Now in its 8th year of publication, this popular guide has all the statistics from every Eurovision Song Contest from its modest beginnings in Lugano, Switzerland in 1956 to the spectacular event in Vienna, Austria in 2015.

Supplied direct from the publisher, this paperback is brand new, measures a large format 25 x 19 cm (10 x 7.5 inches) and contains 286 pages packed with facts and figures, printed on high quality paper.

Curious as to who votes for who? Does neighbourly or diaspora voting really exist? Where is it best to perform in the running order? All the evidence is here, along with many other quirky stats from this enduringly popular show. Compiled from the author's own visits to the contests where possible, this is an insight into the history of the event and its entertaining voting patterns.

The expanded Guide this year includes even more pages of facts, statistics and records, including: Average age and gender of previous winners back to 1956, five year history of the language each country has performed their songs in, analysis of the type of entry from each country this year, worst semi-final runs since last qualifying for the Final, analysis of the best and worst semi-finals to compete in compared to success in the Final, national spokespersons & order of announcing the votes.

New for the 2015 edition is a full breakdown of jury and public voting from each country. Did you realise Italy would have won without the jury votes? Also new for this year: analysis of which country are most successful at voting for the winners, a look at the performance of debutant countries, and average votes received by each country which would have left Albania in second place.

ISBN  9781326306755

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The 2015 guide is also available as a 22 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches) hardcover (ISBN 9781326319779) and as an ebook for Kindle, iPad and most Android devices (ASIN: B019K3NF5Y)

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