Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.

The contest saw the return of two artists who had participated in the previous edition of the contest.

In 2009, a new competition, entirely held through the Web, was introduce by the president of the 59th edition of the contest, Paolo Bonolis.

The first edition of the contest was won by Inna Tsymbalyuk.

However, Switzerland and Germany announced their withdrawals from 2008 edition of the contest due to low ratings and poor results in 2007.

The fourth edition of the "Scenarios from Africa" contest was launched on 1 February.

The 2009 edition of the contest was held on 14 February, with the winner decided by jury and televoting.

Her entry in the 1975 edition of the contest topped 8,200 other entrants and produced what was then described as the "costliest flower ever."

It's the sixth annual edition of the contest, which is really one of the greatest institutional contributions to the jazz world.

Although it was rumoured that Luxembourg would return in the 2012 edition of the contest, RTL has announced that no such intentions exist at present.