Ernie is a huge fan of Eurovision and hosts an annual Eurovision Viewing Party for his friends and assorted Eurovision fans in Houston.  Here you will find a little info about the contest - and more importantly, an updated list of each countries entry (as they are selected)...  Have some fun and explore "Eurovision"!  Check back often as songs will be added as countries select them.  The actual Contest is May 14th, 2011.

What is the Eurovision Song Contest?

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).  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. Each country participates via one of their national EBU-member television stations, whose task it is to select a singer and a song to represent their country in the international competition.

A Brief History:

The Contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. It is also one of the most-watched non-sporting events in the world, with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally. Eurovision has also been broadcast outside Europe to such places as Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Vietnam, and the United States, despite the fact that these countries do not compete. Since the year 2000, the Contest has also been broadcast over the Internet, with more than 100,000 people in almost 140 countries having watched the 2010 edition.

2011 Entries

Country:   Albania

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Country:   Armenia

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Country:   Belarus

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Country:   Bulgaria

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Country:   Croatia

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Country:   Denmark

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Country:   France
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Country:   Germany
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Country:   Hungary

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Country:   Iceland

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Country:   Lithuania

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Country:   Netherlands

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Country:   Norway

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Country:   Romania

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Country:   San Marino

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Country:   Spain

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Country:   Slovakia

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Country:   Switzerland

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Country:   Ukraine

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Country:   United Kingdom
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Country:   Austria

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Country:   Azerbaijan

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Country:   Belgium

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Country:   Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Country:   Cyprus

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Country:   Estonia

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Country:   Finland

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Country:   FYR Macedonia

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Country:   Georgia

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Country:   Greece

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Country:   Ireland

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Country:   Israel

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Country:   Malta
Glen Vella - One life

Country:   Moldova

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Country:   Poland

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Country:   Portugal

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Country:   Russia

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Country:   Serbia

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Country:   Slovenia

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Country:   Sweden

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Country:   Turkey

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Again this year, all countries (except for the Big 5) will compete in semi-final rounds to determin which 20 countries will compete on May 14th - here is a break down of who will compete when:

The first Semi-Final (Tuesday, 10th of May):

Albania

Armenia