Eurovision

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Проект

по английскому языку

«Евровидение: Изменение предпочтений европейцев в культуре языка»

Выполнила:

Баратова Гулина

Учитель:

Ротар Елена Владимировна

Клин 2015.

Contents

1.Introduction………………………………………………………………………3

2  The basis            ....................................................................................................3

 2.1  “Eurovision” is the opportunity to explain  English formation as the  

        international language………………………………………………………...3

 2.2 The rules of the competition for English formation…………………………3-4

 2.3  The main stages of “Eurovision” to start English as international language

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3.The practice....................................................................................................16-21

   3.1 The analytical table………………………………………………………….21

   3.2  The result of researches…………………………………………………….21

4. Conclusion  .........................................................................................................21

 5.Bibliographical copy…………………………………………………………...22

1.Introductoin

 Every year Europeans watch their TV to see the biggest music event in Europe - The Eurovision Song Contest. It is an annual competition held among mane of the active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and radio and then casts voles for the other countries songs to determine the most popular song in the competition.[4] The contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest- running television programmers in the word. It is also one of the most watched non- sporting events on the world, with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally.

2. The basis

2.1 “Eurovision” is the opportunity to explain English formation as the

       international language

The main purpose of my project is the evidence in development European culture and languages from so many nationalities that was the cause of using English as an international language during the history of “Eurovision”. I would like to research the periods of  English development as the international language of communication based on exploration the history of the first international competition of musical culture «Eurovision».

2.2. The rules of the competition for English formation

To have objectively results we should analyze the most important Eurovision years. But first of all let’s see rules of this contest. There are a number of rules which must be observed by the participating nations. The rules are numerous and unabridged, and a separate draft is produced each year, which explicitly specifies the dates by which certain things must be done; for example the deadline by which all the participating broadcasters must submit the final recorded version of their song to the EBU. Many rules pertain to such matters as sponsorship agreements and rights of broadcasters to re-transmit the show within a certain time. The most notable rules which actually affect the format and presentation of the contest have changed somewhat over the years, and are highlighted here:

[4] Information from http://www.eurovision.tv

all vocals must be sung live: no voices are permitted on backing tracks. From 1956 until 1998, it was necessary for the host country to provide a live orchestra for the use of the participants. Prior to 1973, all music was required to be played by the host orchestra. From 1973 onwards, pre-recorded backing tracks were permitted—although the host country was still obliged to provide a live orchestra in order to give participants a choice. If a backing track was used, then all the instruments heard on the track were required to be present on the stage. In 1997 this requirement was dropped.

                In 1999 the rules were amended to abolish the requirement by the host broadcaster to provide a live orchestra, leaving it as an optional contribution. The host that year, Israel's IBA, decided not to use an orchestra in order to save on expenses, and 1999 became the first year in which all of the songs were played as pre-recorded backing tracks (in conjunction with live vocals). The orchestra has not since made an appearance at the contest; the last time being in 1998 when the BBC hosted the show in Birmingham.The rule requiring countries to sing in their own national language has been changed several times over the years. From 1956 until 1965, there was no rule restricting the languages in which the songs could be sung. In 1966 a rule was imposed stating that the songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, after Sweden presented its 1965 entry in English. The language restriction continued until 1973, when it was lifted and performers were again allowed to sing in any language they wished.[1] Several winners in the mid-1970s took advantage of the newly found allowance, with performers from non-English-speaking countries singing in English, including ABBA in 1974.In 1977, the EBU decided to revert to the national language restriction. Special dispensation was given to Germany and Belgium as their national selections had already taken place - both countries' entries were in English.In 1999 the rule was changed to allow the choice of language once more. With this allowance, Belgium entered the 2003 contest with "Sanomi", a song sung in a constructed language. In 2006 the Dutch entry, "Amambanda", was sung partly in English and partly in an artificial language.In 2008 the Belgian entry, "O Julissi", was sung in an artificial language. In 2011 the Norwegian entry, "Haba Haba", which was sung in English and Swahili, was the first song to be sung in an African language.

