Eurovision!
A History of Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Melville House UK
Publishing:27th Aug '26
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 27th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. The contest has been a mirror for cultural, social and political developments in Europe ever since its inauguration in 1956. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities and it even once triggered a national revolution.
Eurovision! charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last seven decades and shows how seamlessly they interlink - and what an amazing journey it has been.
A new and updated edition, taking in all contests up to 2026.
- 'A feast for any Eurovision fan. As through a history of the contest as anyone could desire.' Graham Norton
- 'This book definitely gets douze points from me.' Mel Giedroyc
- 'Brings the colourful history of Europe to life through the prism of the even more colourful Eurovision Song Contest. It is a cornucopia of information, with everything I wanted to know about modern history and the contest.' Katrina Leskanich, Katrina & The Waves
- 'It's a toss-up which will be first: England winning the World Cup again, or the UK winning Eurovision again. While you're waiting, this book is the perfect companion.' Tim Rice
- 'Eurovision! will provide you with a succinct, entertaining overview of European life over the past sixty years.' Times Literary Supplement
- 'West argues that while the contest has evolved to show tolerance, the EU has proved less flexible... this is a book for ardent Eurovision fans who will lap up the Eurotrivia.' Daily Express
- 'Amid all the engaging pop trivia, West works hard to make his political points, and his introduction is persuasive.' Guardian
- 'An excellent book... it suggests how politics could take a lead from the contest and how the songs might be reflecting - and shaping - the kind of Europe we have, and want.' The Herald <
ISBN: 9781911545903
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
432 pages