Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Encyclopedia
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest
for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer
, Norway
and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. The theme of the competition was "Bright Nordic Winter Nights". It was presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen
and Nadia Hasnaoui
, broadcast in 20 countries and viewed by 100 million people. 18 countries participated, France and Switzerland participated for the first time. Originally 20 countries had applied to take part but Germany
and Israel
later pulled out. There were also reports that Ireland
had planned to enter the programme. The contest was won by 9-year-old María Isabel
with her song Antes Muerta Que Sencilla (Better Dead Than Plain). Dino Jelusić
, who won the 2003 contest
, presented the award to María. Since, María Isabel has entered the charts in not only Spain
but France
, Italy
, Scandinavia
, Latin America
and released a second album
. Greece
, who came ninth received more sets of twelve points than the United Kingdom
, who came second. France
, who came sixth, were voted by all the other countries that took part, which is more than the number of countries that voted for Romania
, who came fourth and Croatia
, who came third.
Norway was the third country of choice for this contest as the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU) had originally chosen ITV
of the United Kingdom to host it in Manchester
. However, ITV pulled out in May 2004 due to finance and scheduling problems. The venue was therefore moved to Croatia, the winning country of 2003, but the Croatian broadcaster HRT reportedly forgot that the prospective venue for the event was already booked for the period the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was to take place. NRK therefore offered to organise the next contest.
Incidentally, the same three countries occupied the top three places as last year, just in a different order. These three countries were Spain, the United Kingdom, and Croatia.
Westlife
performed Ain't That A Kick In The Head? live on stage.
to decide on their top ten. In normal Eurovision
fashion, each country's favourite song was given 12 points, their second favourite 10, and their third to tenth favourites were given 8-1 points.
- Elsa Fayer & Bruno Berberes - Matt Brown
(ITV1
) - Fernando Argenta (VRT) - André Vermeulen
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. The theme of the competition was "Bright Nordic Winter Nights". It was presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen is a Norwegian actor and television host of Amigo, Midt i smørøyet and Melodi Grand Prix.- As host :*De ukjente *Gullruten...
and Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui is a Norwegian television presenter.Hasnaoui was born in Morocco to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. When she was four years old her parents divorced and she moved to Norway with her mother. In Oslo she attended a strict Catholic French kindergarten and then later a French...
, broadcast in 20 countries and viewed by 100 million people. 18 countries participated, France and Switzerland participated for the first time. Originally 20 countries had applied to take part but Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
later pulled out. There were also reports that Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
had planned to enter the programme. The contest was won by 9-year-old María Isabel
María Isabel
María Isabel is a Spanish singer, actress and the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.-Biography:Maria Isabel was born María Isabel López Rodríguez in Ayamonte, Huelva Province, Spain. She demonstrated an interest in dancing and singing from a very young age...
with her song Antes Muerta Que Sencilla (Better Dead Than Plain). Dino Jelusić
Dino Jelusic
Dino Jelušić is a Croatian singer, musician and songwriter. He was the winner of the firstJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place in Copenhagen on 15 November 2003....
, who won the 2003 contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...
, presented the award to María. Since, María Isabel has entered the charts in not only Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
but France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and released a second album
Número 2
Número 2 is María Isabel's second album and was released in 2005.-Track listing:#"Pues va a ser que no"#"Quién da la vez"#"Mi abuela"#"María Isabel número 2"#"Tu libertad"#"3x2"#"Me enamoro"#"Original"#"La reina de la fiesta"#"Piel de chocolate"...
. Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, who came ninth received more sets of twelve points than the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, who came second. France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who came sixth, were voted by all the other countries that took part, which is more than the number of countries that voted for Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, who came fourth and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, who came third.
Norway was the third country of choice for this contest as the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU) had originally chosen ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
of the United Kingdom to host it in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. However, ITV pulled out in May 2004 due to finance and scheduling problems. The venue was therefore moved to Croatia, the winning country of 2003, but the Croatian broadcaster HRT reportedly forgot that the prospective venue for the event was already booked for the period the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was to take place. NRK therefore offered to organise the next contest.
