HOST CAT RETURNS WITH GUESTS DJ "FOXY", DARIUS AND ASHLEY HAMILTON. THEY DISCUSS AND STATE THEIR OPINIONS ON EUROVISION (SONG CONTEST) ENTRIES.

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NAME: TUR EUROVISION 140504EX TAPE: EF04/0508 IN_TIME: 10:21:31:18 DURATION: 00:04:04:05 SOURCES: APTN DATELINE: Istanbul, Turkey. May 14, 2004 RESTRICTIONS: music/performance rights must be cleared-No Internet SHOTLIST APTN Istanbul. Recent 1. Various exteriors Eurovision song contest 2. Set up Greece Sakis Rouvas 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sakis Rouvas, Greek Eurovision Entrant: " It's very good that the people like my song and they like what we do but nothing is finished yet, we have to compete, tonight if we are lucky we have to go to final and compete again , so nothing is finished yet." 4. Set up Sweden's Lena Philipson 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lena Philipson, Swedish Eurovision Entrant: " I have no idea, it is impossible to guess what will happen on Saturday because there are so many different countries, different cultures, different tastes, you can't tell what will happen so I don't know, I don't have a clue but I am just gonna do my thing, that is the only thing I can do, I can sing and be happy and then just sit down and wait for the results, I don't know. Q: Who is favourite for you ? " Except myself, I haven't heard the other songs yet live, so I don't know what will happen on stage when they sing, but many people are talking about Belgium for example, but I heard Cyprus and I think she was quite good, that was a good song and I like England a little bit and Norway, tja, well." Sony Music 6. Music clip - 'Every Way That I Can,' Setab APTN Istanbul. Recent 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Setab,Turkish Eurovision 2003 Winner: " It was a big chance a great opportunity to be in a Europe music market definitely and that why it was a great chance for my career and my career took a new direction definitely. " Sony Music 8. Music clip - 'Every Way That I Can,' Setab APTN Istanbul. Recent 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sertab, Turkish Eurovision 2003 Winner: " This album is pop, we can call it popmusic, a pop album, but it is the mix of Turkish elements , Turkish violins, cello's , Turkish drums, percussion and sometimes Anatole melodies but also blended with Western popsound, it's an individual sound. " APTN Istanbul. Recent 10.Israeli Eurovision fan 11. Swedish Eurovision fan 12.Various Eurovision concert hall TURKEY COUNTS DOWN TO EUROVISION Musical representatives of 24 nations are making their final preparations for the 49th Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow night, hosted this year by 2003 winners Turkey in Istanbul. Britain's hope is former star of TV talent show Fame Academy, 27 year old James Fox. He is charged with the task of improving on Britain's disastrous 'nil points' last year. Fox will sing 'Hold On To Our Love' and hope it finds more favour with voters than last year's British entry, Jemini with 'Cry Baby Cry,' which scored the worst result for the UK in 47 years. Regular Eurovision winners Ireland are pinning their hopes on 24 year old Chris Doran, who has dreamed of representing Ireland at Eurovision since he was a child.He is singing 'If My World Stopped Turning', a track written by former Westlife singer Bryan McFadden and Jonathan Shorten. The competing countries in the final include Spain, Austria, Norway, France, Serbia and Montenegro, Malta, the Netherlands, Germany, Albania, Ukraine, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belgium, Russia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Poland, the UK, Cyprus, Turkey,and Sweden Meanwhile, an investigation was begun after some countries in a Eurovision Song Contest qualifying round received the wrong number of points following a technical glitch. The error during Wednesday night's programme did not affect which 10 countries made it through to join the other finalists, but it is an embarrassment for organisers, who have promised there will be no repeat of the problems during tomorrow's main event. A problem with the phone network in Monaco prevented TV viewers there from calling in their vote. In Croatia, the Croatian contestants were awarded four extra points in error, via text message. Global accounting firm Ernst & Young has been asked to carry out an audit into the problem, which was discovered an hour after the result was broadcast.

