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| Emmelie de Forest from Denmark |
What an evening it has been!! 26 wonderful acts sang their hearts out on stage, competing for the ultimate prize; the title of winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
However, there could be just one winner and that was Emmelie de Forest from Denmark who stormed to victory with 281 points!
Here is the link to Emmelie's winning performance on stage in Malmö during the Grand Final:.
To listen to all the contestants : click here
In its almost 60 years of history, the Eurovision Song
Contest and its participants broke many records and enriched us with
countless fait divers. Eurovision.tv highlights the most remarkable and
impressive records.
More than 1,000 songs
already have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006, the
song of Ireland's Brian Kennedy was number 1,000. In 2003, Cyprus
delivered the 900th song for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1999,
Lydia's No Quiero Escuchar was the 800th song.Some other points of interest about the Eurovision song festival :
- Most winning songs were performed in English - songs (mostly) in English won 24 times. French is also popular, with 14 victories. Dutch and Hebrew songs won 3 times each
- Six different systems were used over the past decades to pick the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
- ABBA is the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner. The Swedish pop band won the contest in 1974 and has enjoyed phenomenal success ever since
- The most covered Eurovision Song Contest song is Domenico Mudugno's Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu, also known as Volare. The song has been covered by famous stars such as Dean Martin, Cliff Richard, David Bowie and many more
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