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[1] Information from http://en.wikipedia.org

2.3. The main stages of “Eurovision” to start English as international language

How it all begun.

   The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was formed on 12th February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in Devon, United Kingdom. It was on the 6th of June, 1954, that Montreux became the venue for the first transmission by the EBU's Eurovision Network of the Narcissus Festival and its flower-bedecked procession floats.The first Eurovision viewers eagerly watched on four million television sets in homes, bars, and shop windows in Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.  In 1955, the EBU came up with the idea of an international song contest whereby countries, represeted by their respective public broadcasters, would participate in one television show, to be transmitted simultaneously in all represented nations. This was conceived during a meeting in Monaco in 1955 by Marcel Bezençon, a Frenchman working for the EBU. The competition was based upon the Italian Festival di Sanremo, held for the first time in 1951, and was also seen as a technological experiment in live television: in those days, it was a very ambitious project to join many countries together in a wide-area international network.

Lugano1956.

 The first contest held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland. Seven countries participated in the first edition, with each of them performing two songs in a bid to be crowned winner of the Eurovision song contest. Two jury members from all participating countries cast their voices in secret, based on which song their favorite song.[2] Lys Assia won the contest in host country Switzerland with the song «Refrain».  

Facts & figures

The broadcasters from Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom missed the deadline for participating in the first ever Eurovision Song Contest and only appeared one year later. Only solo artists were allowed to enter the contest. Groups were banned - a rule which would only be abolished in the 1970s;

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[2] Information from http://en.wikipedia.org

All participating countries sent two jury members to Lugano in order to vote secretly on the songs. The jury members from Luxembourg could not make it to Lugano, so the EBU allowed Swiss nationals to vote on their behalf. The juries were allowed to vote for whatever country they wished to, including their own;

The scores of the voting have never been made public, leaving room for lots of speculation. Attempts to reconstruct the voting by interviewing jury members over the past five decades did not lead to any reliable outcome.

Frankfurt on Main 1957.

   The 1957 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany after Switzerland declined to host the contest for a second time. The Eurovision Song Contest of 1957 was hosted by the Hessischer Rundfunk on behalf of Deutsches Fernsehen ARD. This year, Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom entered the contest for the first time, joining the other seven participating countries from the previous year. Despite the fact that an increasing number of Europeans had got access to television, the contest was still mainly a radio programme.

   As a change to the contest the year before, duos were allowed into the competition with the first being the Danish entry by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler.[3] The couple gave viewers the longest on-stage kiss in the history of the contest to date, but it was not enough to win and they ended third.

   For the first time, the Netherlands won the contest with the song Net Als Toen, performed by Corry Brokken who also represented her country in Lugano the year before.

Facts & figures

• The participating countries were represented by one song each, but the duration of the songs varied. The UK entry lasted for only 1:52 minutes, whereas the Italian lasted for 5:09 minutes. Even though the rules suggested that a song should not exceed three minutes, the Italian entry was not disqualified despite heavy protests.[4] The incident lead to the restriction of each song to last a maximum of three minutes. Another change was that the national juries could not vote for their own song anymore, a rule that still applies today.

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[4] Information from http://www.eurovision.tv

Hilversum 1958.

   The 1958 contest took place at the television studios in Hilversum, the 'media capital' of the Netherlands. For the occasion, the venue was decorated with thousands of tulips. The Dutch entry Net Als Toen by Corry Brokken had brought the first victory to the Netherlands in Frankfurt am Main the previous year and Dutch TV was the proud host in 1958.

Despite ending third, the Italian entry Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu by Domenico Modugno became a worldwide hit and to date, it is one of the most successful songs in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest even if it is better known under the title Volare. Domenico even managed to reach the No.1 spot in the US-American Billboard Charts with his song and was also awarded three Grammies.

   Sweden entered the contest for the first time with one of their biggest star, Alice Babs but it was not enough to stop France from getting the trophy with the song Dors, Mon Amour, performed by André Claveau.