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8: Lights illuminate the scenario of the National Selection For Eurovision 2025 Final on February 8, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine hosted the final of the National Selection, where 10 artists competed for the right to represent the country at the International Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most significant music events in the world that take place in May 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Footage by SLM News/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

TAPE_NUMBER: EN9921 IN_TIME: 10:52:02 LENGTH: 01:43 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: No access Internet FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: xfa Story: Eurovision contest arrivals Location: Israel Date: 23rd May 1999 Just days after the general election, television cameras were focusing on Israel once again for an event slightly less crucial to regional peace and stability as the first competitors arrived ahead of this year's Eurovision song contest. Nearly three quarters of the 400 participants jetted in a few days early to give themselves time to settle in before next Saturday's competition. Israel was given the honour of hosting the competition after it won last year's contest with the song Diva sung by the transsexual artiste Dana International. The first eager performers for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest arrived in Israel on Sunday. Over 270 of the almost 400 participating performers from all over Europe flew into Israel, nearly a week before the Eurovision competition. Twenty-three countries are participating in the competition to win the coveted title of song of the year. The Jewish state was named as the venue for this year's contest after it won the Eurovision title last year. Transsexual singer Dana International become an international icon with her winning song 'Diva'. This year's hopefuls are once again a mix of styles, genres and nationalities. One tip for the big prize is the German entry, Journey to Jerusalem, which is sung by a group of Turkish descent in three different languages. For the band's manager, the trip to Israel was a long-overdue return journey. " I was here 20 years ago for the first time with a song called Gengis Khan and this time Halleluja won. And I'm very very happy because those days we planted trees and said one we day we are going to come back. Now, here we are back again with a new song 'Journey to Jerusalem' and it was a wonderful journey to come here." says the Manager of German entry to the Eurovision song contest, SURPRISE. The band were very excited about what their participation in the contrast says about today's Germany. "This is the first time that Germany is represented by a multi-culti band, so to speak." says one of the German Band Members. But the German band are up against tough competition from their Slovenian rivals Whilst slammed by critics, the contest has proven to be an important vehicle for aspiring pop stars. Abba was of course discovered at Eurovision, along with the British singer Lulu. SHOTLIST: Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel-Aviv, Israel May 23, 1999 1. Woman with Eurovision banner leads band through arrivals area 2. Female band member waving to camera 3. UPSOUND Germany's Eurovision '99 entry - Journey to Jerusalem 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Manager, Germany's Eurovision '99 Group - Name unavailable 5. SOUNDBITE (German) German Band Member - Name unavailable 6. SOUNDBITE (German) German Band Member - Name unavailable 7. Eurovision competitors walking into arrivals area 8. UPSOUND Slovenian singers singing their entry in the Eurovision song contest ?

Switzerland's Nemo says Eurovision "needs a little bit of fixing" after winning a controversial edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden's Malmo (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

NEWS. POP CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIP, VAR. MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS, INTERSPERSED WITH SHORT INTERVIEWS. ALSO CLIPS OF JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - SOME OF THIS IS NOT USABLE -

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio/music licensing is not included.) An audience listens to performers' singing at the National Selection For Eurovision 2025 Final on February 8, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine hosted the final of the National Selection, where 10 artists competed for the right to represent the country at the International Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most significant music events in the world that take place in May 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Footage by SLM News/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

