Thursday, April 25, 2019

ESC HISTORY & STATISTICS: MOST RECENT WINNERS NOT SUNG IN ENGLISH.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019
THE HISTORY & STATISTICS
Salvador Sobral RedCarpet Kyiv 2017.jpg
Most of the recent Eurovision winners have been performed in English, but there have been some significant exceptions. The last 5 victorious entries with no English lyrics are:
2017 Portuguese
Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois.jpg
2007 Serbian
1998 Hebrew
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1995 Norwegian
Nocturne (Secret Garden song).jpg
1991 Swedish
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From 1978-98, countries were only permitted to enter songs performed in their official national language. The rule was changed as it favoured nations that could compete in English, which explains the record-breaking streak of Irish wins during this period.

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