Facts & figures

• The Swiss winner of 1956, Lys Assia, represented her native country again and narrowly missed out a second victory by just 3 points;

Naples 1965.

The 1965 Eurovision Song Contest was brought in Italy, Naples. Italy and its national broadcaster RAI hosted this year's contest for the first time. The number of participants was the highest ever as 18 countries took part. After a year of absence, Sweden returned to the competition and Ireland debuted. Belgium, Germany, Finland and Spain all scored nul points while Luxembourg won for the second time with the highly controversial Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son sung by teenager France Gall which later went on to be a massive hit in almost all European countries.

Swedish participant Ingvar Wixell performed his song -originally called Annorstädes Vals - in English instead of Swedish while all the other participants sang in their native languages. This incident led to a rule demanding all participants should perform their songs in their respective national languages.

Facts & figures

• For the first time, the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast not only by the European Broadcasting Union, but also by Intervision, its Eastern European counterpart.

                                              Madrid 1969

The Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest after Massiel won the trophy in London the year before. Austria decided to stay home for political reasons, so the number of participants went down to 16 as no new countries entered. For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the outcome of the voting resulted in a tie for the first place. Four countries gained 18 points each: France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Since there was no solution for this situation, all four countries were declared winners. Luckily, there were four medals available to the four winning singers - the four medals were intended for the winning singer and three winning songwriters.The four winners differed a lot from one another: France had a haunting ballad performed by Frida Boccara, the Netherlands sent in Lenny Kuhr with a guitar, Spain and Salomé performed the energetic Vivo Cantando whereas the star from the British islands, Lulu, had a happy, clap-along song. However, having four winners caused lots of criticism from the media and several TV-stations re-considered participating in the following Eurovision Song Contest.[5] Had the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest still attracted 16 countries, the number went down to only 12 in the 1970 edition of the contest.

                                                          Brighton1974

Eurovision 1974 took plays in Brighton, UK. Sweden won the contest for the first time with the entry Waterloo, performed by pop legends ABBA. The song became a hug international hit and was starting point of the outstanding career of the Swedish four. Over 30 years after it won Waterloo was even voted the best Eurovision song contest song ever 50- year anniversary show in Congratulations, in Copenhagen in the autumn of 2005. Some years before she starred in the American movie Grease, the Australian popsinger Olivia Newton-John sang Long Live Love, representing the United Kingdom. Olivia Newton-John actually wanted to sing a different song, but Long Live Love was chosen by a public postal vote.

Dublin 1981

Ireland's capital Dublin became the host again of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest after Johnny Logan won the contest in the preceding year with What's Another Year which was a European bestseller, but he would even be outscored by the 1981 winner Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz from the United Kingdom

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[5] Information from http://www.escradio.com

For the second time, the Eurovision champion winner, Ireland, was the host for the event which took place in Dublin. In 1981, the total amount of participating countries was 20 once again equalling the record set three years earlier in Paris. Morocco withdrew after their first participation, and Italy decided to stay at home as well because the interest in the country had diminished. Yugoslavia returned to the contest after five years of absence, so did Israel after the county had missed out on one contest. Finally, Cyprus made its Eurovision debut. It was also the first year Egypt's television viewers could follow the contest live on television.

The United Kingdom's entry Making Your Mind Up by the group Bucks Fizz won the 1981 contest after a close race with Germany's entry Johnny Blue by Lena Valaitis. Bucks Fizz was specially formed for the Eurovision Song Contest and had created a memorable show act when the 2 guys in the group ripped off the skirts of the 2 girls, revealing a shorter skirt underneath. To date, it is seen by many as one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Bucks Fizz continued their career all over Europe with many hitsongs during the 1980s, like The Land Of Make Believe and My Camera Never Lies.

Dublin 1988

The 1988 Eurovision Song Contest saw the arrival of two singers which soon would be known all around the world: Céline Dion and Lara Fabian

For Céline Dion, winning the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest was the starting point of her globe-wide career. Had she only been known in Canada and France before 1988, the Eurovision Song Contest gave her the opportunity to record songs which would sell millions of copies all around the world. But not only Céline Dion made a huge profit from the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, also her colleague Lara Fabian who was singing for Luxembourg started a successful career after the contest with a mainly French-sung repertoire.

