Culture · May 10, 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Name: Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Start: 2007-05-10
Location: Helsinki Halli, Finland

19 years ago · Helsinki Halli, Finland

19th anniversary

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of a semi-final on 10 May and a final on 12 May 2007, held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, and presented by Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi.

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The 20th anniversary falls on May 10, 2027.

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1899–1987

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time".

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Bono

Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.

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1923–2003

Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev (10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003.

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Gustav Stresemann

Gustav Ernst Stresemann (German pronunciation:; 10 May 1878 – 3 October 1929) was a German statesman during the Weimar Republic who served as chancellor of Germany from August to November 1923 and as foreign minister from 1923 to 1929.

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Indian Mutiny of 1857

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1940

Battle of France

The Battle of France (French: Bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France during the Second World War.

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2002

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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2022

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and a final on 14 May 2022, held at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy, and presented by Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pausini and Mika.

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