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A history of Eurovision
The UK's 2016 Eurovision act will be chosen by the public in a TV show on BBC Four, in the first time the audience has had a say in six years.
Paddy O'Connell has been investigating the history of the contest.
Picture: 1969 joint-winner Lulu counting her votes
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