Incidentally, the same three countries occupied the top three places as last year, just in a different order. These three countries were Spain, the United Kingdom, and Croatia.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Secret Band Secret Band Secret Band is the name of a Greek Boy Band.Members are: Giorgos Kotsougiannis - Guitar and vocals, Andreas Kefalas - keyboards, and Antonis Skrivanos - dance and choreography.... |
"O palios mou eaftos" (Ο παλιός μου εαυτός) |
My old self | 9 | 48 | |
| 02 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Young Talent Team | "Power of a Song" | — | 12 | 14 | |
| 03 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Klaartje and Nicky | "Hij is een kei" | He's the best | 11 | 27 | |
| 04 | Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
Demis Mirarchi | "Birichino" | Cheeky | 16 | 4 | |
| 05 | Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language... |
@lek | "En stjerne skal jeg bli" | I'm gonna be a star | 13 | 12 | |
| 06 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Thomas Pontier | "Si on voulait bien" | If we really wanted to | 6 | 78 | |
| 07 | Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora... |
Martina Siljanovska | "Zabava" (Забава) | Party | 7 | 64 | |
| 08 | Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
KWADro | "Łap życie" | Grab life | 17 | 3 | |
| 09 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Marios Tofi Marios Tofi Marios Tofi was born on 24 February in 1990 in Athens, Greece of Cypriot parents. Marios Tofi has been living in Famagusta, Cyprus since five years old. From the age of eight, Marios has demonstrated an interest and passion for music, singing and dance. He has got the proper musical education from... |
"Onira" (Όνειρα) | Dreams | 8 | 61 | |
| 10 | Belarusian Belarusian language The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people... |
Egor Volchek | "Spiavajce sa mnoju" (Спявайцэ са мною) |
Sing with me | 14 | 9 | |
| 11 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Nika Turković | "Hej mali" | Hey little boy | 3 | 126 | |
| 12 | Latvian Latvian language Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language... |
Mārtiņš Tālbergs & C-Stones Juniors | "Balts vai melns" | White or black | 17 | 3 | |
| 13 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Cory Spedding | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | — | 2 | 140 | |
| 14 | Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language... |
Cool Kids | "Pigen er min" | The girl is mine | 5 | 116 | |
| 15 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
María Isabel María Isabel María Isabel is a Spanish singer, actress and the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.-Biography:Maria Isabel was born María Isabel López Rodríguez in Ayamonte, Huelva Province, Spain. She demonstrated an interest in dancing and singing from a very young age... |
"Antes Muerta que Sencilla Antes Muerta que Sencilla "Antes Muerta Que Sencilla" is a song composed and written by Spanish singer Maria Isabel in 2004. Maria Isabel sang it in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and won the competition with a record total of 171 points. It later became a huge hit in Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, was also a... " |
Better dead than normal | 1 | 171 | |
| 16 | Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish... |
Limelights | "Varför jag?" | Why me? | 15 | 8 | |
| 17 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Free Spirits | "Accroche-toi" | Hold on | 10 | 37 | |
| 18 | Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
Noni Răzvan Ene Noni Razvan Ene Noni Răzvan Ene is a young Romanian singer. He was Romania’s representative in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, with the song Îţi mulţumesc .... |
"Îţi mulţumesc" | Thank you | 4 | 123 |
Interval Acts
During the interval, boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
performed Ain't That A Kick In The Head? live on stage.
Voting structure
All countries used televotingTelevoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
to decide on their top ten. In normal Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
fashion, each country's favourite song was given 12 points, their second favourite 10, and their third to tenth favourites were given 8-1 points.
Score sheet
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Greece | 48 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Malta | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 78 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Macedonia | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 61 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Belarus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 126 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 140 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Denmark | 116 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Spain | 171 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Sweden | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 37 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Romania | 123 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | |||
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| 3 | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
| 2 | Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
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| 1 | Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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Commentators
- Angela GroothuizenAngela Groothuizen
Angela Groothuizen is a Dutch singer, artist and television personality.-Biography:Groothuizen rose to fame as a member of the Dutch Dance/Pop girl group Dolly Dots, which achieved popularity inside and outside the Netherlands, and scored hits between 1979 and 1988...
- Elsa Fayer & Bruno Berberes - Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown may refer to:*Matt Brown , former Member for Kiama and former Minister of Tourism and Housing in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Australia...
(ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
) - Fernando Argenta (VRT) - André Vermeulen
André Vermeulen
André Leopold Adiel Vermeulen is a Belgian/Flemish journalist and television personality for VRT.Since the 1991 Contest, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest...