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest Hits Eurovision Song Contest London British Broadcasting Corporation BBC One Retrieved 3 April 2015 Weaver Jessica 17 April 2015 United Kingdom Watch Electro Velvet s first live performance ESCToday Retrieved 12 May 2015 Granger Anthony 22 March 2015 Eurovision s Greatest Hits Riverdance to perform Eurovoix Retrieved 23 March 2015 Riverdance unveiled RTE 30 April 1994 Retrieved 23 March 2015 Eurovision Song Contest 1994 eurovision tv European Broadcasting Union Retrieved 23 March 2015 Granger Anthony 5 March 2015 ESC s Greatest Hits Bobbysocks to perform Eurovoix Retrieved 5 March 2015 a b c d Freeman Guy 6 February 2015 Eurovision s Greatest Hits full line up revealed 6 February 2015 BBC Retrieved 6 February 2015 Granger Anthony 4 April 2015 United Kingdom Greatest Hits Brings In Just 1 9 Million Viewers Eurovoix Retrieved 6 January 2023 VRT viert 60e verjaardag Songfestival op 4 aprils deredactie 26 March 2015 Retrieved 30 March 2015 Latvia To Broadcast Eurovision s Greatest Hits Eurovoix 4 April 2015 Retrieved 4 April 2015 BBC Radio 2 Eurovision s Greatest Hits Live BBC a b Germany Will Broadcast Eurovision s Greatest Hits Eurovoix 2 April 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2015 a b Jubilaums Show Eurovision s Greatest Hits im TV NDR 24 April 2015 Archived from the original on 26 April 2015 Retrieved 24 April 2015 Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest Hits concert Eurovision 60 de ani TVR RO 25 May 2015 ORF 4 May 2015 TV Fahrplan zum Song Contest TV schedule for Song Contest ORF in German Archived from the original on 8 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 Edurne camino a Eurovision 2015 Vereis en el escenario de Viena a una mujer con fuerza RTVE in Spanish 13 May 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Julia Varela acompanara a Jose Maria Inigo como comentarista de TVE para Eurovision 2015 RTVE in Spanish 28 April 2015 Retrieved 30 April 2015 Granger Anthony 5 February 2015 Armenia will not broadcast 60th anniversary show Eurovoix Retrieved 5 February 2015 Czech Republic Will Not Broadcast Eurovision s Greatest Hits Eurovoix 5 April 2015 Retrieved 5 April 2015 Granger Anthony 4 February 2015 Luxembourg will not broadcast 60th anniversary show Eurovoix Retrieved 4 February 2015 Blazewicz Maciej 5 February 2015 MKRTV will not broadcast Eurovision s Greatest Hits ESC Bubble Retrieved 5 February 2015 Granger Anthony 23 October 2014 The Netherlands Will Not Broadcast 60th Anniversary Show Eurovoix Retrieved 23 October 2014 Granger Anthony 4 February 2015 Ukraine NTU will not broadcast Eurovision s Greatest Hits Eurovoix Retrieved 4 February 2015 External links edit60 Years of Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest Hits at BBC Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eurovision Song Contest 27s Greatest Hits amp oldid 1179373399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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