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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 17:34, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
- ... that Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 25 years after ABBA brought the country its first victory in the contest? Source: [1]
- ALT1: ... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the first not to feature an orchestra? Source: [2]
- ALT2: ... that for the first time since the 1970s countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 were able to perform in any language, leading to a marked increase in entries in English? Source: [2][3]
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Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:23, 13 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1999; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: @Sims2aholic8: Good article. AGF on offline sources. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:11, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
References
- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy (2010). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History (2nd ed.). London: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84732-521-1.
Much publicity had been gained for the Swedes by referring to Abba's win exactly 25 years earlier.
- ^ a b "13 years ago today: Sweden wins the contest".
- ^ "Jerusalem 1999 – Eurovision Song Contest".