1. TELEVISION AND RADIO: EUROVISION ASHLEY VASTAG

2. WHAT IS EUROVISION? Eurovision is a popular song competition held once a year. It is watched by over 125 million people The show started in 1950 It was said to have started for cultural unity, but was actually started to test the new television lines 51 countries participate in eurovision

3. Eurovision is in 51 countries Eurovision.tv

4. VOTING AND PERFORMANCE Countries have judges that score each song, and cannot score their own country People vote for their favorite songs The performers have to perform a song that has never been released. The performers often dress in crazy outfits to get attention, which will get them more votes Many times the songs are performed in English, but national identity is still maintained.

5. The Scoring system is very complex Eurovisiononline.com

6. GERMANY’S PARTICIPATION They have won two times. Because they contribute a lot of money, they automatically get a spot in the finals In 2010, Lena won the competition. She sang the song “satellite” The song was number 1 on the european charts

7. Lena won the contest in 2010 etoday.ru

8. POP QUIZ! What is Eurovision? a) a sitcom b) a movie c) a song contest Who recently won the contest for Germany? a) ABBA b) Lena c) Rammstein

9. ANSWERS Eurovision is a singing contest. In 2010, Lena won the competition for Germany

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY Explainer: What is Eurovision? (CNN) http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/showbiz/eurovision-song-contest- explainer/index.html Germany wins Eurovision Song Contest (DW) http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,5631281,00.html Eurovision: An Olympics of Popular Song http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/08__Culture__Sports__Events/03/05/ __Feature__5.html