Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

  Swiss televisions have launched officially the search for the host city for Eurovision 2025 with a logo that made me think of Istanbul 2004 immediately. I have no idea what skyline is supposed to be there but it certainly doesn't make me think of Switzerland! Istanbul hasn't been the only city to feature the skyline or similar in their Eurovision branding as also Helsinki 2007 did so, as you can clearly see even today in this blog, lol. Eurovision song contest is coming back home after this rather chaotic and disastrous 2024 edition as the very first edition took place in Switzerland's Lugano in May 24, 1956 in attempt to unite post-war Europe and bring some entertainment and excitement for the new media called television. Loosley modeled after Italy's Sanremo festival seven countries took part, each with two songs: Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Switzerland won but the next contest moved to Frankfurt in Germany. And ever...

The very first Eurovision song contest in 1956 was hosted by Swiss Lohengrin Filipello. So far despite already 60 editions of the contest, the only male solo host! A lot of ladies have done it alone, but since then no solo male host have been seen. SVT is fond of breaking records and making new things - could this fact be the little something that gives Måns the job? Or rather, ccould it be even counted as these days even a solo presenters need sidekick(s) for the greenroom. Look at #milf Petra Mede......  Meanwhile late Filipello who died at 75 in 1993 didn't leave much trace after him. Incredible but true you can't find even his photo on internet! Except the on top where he's on right, next to winner Lys Assia. Or so I think. Anyone does better, let me know!

Exactly 60 years ago today, on October 19, 1955 the Eurovision song contest was born in Rome, Italy. The idea was inspired the annual Sanremo festival in Italy and Marcel Bezençon is considered the father of the contest. In Rome's General Assambly of the EBU (born itself five years earlier) the idea was approved and Switzerland agreed to host the very first contest next May in Lugano. The first steps forward the born of the song contest were taken earlier in January in Monaco.  No one could have thought Grand prix Eurovision de la Chanson would be the world's biggest single entertainment show 60 years later gathering together more than 40 countries!  'to encourage the creation of original songs and to stimulate, by means of an international competition, a spirit of friendly rivalry between writers and composers' The contest has helped newly born nations find their identity and visibility and made the old ones question their strenghts and political status ov...