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The '''Eurovision Song Contest''' was an annual competition held among the [[nation]]s of [[Europe]]. [[Jack Harkness]] remembered when [[ABBA]] won the Eurovision Song Contest. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dead Line]]'')
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The '''Eurovision Song Contest''' was an annual competition held among the [[nation]]s of [[Europe]].


[[Sandie Shaw]] won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[1967]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] suggested visiting [[Vienna]] in that [[year]] to see Eurovision. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'')
[[Sandie Shaw]] won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[1967]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] suggested visiting [[Vienna]] in that [[year]] to see Eurovision. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Good Doctor (novel)}})


In an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] had been made [[Immortality|immortal]], the composer had made several Eurovision entries, none of which were looked on favourably. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)|My Own Private Wolfgang]]'')
[[Martha Jones]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] visited the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]] in [[Helsinki]] and watched performances from [[Scooch]] and [[Alenka Gotar|the Slovenian entry]]. A few weeks later, they watched [[Lulu (in-universe)|Lulu]] win [[Eurovision Song Contest 1969]] on their television. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Martha Jones' MySpace blog (short story)}})
 
[[Jack Harkness]] remembered when [[ABBA]] won Eurovision ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Dead Line (audio story)}}) [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|in 1974]], with [[Nardole]] in attendance. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dead Media (audio story)}})
 
In an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] had been made [[Immortality|immortal]], the composer had made several Eurovision entries, none of which were looked on favourably. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Eurovision pastiche in the DWU ===
=== In non-valid sources ===
The [[Intergalactic Song Contest]] and its [[commentator]] [[Logan (Bang-Bang-A-Boom!)|Logan]] from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)|Bang-Bang-a-Boom!]]'' spoofed the Eurovision Song Contest [[Terry Wogan]], who commentated the contest from 1971 to 2008.
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=== ''Doctor Who'' postponements ===
=== Other matters ===
The Eurovision Song Contest was responsible for the one-week delay of two episodes of the [[BBC Wales]] revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The transmission of [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]]'s ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' was postponed to [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] (rather than [[12 May (releases)|12 May]]) because of the [[BBC]]'s broadcast of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest. The following year, the transmission of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]]'s ''[[Silence in the Library]]'' was too delayed by one week due to the BBC's broadcast of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2008|2008 edition}}.
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=== Coexistence with Eurovision ===
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However, a more common occurrence is a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode simply airing on the day and coexisting with the Eurovision final rather than being delayed by a week.
* ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' aired on [[21 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Eurovision Song Contest of 2005}}.
* ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'' aired on [[20 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2006|Eurovision Song Contest of 2006}}.
* ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'' aired on [[29 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2010|Eurovision Song Contest of 2010}}.
* ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' aired on [[14 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2011|Eurovision Song Contest of 2011}}.
* ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' aired on [[18 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Eurovision Song Contest of 2013}}.
* ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'' aired on [[13 May (releases)|the same night]] as the final of the {{w|Eurovision Song Contest 2017|Eurovision Song Contest of 2017}}.


=== "Nul points" ===
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The [[Ninth Doctor]] says "[[nul points]]", a phrase used when a Eurovision act is unfortunate enough to receive no points, when the [[Dalek]]s fail to kill him when they fire at him as he steps out of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to meet them in [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', due to the [[force field]] he installed. However, the phrase's connection to the Eurovision Song Contest is not explicitly mentioned within the episode.
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 21 October 2024

Eurovision Song Contest
You may be looking for its real world counterpart.

The Eurovision Song Contest was an annual competition held among the nations of Europe.

Sandie Shaw won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. The Thirteenth Doctor suggested visiting Vienna in that year to see Eurovision. (PROSE: The Good Doctor [+]Loading...["The Good Doctor (novel)"])

Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor visited the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki and watched performances from Scooch and the Slovenian entry. A few weeks later, they watched Lulu win Eurovision Song Contest 1969 on their television. (PROSE: Martha Jones' MySpace blog [+]Loading...["Martha Jones' MySpace blog (short story)"])

Jack Harkness remembered when ABBA won Eurovision (AUDIO: The Dead Line [+]Loading...["The Dead Line (audio story)"]) in 1974, with Nardole in attendance. (AUDIO: Dead Media [+]Loading...["Dead Media (audio story)"])

In an alternate timeline in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had been made immortal, the composer had made several Eurovision entries, none of which were looked on favourably. (AUDIO: My Own Private Wolfgang [+]Loading...["My Own Private Wolfgang (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

To be added

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Eurovision Song Contest (series)