Eurovision Host City Copenhagen Denmark 1964, 2001
Years hosted: 1964, 2001
Venue: Tivolis Koncertsal (1964), Parken Stadium (2001)
Facts: Copenhagen has hosted Eurovision twice, albeit with a 36-year gap between each of its contests. The 1964 event saw the first competitor of non-European ancestry take part (the Netherlands' Anneke Grönloh was of Indonesian descent), while 2001 saw Eurovision's first black winner (Dave Benton, competing for Estonia, is from Aruba).
Winner: Non ho l'età by Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy, 1964), Everybody by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL (Estonia, 2001)
Venue: Tivolis Koncertsal (1964), Parken Stadium (2001)
Facts: Copenhagen has hosted Eurovision twice, albeit with a 36-year gap between each of its contests. The 1964 event saw the first competitor of non-European ancestry take part (the Netherlands' Anneke Grönloh was of Indonesian descent), while 2001 saw Eurovision's first black winner (Dave Benton, competing for Estonia, is from Aruba).
Winner: Non ho l'età by Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy, 1964), Everybody by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL (Estonia, 2001)
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