Eurovision!
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Eurovision!

A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest

Chris West

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Eurovision!

A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest

Chris West

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About This Book

An entertaining look at the changing face of the Eurovision Song Contest and the political and cultural influences behind its kitsch and glitzy façade.Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers, and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. The contest has been a mirror for cultural, social, and political developments in Europe ever since its inauguration, when an audience in dinner jackets and ball gowns politely applauded each song. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, an inspiration for new European nations in the 1990s and 2000s, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities. It even once triggered a national revolution.Eurovision! charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last six decades, and shows how seamlessly they interlink — and what an amazing journey it has been.

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Publisher
Melville House UK
Year
2017
ISBN
9781911545002
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Pop Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Eurovision!
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. The 1950s
  7. 1955
  8. 1956
  9. 1957
  10. 1958
  11. 1959
  12. The 1960s
  13. 1960
  14. 1961
  15. 1962
  16. 1963
  17. 1964
  18. 1965
  19. 1966
  20. 1967
  21. 1968
  22. 1969
  23. The 1970s
  24. 1970
  25. 1971
  26. 1972
  27. 1973
  28. 1974
  29. 1975
  30. 1976
  31. 1977
  32. 1978
  33. 1979
  34. The 1980s
  35. 1980
  36. 1981
  37. 1982
  38. 1983
  39. 1984
  40. 1985
  41. 1986
  42. 1987
  43. 1988
  44. 1989
  45. The 1990s
  46. 1990
  47. 1991
  48. 1992
  49. 1993
  50. 1994
  51. 1995
  52. 1996
  53. 1997
  54. 1998
  55. 1999
  56. The 2000s
  57. 2000
  58. 2001
  59. 2002
  60. 2003
  61. 2004
  62. 2005
  63. 2006
  64. 2007
  65. 2008
  66. 2009
  67. The 2010s
  68. 2010
  69. 2011
  70. 2012
  71. 2013
  72. 2014
  73. 2015
  74. 2016
  75. 2017
  76. 2018
  77. 2019
  78. Conclusion
  79. Appendix A: Five Steps to Heaven (or is it Hell?)
  80. Appendix B: Glossary and Acronyms
  81. Appendix C: ‘Fifty Years of Celebration’
  82. References
  83. Further Reading
  84. And as the Credits Roll 

  85. About the author
  86. Index
  87. Copyright
Citation styles for Eurovision!

APA 6 Citation

West, C. (2017). Eurovision! ([edition unavailable]). Melville House UK. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3888205 (Original work published 2017)

Chicago Citation

West, Chris. (2017) 2017. Eurovision! [Edition unavailable]. Melville House UK. https://www.perlego.com/book/3888205.

Harvard Citation

West, C. (2017) Eurovision! [edition unavailable]. Melville House UK. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3888205 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

West, Chris. Eurovision! [edition unavailable]. Melville House UK, 2017. Web. 24 June 2024.