The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - 2011

Contents Page

Introduction to the 2011 Edition 5

Eurovision Winners 6

Section One: Qualifying for the 2011 Contest 7

Section Two: Contest Details & Votes 21

Contest performers and voting tables: 1950's 22
Contest performers and voting tables: 1960's 26
Contest performers and voting tables: 1970's 36
Contest performers and voting tables: 1980's 54
Contest performers and voting tables: 1990's 74
Contest performers and voting tables: 2000's 94
Contest performers and voting tables: 2010's 130
2011 First Semi-Final performers, jury voting, televoting and combined results 136
2011 Second Semi-Final performers, jury voting, televoting and combined results 138
2011 Final performers, jury voting, televoting and combined results 140
Jury/Public voting split 142
2011 Final: Voting Order & Spokespersons 145
Round by Round voting & changes to scoreboard 146
Country-by-Country History 152

Section Three: Statistics & Analysis 181

Predicting the Winners, the history of votes for the best song 182
Predicting the Winners, who gives the most 12's and who gives nothing 184
Internal selection or national competition 185
Language selection by country 185
Winners' Ages & Genders since 1956 186
Marcel Bezençon Awards 188
OGAE poll result 188
Most Successful Countries League Table 189
Least Successful Countries League Table 190
Most Finishes in Top 3 191
Most Finishes in Bottom 3 191
Performance of the "Big 5" 192
Running Order analysis, where is best to perform? 193
Winners & losers position in the order of performance since 1975 194
Highest number of 12 points scored by one entry 195
Winners with the lowest number of 12 points 195
12 point allocation over last 10 years 197
Sharing the love - which countries spread their points the most 198
Analysis of Hosts performance 199

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The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - 2011

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Nil points! 200

Highest scores in Finals 200
Largest and closest winning margins 201
Jury/Public voting split since 2009 202
Performance of debutant countries since 1956 203
Most appearances and unbroken runs 203
Changed your mind since the semi-final? 204
Weighted voting based on population size 206
Closest voting relationships 207
And the countries which don't reciprocate 208
Countries who have never voted for another 209
Most points received since 1975 211
Mode Points Analysis 212
East v West voting 213
Regional bloc voting 215
Each Country's Best Friends 217
Complete country-by-country voting analysis since 1975 - who votes for who? 218