{"product_id":"europe-on-stage-esc-eurovision-song-contest-von-undefined-1","title":"Europe on Stage: ESC - Eurovision Song Contest","description":"What do ABBA, Conchita Wurst, Lordi, Lena, Jamala, Udo Jürgens, and Nemo have in common?\nNot only did they all win the Eurovision Song Contest - they changed it.\nThe Eurovision Song Contest is much more than an annual music competition. It is a stage, a seismograph, and a playground for European pop culture: glamorous and embarrassing, political and playful, serious and camp at the same time. This gift book discusses the ESC as a cultural event - as a pop phenomenon full of desire, exaggeration, and productive contradictions. \nAfter an overview of the history, dramaturgy, and myth of the Eurovision Song Contest, the focus shifts to around 30 selected winners from almost seven decades of ESC history. The selection does not follow a rigid canon, but rather a curatorial perspective: international impact and lasting success, iconic performances, social relevance, aesthetic breaks, scandals, innovations - and those moments when Europe held its breath for three minutes.\nFrom early classics such as \"Volare\" and \"Merci, Chérie\" to pop explosions à la ABBA and Lena, from queer milestones to politically charged victories in the shadow of war and solidarity, from ironic trash to quiet counter-designs: each story shows how closely music, media, and zeitgeist are interwoven at the ESC.\nThe result is a panorama of European pop history - entertaining and knowledgeably told, with a keen sense of camp, drama, and meaning. A book for ESC fans, pop culture enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to know why this competition has been around for more than 70 years - and why it keeps reinventing what Europe can be on stage: Europe On Stage - The ESC Gift Book.\nFrom the appendix: ABBA | Alexander Rybak | Bucks Fizz | Céline Dion | Conchita Wurst | Dana International | Domenico Modugno | Flo Rida | Hatari | Jamala | JJ | Johnny Logan | Kalush Orchestra | Lena | Loreen | Lordi | Måneskin | Nemo | Netta | Nicole | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Ruslana | Salvador Sobral | Sandie Shaw | Stefan Raab | Subwoolfer | Udo Jürgens | Verka Serduchka | Vicky Leandros | WRS.\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783695710447\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe gift book with over 70 years of music history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783695710447","offer_id":57095483490629,"sku":"9783695710447","price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/88961001-78af-4c32-b586-0b4c399a7a19.jpg?v=1780031386","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/europe-on-stage-esc-eurovision-song-contest-von-undefined-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}