eusong1-10, Exercise 1: A one-paragraph history

Model answer:

The Eurovision Song Contest began in Lugano in 1956, organised by the European Broadcasting Union, with seven countries and a Swiss winner (Chapter 2). Its voting has changed repeatedly: closed juries, the 12-point scale (generally 1975), then televoting and a mix of juries and public (Chapter 4). Winning brings the right and the bill of hosting, as Ireland found with its run of wins in the 1990s, and the 1993 contest in the small town of Millstreet (Chapter 6). Britain won five times, the last in 1997, then had a long run of poor results, with a revival in 2022 when Sam Ryder finished second (Chapter 8).

Any accurate facts from each of the four chapters are acceptable. Check dates against the official archive.