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Eurovision Song Contest Inaugural Edition

Seven nations competed in Lugano for the first Eurovision, establishing a Cold War-era soft-power ritual that would reshape European cultural diplomacy.

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The Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed live via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.

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