First aired in 1956, it is considered one of the most popularly viewed non-sporting television events in the world. The Eurovision is an annual international music competition held between European countries, where each country submits songs into a contest to determine the single victorious song. Winners have gone on to successful careers, most notably ABBA who won in 1974 with "Waterloo." In 1958 Italy submitted this song which is now widely familiar, "Volare":
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