Zagreb 1990

In 1990 Eurovision was located in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. 22 countries participated in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, the same ones as in 1989. Many of the songs were about the political changes in Europe like the fall of the Iron Curtain and a united Europe. Norway's song Brandenburger Tor and Austria's Keine Mauern Mehr reflected the German re-unification topic.

The Spanish performance was plagued by technical problems. First the backing track failed to play, then it was started too early. The delegation's conductor completely lost control and the Spanish duo, Azúcar Moreno, left the stage. The second attempt was successful and the duo ended up in fifth place. The Belgian entrant, Philippe Lafontaine, reached the 12th place with his song Macédomienne. Afterwards, he refused to release the CD as the song was a love token for his Macedonian wife, however he did release it years later to help a refugee project in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Eurovision veteran, Serge Gainsbourg, wrote the French entry White And Black Blues performed by Joelle Ursull which was a spectacular multicultural song with lots of African drumming. It ended up sharing the second place with Ireland.

The well-known Italian singer Toto Cutugno won this year's song contest with the song Insieme: 1992 which was about a united Europe in anticipation of the completion of the European Single Market, due at the end of 1992. Both the French and the Italian songs went on to be big hits in Europe and were played all summer long. Even nowadays, both songs are regarded as Eurovision evergreens.

Rome 1991

The 1991 Eurovision Song Contest had one of the most exciting votings ever and two countries - France and Sweden - were tied for the victory after all the participating countries had given their national votes

The 1991 Eurovision Song Contest was supposed to be held in the seaside resort San Remo which is known for its annual festival of Italian music, but host broadcaster RAI moved it to Rome at a very late stage.[5] The moving of the show meant that RAI was not completely ready for the show and on the day of the contest, there were still works on the set to be done. For the second time since the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, the Netherlands decided to withdraw from the contest due to the country's Rememberance Day. Malta took the open spot which meant that the country was back for the first time since 1975. The winner of the previous year and the co-host of this year, Toto Cutugno, had big difficulties with the pronunciation of the song titles and names of the artists and conductors. The other host was Gigliola Cinquetti, Italy's first Eurovision winner from 1964.

The postcards to present the different national singers were very special this year: the singers were asked to sing a known Italian song which would then be used as a short clip for the postcard. Yugoslavia's entry Brazil by Baby Doll only managed to get one single point from Malta but the extravagant performance created a cult following among Eurovision Song Contest fans. _________________________________________________________________

[5] Information from http://www.escradio.com

Dublin 1994

It was again, again, again. After winning in 1993 on home ground in Millstreet, people shook their heads in disbelief when the country also managed to win for the third consecutive time, again at home in Dublin's Point Theatre. Never before had a country won three times in a row!

For the second consecutive time, Ireland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, this time in its capital Dublin. Due to the fact that so many countries wished to participate in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union decided to adopt a relegation system. For the 1994 contest, it would mean that the seven countries that finished at the bottom of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest were relegated and couldn't participate in the 1994 edition of the show.[3] Instead, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia made their debut. However, Italy and Luxembourg withdrew voluntarily, so only the bottom five countries of the 1993 contest in Millstreet - Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Denmark and Belgium - were relegated. That meant that the total amount of participating countries was 25, just as in the preceding year.

Poland's debut at the Eurovision was very successful when their representative Edyta Gorniak came in second with 166 points. However, the Polish song was almost disqualified as Edyta sang her song To Nie Ja! half in English in one of the dress rehearsal which violated the rule that every entry had to be sung in the native language. Nevertheless, even the talented Gorniak wasn't even near to this year's winner, which once again, was Ireland.

