Eurovision Song Contest 2002

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, and presented by Annely Peebo and Marko Matvere. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV), who staged the event after winning the 2001 contest for Estonia with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in one of the former Soviet republics. Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in the contest. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania, and Switzerland returned after their relegation from the previous edition. Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and Poland were relegated due to their poor results in 2001. It was the first (and only) time Ireland and Norway were relegated from the contest. Latvia was also set to sit out this year, but when Portugal announced their non-participation, due to internal...

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