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The Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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Introduction
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 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006
at 8.00pm on Saturday 20 May 2006 on
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ ONE - and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 2
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Boom Bang-A-Bang – 50 Years Of
Eurovision at 10.35pm on Tuesday
16 May on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ ONE
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The Eurovision Semi-Final 2006
at 8.00pm on Thursday 18 May on
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE
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Daz Sampson's Eurovision at
10.45pm on Thursday 18 May on
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE
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Daz Sampson enters the history books this
year as he becomes the 50th UK Eurovision
performer to take to Europe's biggest stage
in The Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the
world's biggest music show.
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Celebrating
another big anniversary, Eurovision legend
Sir Terry Wogan prepares for his 35th contest
and guarantees to add his inimitable style and
finesse to the proceedings in Athens.
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So get
your pens at the ready and join more than
160 million people worldwide to watch
Europe's greatest, glitziest spectacle!
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Following a landslide victory in this year's
Making Your Mind Up, Manchester-based rap
star Daz Sampson beat off tough competition
from Kym Marsh and Antony Costa to secure
his place at Eurovision 2006 with his totally
original, show-stopping performance of
Teenage Life.
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This is the first time Britain has
taken a rap song to Europe since Love City
Groove over a decade ago – but will Europe
get down with Daz and crown him king?
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To mark 50 years of Eurovision for the UK,
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ ONE kicks off the celebrations with a
one-off special presented by Sir Terry Wogan.
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Boom Bang-A-Bang – 50 Years Of Eurovision is
a chance to relive the best and worst
moments of the contest from the last five
decades and features Sir Terry's favourite
memories and anecdotes.
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE raises the curtains on this year's
hottest competition with the Eurovision Song
Contest Semi-Final, live and exclusive, with
Patrick O'Connell providing his irreverent and
incisive commentary.
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And don't go anywhere as ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE follows
the excitement of the semi-final with a one-off
special documentary, Daz Samspon's Eurovision.
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This 60-minute, intimate special follows Daz's
two-year journey to Eurovision, from the time
he stormed the charts with his smash-hit
record Kung Fu Fighting, through his victory in
Making Your Mind Up, to the road to Athens.
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It
reveals everything you ever needed to know
about the music industry and what it takes to
represent the UK at Eurovision.
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 2 also gets in on the act, as usual,
as Ken Bruce gives his usual witty, pithy and
informative commentary on the contest from
8.00pm on Saturday 20 May.
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The official ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Eurovision website at
bbc.co.uk/eurovision goes fully interactive
this year, giving users a chance to view the
contest's final live on their PCs on
20 May.
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In the build-up to the big day, the
site will also be constantly updated with
behind-the-scenes exclusives, news, gossip,
interviews and games.
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Want to know what
happened backstage at the semi-final and
who's making friends … or enemies? Log
on for everything you need to know about
this year's competition.
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A traditional family favourite – the Eurovision
Score Chart – also makes a welcome return.
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So head to bbc.co.uk/eurovision and print out the Daz-themed card ready for the great night!
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Notes to Editors
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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s Eurovision Song Contest 2006 press pack is available as a pdf on the right-hand side of this page, as a complete document and in sections.
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