Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:32, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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... that the Eurovision Song Contest's "12 points" voting system was first used in the 1975 edition and is still in place today?

Source: Stockholm 1975

ALT1: ... that intelligence reports listed the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm as a potential target for the Red Army Faction, one month before the group occupied the city's West German embassy? Source: West, Chris: Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest. "Far-left politics of a more violent nature raised its head too, with yet another terrorist threat to Eurovision, this time from Germany's Red Army Faction (RAF). It did not materialize, but a month after the Stockholm contest, members of the faction seized the West German embassy in the city and murdered the military and economic attachés."
ALT2: ... that the Swedish broadcaster organising the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 refused to allow the contest to be shown in Chile in protest of the country's military dictatorship in place at the time? Source: Zweedse tv: geen beelden van songfestival naar Chili (in Dutch)
ALT3: ... that Swedish left-wing activists organised a counter-event during the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm to protest the commercialisation of music within Sweden? Source: Swedish protests against hosting Eurovision Song Contest; All eyes on Stockholm
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Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

Sims2aholic8 (talk) 18:36, 7 November 2024 (UTC).

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4 interesting hooks. (AGF for ALT1) -Bogger (talk) 17:14, 18 November 2024 (UTC)