User:WhatGuy/Eurovision

Timeline of Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Dance Contest, Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Our Sound and its spin-offs.

The 1950s

 * 1951: The Sanremo Music Festival is held for the first time.

The 1970s

 * April 6, 1974: France withdraw hours before the Contest was about to start due to the funeral of President Georges Pompidou.

The 1990s

 * January 1998: Italy withdraw due to financial problems.

The 2000s and beyond

 * December 2009: Andorra withdraw.
 * November 26, 2010: The first Our Sound will be held in Mumbai, India.
 * May 17, 2011: The 56th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Germany.
 * November 2011: The 9th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held in a to-be-announced city.
 * TBA: The 3rd Eurovision Dance Contest will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.