Dublin 1997

Just like in 1993, 1994 and 1995, Ireland hosted the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest for the fourth time in the 1990's and for the third time in Dublin's Point Theatre. This year the number of participants rose to 25 again. The 1996 audio preselection procedure was dropped for a new system: the average results of all countries in the last five song contests were measured, and the 25 countries that had done best qualified for the final in Dublin. Israel withdrew voluntarily, and Bosnia & Herzegovina took their place. Belgium, Finland, Romania and Slovakia were forced to take a break from Eurovision this year.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ spent a lot of money for the set with a great result: The stage was spectacular and gave the viewer the impression of a cave. Televoting was introduced this year in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and _________________________________________________________________

[3] Information from http://www.escnation.com/

Germany and it would be extended to almost all participating countries in the following 1998 contest. It was the year the Eurovision Song Contest tried to appeal to the younger generation. Irish boy band Boyzone were the interval act and their lead singer Ronan Keating co-hosted the evening. Russia's Alla Pugacheva sang Primadonna - she was convinced of victory and demanded a limousine to pick her up when she arrived at the airport. Her Primadonna antics did not impress anyone, however, and she came only 15th.

Jerusalem 1999

The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest was preceded by lots of new rules, which didn't affect the glamorous show in Jerusalem. In 1999, the long-standing rule that each country had to sing in one of its own national languages was abolished, and it was also decided that France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, as the highest-paying European Broadcasting Union subscribers, would automatically be allowed to participate every year, irrespective of their five-year point average. Also, the requirement of an orchestra was optional.

The Israeli broadcaster chose not to use an orchestra, which meant that for the first time in the history of the contest, all entries would perform using a backing track. This change was criticized by two-time Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan, who commented that the contest turned into "karaoke".[2] Latvia wanted to take part this year, but the country withdrew at a late stage, giving the opportunity to Hungary, but Hungarian TV didn't except the offer either, so the 23rd spot was given to Portugal. Finland, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland stayed at home. 

Stockholm 2000

Despite the fact that Denmark's song Fly On The Wings Of Love by the Olsen Brothers climbed in the predicted rankings in the week prior to the final, the Scandinavian country was only thought to finish in 18th position. Therefore

it came as a huge surprise for many that the charming Olsen Brothers won - and with a large margin to the runner-up, Russia. Fly on the wings of love went on to become a huge hit in Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries. The Russian delegation petitioned the disqualification of the winner, Denmark, because a vocoder had been used to give one of the performers in the Danish duo, Jørgen Olsen, an electronic sound to his voice during one part of their performance.

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[2] Information from http://en.wikipedia.org

Riga 2003

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, Latvia and its capital Riga were the hosts of the event which should feature one of the most exciting votings in recent history,

In 2003, another country entered the song contest: for the first time, the Ukraine participated and sent one of their biggest stars: Olexandr Ponomariov. In total, 26 countries took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in the Latvian capital of Riga which would mark a new Eurovision record. The famous Russian duo, t.A.T.u., decided to enter the contest and kept both the organisation and the press busy during the rehearsal week by not caring about rehearsal schedules and boycotting press conferences. Eventually, the alleged lesbian duo finished third after Turkey and Belgium.

Istanbul 2004

After having successfully hosted the first ever Eurovision Semi-Fnal, Istanbul held its breath for the 2004 Final. But what could possibly go wrong, as it would take place Under The Same Sky...

After a few countries had given their votes, it was clear that the winner would be from a three horse race including Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro and Greece. These three contestants had also been hotly tipped by the press and the fans. Ukraine's Ruslana was the one to achieve this goal with her song Wild Dances. She had been on an extensive promotional tour in lots of European countries before the contest, which could have contributed to her victory. The already qualified countries in the Final didn't do significantly well: Nine of these entries ended up bottom-10 and only Turkey, Sweden, Germany and Spain made it to the top-10.

Kiev 2005

The tension was extremely high on 21st May, 2005 when 24 countries competed to get the crown of Europe's biggest musical event which took place in Kiev in its 50th edition. Ukrainian TV had decided that the motto for the 2005 contest would be Awakening, following the country's political shifts the year before.

The Kyiv contest marked the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, which later in 2005 would see a gala in Copenhagen to celebrate the birthday of this middle-aged but young hearted lady, better known as the Eurovision Song Contest to millions of European television viewers.