NAME: UKR EUROVISION 230505E TAPE: EF05/0453 IN_TIME: 10:25:46:22 DURATION: 00:01:58:24 SOURCES: EBU DATELINE: Kiev, 21 May 2005 RESTRICTIONS: music/video/performance rights must be cleared-No Internet SHOTLIST 1. Various of Greek singer Helena performing on stage 2. Various of Malta's Chiara singing 3. Various of UK representative Javine singing 4. Various of singers from Serbia and Montenegro 5. Helena and Greek team celebrating the victory in VIP section 6. Wide shot Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko presented the prize to Helena 7. UPSOUND (Ukrainian) Viktor Yuschenko, Ukrainian President: "This is a special price from Ukraine, a special pictorial to the song, the winning song that unites the whole Europe." 9. Various of Helena and Greek performers GREECE WINS EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2005 Greek singer Helena won the Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko presented the prize she won for her seductive performance of "My Number One," a mid-tempo tune peppered with Balkan flavourings. "This is the prize for the song that unites all Europe," Yushchenko said. The singer, whose full name is Helena Paparizou, had been seen by bookmakers as the favourite going into Saturday night's finals.Helena's personal history echoes the contest's ethos of uniting Europe's diverse people and cultures: she was born in Sweden and still lives there. Norway's Wig Wam, seen as her main rival, finished in the middle of the pack. The surprise runner-up was Malta's Chiara. Romania's Luminita Anghel placed third in the continent-wide telephone voting. The wildest minutes of the night came from Moldova, making its first Eurovision appearance with a band called ZDOB (shi) ZDUB, whose performance was as exuberantly odd as their name. Dressed in an array of outfits resembling guys who hang out at bus stations, they flung themselves across the stage as an elderly woman sat in an oversize rocking chair beating a drum behind them. They placed sixth, behind Israeli chanteuse Shiri Maimon and Latvia's Walters & Kazha. The Eurovision song contest is one of Europe's most widely watched events, with more than 150 million people expected to tune in to this year's edition.

SPOTLIGHT - FEATURES KATIE PRICE, AKA JORDAN, TV PERSONALITY, MODEL, AUTHOR, ACTRESS. INTERVIEW CLIPS, RECORDING STUDIO CLIPS, MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS. KATIE TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST NEWS, NEW SONG AND THE UK IN EUROVISION AWARDS.

C/U ON HOST LAUREN LAVERNE JOINED BY GUEST, DJ "DAZ" SAMPSON. THEY TALK ABOUT HIS WINNING THE SHOW, "MAKING YOUR MIND UP" , MUSIC VIDEO CLIP OF HIS WINNING SONG, EUROVISION AWARD SHOW. LAVERNE INTRODUCE THE NEXT BAND.

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8: An inscription that reads "Eurovision Song Contest" is displayed on a stage where the National Selection For Eurovision 2025 Final takes place on February 8, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine hosted the final of the National Selection, where 10 artists competed for the right to represent the country at the International Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most significant music events in the world that take place in May 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Footage by SLM News/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

TAPE: EF02/0445 IN_TIME: 23:13:10 DURATION: 3:02 SOURCES: ETV RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Tallinn - 26 May 2002 SHOTLIST: 1. Announcement of 12 points for Latvian entry to Eurovision song contest 2. Various of Marie N - the winnders stage name (in pink dress) with delighted Latvian entrants 3. Eurovision song contest presenters announcing Latvia as the winners 4. Latvian singer and supporters celebrating 5. Various of Marie N and dancers performing 6. Audience applauding 7. 12 points announced for Maltese entry (which came second) 8. Delighted Maltese contestant 9. Various of Maltese contestant performing the song 10. Audience 11. Various of contest presenters singing at the end STORYLINE: The Eurovision Song Contest title stays in the Baltics for another year after Latvia won the event on Saturday in a closely fought competition with Malta. The three hour extravaganza - one of the most widely watched music events in Europe - was held in the former Soviet Baltic republic of Estonia, which won last year. Estonia was the first ex-communist state ever to host the annual show, which is watched by as many as 300 (m) million television viewers. Marie Naumova, a 21 established jazz singer with a law degree, who won for Latvia with a funky Latin-influenced song called "I Wanna" said said she was thrilled but overwhelmed by the win. Singers representing 24 countries, from Slovenian transvestites to a Russian boy band, battled it out on stage before 7-thousand flag-waving fans in Tallinn, the capital. The winner was selected by television viewers who called special hotlines. Only those in participating nations could vote, and they couldn't cast ballots for their own country's entry. Latvia, like Estonia the year before, appeared to benefit from strong backing by its many neighbours.

