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Public broadcasters from 41 countries will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest when the world’s biggest live music event is staged in Turin next May.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been an institution throughout Europe since 1956, but, unfortunately, due to the geographical rules of the competition, the United States has not been allowed to compete. However, that is about to change — kind of. NBC is launching the American Song Contest, with submissions now open for artists across the U.S. and surrounding territories. Based on Eurovision, the series will feature live performances by American contestants, all competing to win the country’s vote for Best Original Song. All 50 states are eligible to enter alongside American Samoa...

After skipping 2020 due to the pandemic, the Eurovision Song Contest returned this year with an international ratings juggernaut.

June 2nd, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: Eurovision, The Eurovision Song Contest remains the world’s biggest live music event, seen by 183 million viewers across 36 markets. The Grand Final achieved, on average, a 4 percentage point higher TV audience share than the last Contest in 2019 of 40.5%. That is more than double the average primetime viewing share for the same group of channels (19.4%). The Contest was a massive hit with young audiences. The viewing share of the Grand Final among 15–24-year-olds was up 7 percentage points on 2019. 52.8% of that age group watching...

The return of the Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s biggest live music event, was seen by 183 million viewers across 36 markets as online engagement soars.