Athens 2006

In 2006 the Eurovision has been in the beautiful capital of Greece, Afhens. Sweden, represented by Carola and her song Invincible, was named very often. The singer had already won the Eurovision Song Contest in1991 and wanted to be the second person on earth to win it twice. Another hotly tipped winner was Russian heartthrob Dima Bilan, who had already tried to represent Russia the year before. German group Texas Lightning did well in at the bookmakers with their refreshing pop-country song No No Never, but the song only managed to end up at a disappointing 14th place. Anna Vissi, the Greek pop queen who had already entered the contests of 1980 (for Greece) and 1982 (for Cyprus) had high hopes as well to win the competition with her dramatic performance of  Everything.

Helsinki 2007

The Final of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Helsinki, Finland, at the Hartwall Arena. For the occasion, the venue was referred to as the Helsinki Arena. Czech Republic and Georgia debuted in the Semi-Final, so did Serbia and Montenegro as independent states. Of those countries, only Georgia and Serbia managed to qualify for the Final, together with returning country Hungary.

The outcome of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest caused commotion in Western Europe, where audience and media critisized the credibility of the results. The results were even brought up in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Swedish paper Expressen wrote about feeling "shame" over the reactions in many Western European countries, and claimed that "the Eurovision Song Contest had never been better" and calling the Serbian winner a "worthy, historic winner."

Belgrade 2008

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest will be taking place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

Moscow 2009

For first time Eurovision 2009 took place in Moscow, Russia. For the second time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest will be taking place on the 16th of May. Eurovision 2009 took place on the biggest stage in the history of this contest. It was the most expensive and great show.

Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 42 participating countries judge the songs. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country's points. All 42 countries present their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points wins the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

Aleksandr Rubak from Norway won with 387 points. It was new record.

Oslo 2010

For the first time this millennium, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the capital of Norway, Oslo. 39 countries took part in the contest, which had two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final.

Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 39 participating countries judge the songs. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country's points.

All 39 countries present their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points - Germany with Lena's Satellite - won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. That summer, the winning song became a pan-European hit, topping many charts all over the continent.

Düsseldorf 2011

For the first time since 1983, Germany is the proud host of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011. It's the city of Düsseldorf that won the internal contest in the country to have the event in the beautiful and modern city.

Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 43 participating countries judge the songs. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country's points. All 43 countries presented their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest - Azerbaijan's Ell/Nikki triumphed, followed by Italy's Raphael Gualazzi and Sweden's Eric Saade.

Baku 2012

For the first time, Azerbaijan is the proud host country of the Eurovision Song Contest. They won the right in Düsseldorf, Germany, when the duo Ell/Nikki triumphed with their song Running Scared. Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 42 participating countries judge the songs. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country's points. All participating countries will present their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points will win the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Loreen with song Euphoria from Sweden won in the Eurovision. She was main favorite and now she very popular in Europe. The second place occupied Buranovskie Grandmothers. They were the most unusual competitors.

3. The practice

3.1 The analytical table

Languages and their first appearance:

3.2 The result of researches

During my researches I had a question of observable fact and reasonable inference based on a wealth facts about English. There are three periods of development international English.
The first part: in 1956 it was improved the rule about national languages.
The second part: then it was decided to use international language as «fifty - fifty».

And the third part of this competition: The English language became the main language of «Eurovision». This decision was replaced in 1997 in Dublin and English became the official language of Eurovison. English is the main and official language of the competition, which is equal to the generally accepted standards of communication in politics, culture and economy of society.

4. Conclusion

During the history research of “Eurovision” we can say on the basis of the theoretical data revealed features of changing European culture, which has led to the use of English as the main language of international communication. International contest "Eurovision" has made an invaluable contribution to the establishment of English as the primary language of culture.

5. Bibliographical copy

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[4] http://www.eurovision.tv

[5] http://www.escradio.com

[6] http://www.ogae.net/

[7] http://www.alleurovision.ru/