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24th May 1956: First Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Lugano, Switzerland

24th May 2023
Tagged as: Culture, Europe, Eurovision, Music, Second World War, Switzerland

The first Eurovision Song Contest featured only seven countries, and was broadcast across Europe using a terrestrial microwave relay network that linked the countries of Europe together like an invisible spider’s web.

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24th May 1956: 1st Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland

24th May 2021
Tagged as: Entertainment, Europe, Eurovision, Israel, Music, Switzerland, Television

On the 24^th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.

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24th May 1956: First Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Lugano, Switzerland

24th May 1956: 1st Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland

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