User:Sims2aholic8/Did You Know

Did You Know contributions by Sims2aholic8

#	Article	Date featured	Fact	Discussion
1	Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	1 October 2008	... that Dustin the Turkey, a puppet, represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008?
2	San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	5 October 2008	... that San Marino debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with "Complice", a song performed by Miodio?
3	Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008	14 November 2008	... that Vânia Fernandes, who represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, was Portugal's first entrant to qualify for the Contest's final from its semi-final round?
4	Melodifestivalen 2009	18 July 2009	... that over ten million people watched Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2009 final through Sveriges Television's online service compared to only 3,592,000 who watched the actual television broadcast?
5	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011	10 May 2011	... that the band Blue, who will represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, appeared naked in British gay magazine Attitude in May 2011?
6	Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014	20 July 2015	... that Conchita Wurst, who represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, had previously attempted to represent Austria at the 2012 contest?
7	Eurovision: Come Together	1 August 2020	... that following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, the BBC produced their own show to determine the British public's favourite Eurovision song of all time?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision: Come Together
8	History of the Eurovision Song Contest	2 September 2020	... that in Eurovision Song Contest history, over 1,500 songs, representing 52 countries, have been performed?	Template:Did you know nominations/History of the Eurovision Song Contest
9	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999	15 April 2021	... that future Atomic Kitten member Jenny Frost (pictured) represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 as part of the group Precious?	Template:Did you know nominations/United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
10	Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest	23 April 2021	... that Andorra is the only Eurovision Song Contest participating country to have never competed in the grand final in its competitive history?	Template:Did you know nominations/Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
11	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998	26 April 2021	... that in the Eurovision Song Contest the United Kingdom has finished in second place a record fifteen times, with Imaani the last artist to do so when she represented the country at the 1998 contest?	Template:Did you know nominations/United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
12	Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020	13 June 2022	... that although the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled, Iceland's planned entry for that year was chosen as the alternative winner in several countries, including Sweden and Australia?	Template:Did you know nominations/Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
13	Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021	16 June 2022	... that the Ja Ja Ding Dong Guy announced the points from Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021?	Template:Did you know nominations/Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
14	Eurovision Song Contest 1956	31 August 2022	... that voting in the first Eurovision Song Contest was conducted in secret, with countries able to vote for their own entries, and only the winner of the contest being announced?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1956
15	Eurovision Song Contest 1957	7 October 2022	... that despite a song duration limit of three minutes and thirty seconds at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, the entry from Italy lasted over five minutes?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1957
16	Eurovision Song Contest 1998	21 November 2022	... that Dana International, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, received death threats following her selection to compete?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1998
17	Eurovision Song Contest 1997	13 January 2023	... that Paul Oscar, Iceland's participant at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the contest's first openly LGBT artist to compete?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1997/1
18	Eurovision Song Contest 1999	7 April 2023	... that Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, twenty-five years after ABBA brought the country its first victory in the contest?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1999
19	Eurovision Song Contest 1992	9 April 2024	... that at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, Johnny Logan became the first person to win the contest three times as either a performer or a songwriter?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1992
20	Eurovision Song Contest 1993	12 April 2024	... that with a population of 1,500, Millstreet in County Cork, Ireland, became the smallest settlement to host the Eurovision Song Contest when it staged the 1993 event?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1993
21	Eurovision Song Contest 1990	20 April 2024	... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Yugoslavia, was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the Balkans or in a socialist state?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1990
22	Eurovision Song Contest 1994	24 April 2024	... that seven countries competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 for the first time, the largest single expansion of participating countries since the contest's first edition?	Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1994
23	Eurovision Song Contest 1991			Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1991