NAME: TUR EUROVISION 160504E TAPE: EF04/0515 IN_TIME: 10:16:20:06 DURATION: 00:01:59:14 SOURCES: POOL DATELINE: Istanbul, 15 May 2004 RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale without clearance SHOTLIST: 1. Eurovision Song Contest hosts, Meltem Cumbul and Korhan Abay, walking on stage to open show 2. 2003 winner Sertab Erener performing an opening song 3. Various of Ruslana - the Ukrainian 2004 entry and winner - performing 'Wild Dances' 4. Host Korhan Abay announcing winner 5. Various of Ukraine group celebrating 6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian with English translation) Ruslana, Eurovision winner: "I believe in my country very much, I believe in my team, I believe in love, I believe in all of you, I believe in Turkey that was inviting us, I believe in those countries that took part in Eurovision, those contestants, those entries, and I believe in you." 7. Ruslana stepping onto table and waving Ukrainian flag UKRAINE WINS 2004 EURIVISION SONG CONTEST Ruslana of Ukraine won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul on Saturday night, edging out 23 other acts in the final. The contest at Istanbul's Abdi Apekci stadium was broadcast in over 40 countries including Puerto Rico and Australia. The results were determined by votes cast by the public over the telephone. Ukraine snatched victory with 280 points after Ruslana's performance of "Wild Dances", inspired by folk music and dancing from the Carpathian Mountains. Ruslana, one of Ukraine's most popular musicians, composed the music for "Wild Dances" herself. The win means that Ukraine will host the contest next year. Zeljko Joksimovic and the Ad Hoc Orchestra finished second for Serbia and Montenegro, the first entry in 12 years from the country formerly known as Yugoslavia. The group performed "Lane Moje," or "My Sweetheart," accompanied by traditional folk instruments. Greece's Sakis Rouvas, the favourite in Europe's most publicised song contest, took third. Host nation Turkey finished fourth. The street in front of the arena was closed to traffic during the contest amid tight security. Police stopped a group of about 100 people from approaching the venue to stage a demonstration protesting against next month's NATO summit in Istanbul. Created in 1956 by the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision has become one of Europe's most popular annual music events and the biggest pop music pageant of its kind in the world. The Swedish rock group Abba, which won 30 years ago with the song "Waterloo," is the best-known group to win the competition and go on to a major international career.

INTERVIEW CONTINUES: EXPO ORGANIZER TALKS ABOUT THEIR AWARD GIVEN TO ROBERT STIGWOOD IN 1979 FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND FILM: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. MOVIE SOUNDTRACK. THIS YEAR (1982) THEY GAVE OUT FOUR AWARDS: DON KIRSHNER FOR SUCCESSFULLY PIONEERING MUSIC AND VIDEO TOGETHER MANY YEARS AGO. RALPH SIEGEL, SUCCESSFUL GERMAN RECORD PRODUCER , PUBLISHER, AND SONGWRITER IN EUROPE. WON EUROVISION SONG CONTEST. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMMENSE. THE MUNICH SOUND, DISCO SOUND. FLY ROBIN FLY. AGENT NORBY WALTERS EXPOSED AND BROKE ACTS OVERSEAS BY TOURING THEM. SONGWRITER MARK JAMES FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL HIT SONGS: ALWAYS ON MY MIND, HIT FOR ELVIS AND RECENTLY FOR WILLIE NELSON. SUSPICIOUS MINDS, HOOKED ON A FEELING. CREATIVITY. PERFORMED WITH NASHVILLE RHYTHM SECTION.

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: (L-R) Matthías Davíð Matthíasson and Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson attend the London Eurovision Party 2025 at HERE at Outernet on April 13, 2025 in London, England. (Footage by Giorgia Young/Getty Images)