eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual contest held in Europe to select the best song out of the competing nations - of which there were 43 in the 2008 edition, the most on record.
The Contest has run every year since 1956, growing steadily in numbers over the past decade as the former Soviet Bloc (which had competed in its own "Intervision" contest, as well as other events) have joined the list of entrants. Recent winners have, in fact, hailed predominantly from behind the former Iron Curtain. Read Full BioThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual contest held in Europe to select the best song out of the competing nations - of which there were 43 in the 2008 edition, the most on record.
The Contest has run every year since 1956, growing steadily in numbers over the past decade as the former Soviet Bloc (which had competed in its own "Intervision" contest, as well as other events) have joined the list of entrants. Recent winners have, in fact, hailed predominantly from behind the former Iron Curtain.
Each competing country must first be a member of the European Broadcasting Union, which requires meeting a number of requirements, in order to send one song per year to the event, which is always held in the winning country from the previous year. This requirement has occasionally been waived, as occurred when Monaco (then the smallest entrant) won in the 1970s and had no suitable venue, or when Israel won for the second consecutive year and could not afford the expense. In these situations, the United Kingdom has stepped in to host, although it is feasible for any other large nation to do so.
Competing countries perform their songs, which are then voted upon by the viewing public. Each country then awards points to the songs its population voted for the most - with 12 (always translated into French as "douze points", one of the signature phrases of the Contest) being the highest. The winning entry is the one which receives the most points.
In recent years, the growth of the competition has required the introduction of complex qualifying rules, which were subsequently replaced with a semi-final and then the final. Further growth in entrant numbers has necessitated two semi-finals, a system which debuted at the 2008 Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.
Eurovision entries are traditionally light pop songs with broad appeal - moving from the French "chanson" style in the early years of the Contest to a "Eurodisco" sound in the modern event. There have been exceptions to this rule, however, with heavy metal (Finland's Lordi), traditional folk music (Ireland's Dervish) and a variety of other styles making appearances. Many entrants have either gone onto great success or capped their careers with a performance on the Contest stage.
The Contest has run every year since 1956, growing steadily in numbers over the past decade as the former Soviet Bloc (which had competed in its own "Intervision" contest, as well as other events) have joined the list of entrants. Recent winners have, in fact, hailed predominantly from behind the former Iron Curtain. Read Full BioThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual contest held in Europe to select the best song out of the competing nations - of which there were 43 in the 2008 edition, the most on record.
The Contest has run every year since 1956, growing steadily in numbers over the past decade as the former Soviet Bloc (which had competed in its own "Intervision" contest, as well as other events) have joined the list of entrants. Recent winners have, in fact, hailed predominantly from behind the former Iron Curtain.
Each competing country must first be a member of the European Broadcasting Union, which requires meeting a number of requirements, in order to send one song per year to the event, which is always held in the winning country from the previous year. This requirement has occasionally been waived, as occurred when Monaco (then the smallest entrant) won in the 1970s and had no suitable venue, or when Israel won for the second consecutive year and could not afford the expense. In these situations, the United Kingdom has stepped in to host, although it is feasible for any other large nation to do so.
Competing countries perform their songs, which are then voted upon by the viewing public. Each country then awards points to the songs its population voted for the most - with 12 (always translated into French as "douze points", one of the signature phrases of the Contest) being the highest. The winning entry is the one which receives the most points.
In recent years, the growth of the competition has required the introduction of complex qualifying rules, which were subsequently replaced with a semi-final and then the final. Further growth in entrant numbers has necessitated two semi-finals, a system which debuted at the 2008 Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.
Eurovision entries are traditionally light pop songs with broad appeal - moving from the French "chanson" style in the early years of the Contest to a "Eurodisco" sound in the modern event. There have been exceptions to this rule, however, with heavy metal (Finland's Lordi), traditional folk music (Ireland's Dervish) and a variety of other styles making appearances. Many entrants have either gone onto great success or capped their careers with a performance on the Contest stage.
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Waterloo
ABBA Lyrics
My, my
At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah
And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love you forevermore
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo
My, my
I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Oh yeah
And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse?
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love you forevermore
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo
So how could I ever refuse?
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo, ooh
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo, ooh
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Benny Goran Anderson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus, Stig Erik Leopold Anderson
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Atenea es sabia
Letra:
Agnetha y Frida: My, my
At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender
Oh, yeah
And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo
I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love you forever more
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
My, my
I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger
Oh, yeah
And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo
I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
So how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Ooh-ooh, Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Ooh-ooh, Waterloo...
Matthew Richardson
This song is just pure joy. What a gift to the world ABBA were.
Payton Swain
What a gift ABBA are
Jillian Melgosa
ARE! ARE!!!!!!!
María Beatriz Vital
What a gift to the world ABBA IS !!!
David Frost
They won Eurovision in Brighton. This is is the only song that won worth listening to I can still remember them winning it. in 1974
djrbfm
yes to all of it!!!!!!!
Rod Roller
Sometimes I forget how popular this amazing group was and still is. This song came out 47 years ago. Older than the vast majority of the you tube viewers watching it and yet it has over 63 million views. Stunning.
Jooniesunshine
I'm the 1000 like!!
Dallas Helms
I agree with you, but I’m a 25 year old guy who’s grown up into this kind of music and will say that this is the best area and genre of music ever and always will be
Healing Enso
This was 1974, which was an amazing year for music. This song was #8 in US sales for the year. By comparison, Elton John - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds was #109, Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye was #91 and David Bowie - Rebel Rebel was only #12.