DUESSELDORF, Germany- the Eurovision Song Contest has become so popular everywhere in the world which can be extended a day for a Worldvision song contest Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand told Reuters.
Norwegian Director of the competition of 56 years, watched this year of the Germany, by more than 125 million people in 55 countries around the world said that eurovision manages to bring together Europe in a way similar to the football Euro tournament.
"It is the moment that all actions in Europe - Europe, people watch and enjoy the same exact TV program," sand said in Duesseldorf, where the Azerbaijan won the competition of this year the Sunday morning. "It is a special moment."
He said Euro football tournament also manages to the unification of Europe from their televisions but has only once every four years - which makes it less than a logistical challenge for broadcasters and organizers that running an annual competition.
There is also a World Cup soccer tournament every four years and the question was raised in Duesseldorf: what is holding a "Worldvision song contest"?
"Certainly it is a World Cup," sand said when he asked about it in his temporary office in Duesseldorf arena, a football stadium which was temporarily transformed into a giant domestic television studio. "Worldvision Song Contest would be great if we could do". But it is not in the immediate plans.
"This is a huge logistical operation and you have only a year to prepare," said sand, who was appointed to run competition of the European Union of broadcasting in January.
"If we think the box I am sure that we might be able to implement something like that." "But it is a challenge."
Lena Meyer-Landrut, the Germany, who won Eurovision Song Contest held in Oslo last year and came 10th in this year's contest watched by a record audience of 36,000, float the idea of a Worldvision contest at a press conference Friday.
"Maybe the rest of the world can look at it and something like we do, can do a"Worldvision"," the student of 19 years, said in a remark in passing at the end of his press conference. "All countries simply have fun."
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Sand, executive producer said that eurovision Song Contest this year, the gave Europe a short break and badly need its debt crisis and the deterioration of solidarity.
Artists of cheerful competition featured this year of 43 countries in a battle of good points would not have been a barometer of high culture or good taste.
But he said the competition, won by the Azerbaijani duo Ell/Nikki, a song of love in English written by a Swedish composer, could be just the tonic Europe needs at a time when a sovereign debt crisis threatens to undo decades of post-war integration.
"This shows that we can hold together - at least for music and entertainment," added sand. "Europe will stay together and be United even if it is in difficult times right now." This is certainly something that shows that Europe is United. ?
Although the Eurovision Song Contest could be ridiculed as a monument to the mediocrity and kitsch campish in some countries, it is for others a highly anticipated of languages and cultures of Europe celebration.
Part of the charm of the competition is its unpredictability. Any nation can win. It levels the playing field, with small nations such as the Azerbaijan having the same voting UNCITRAL and win as the Germany or the United Kingdom, the home of some of the biggest pop acts in the history of music.
In fact, the Greece and the Ireland - small and heavily indebted nations at the heart of the crisis of euro area who has beaten the block common currency and trust – ahead of the euro zone economic powerhouse France and Treasurer Germany voting by viewers and national in 43 countries all juries the.
This has not gone unnoticed that Germany provided some of its top scores in Greece (10 points) and Ireland (8 points) even if its public and media a is is complaining and resisted European efforts to support the finances of the two nations have difficulties.
That a song of syrupy love on a couple hit love performed by an Azeri duo captured the imagination - and 221 points - voters across Europe could also reflect a revival, if only temporary, solidarity on the continent shaken.
"We want closer to Europe with our song," Azeri singer Eldar Gasimov said when asked if he had a message from Europe in their victory. He said that they will do the versions French, Spanish and German of their winning song "Running scared".
The extravaganza, designed by the Union European broadcasting in 1956, which was transmitted to the nations of the Atlantic Ocean to the Caspian Sea, as well as countries in the world which were not yet in competition such as the Australia, Canada, Egypt, Hong KongEn India, Jordan, Korea, New Zealand and the United States.
He has been a springboard for the Swedish pop group Abba, who won in 1974 with "Waterloo", and pays tribute to Céline Dion, who has taken hold in 1988 for the Switzerland.
