Airdate: Secrets of Eurovision

Just when you thought it was all over, a premiere special Secrets of Eurovision airs on SBS VICELAND.

Each May, 40 European and not-so-European countries, from Ireland to Azerbaijan, send pop groups or singers to represent them in a contest between nations, filmed simultaneously by multiple television channels.

With its classic pop numbers, catchy refrains, razzamatazz, and over-the-top lighting, the annual ritual of the Eurovision Song Contest has held audiences spellbound for decades.

Each country sees it differently. The Scandinavians and East Europeans love it. The French and British are more ambivalent. But year after year, it goes on attracting the biggest television audiences in the world. Almost 200 million viewers switch on to cheer their favourites. This documentary explores the enduring fascination of the Eurovision.

Saturday, 19 May at 8.30pm on SBS VICELAND.