مسابقة اليورو فيجون للأغنية

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ِAlice and Reda talk about the Eurovision Song Contest.

On Saturday evening European nations battle it out to win the annual Eurovision Song Contest. This year it's being held in Belgrade the capital of Serbia.

It's the 53rd year of the competition and more countries than ever are taking part.

In recent years, some countries have entered comedy bands and songs. For example, this year the Belgian entry is being sung in a made-up language.

Ireland, have won the competition many times. But this year they didn't make it through to the finals. Their entry was a puppet called 'Dustin the Turkey' who sings on the top of a shopping trolley. Some people think the comedy entries don't take the competition serioulsy - they take the mickey - make fun of it.

Finland's entry is a heavy-metal band whose name in English means 'Re-inforced concrete'. Their song is all about macho masculinity.

Morocco entered the competition in 1980 with Samira Said singing 'Bitaqat Khub'. Tunisia thought about entering in 1977 but pulled out. Lebanon entered and then pulled out in 2005 and the Palestinian Territories are thinking about taking part.

The format for the Eurovision Song Contest has been bought by a broadcaster in the Middle East - so expect to see a Middle Eastern version of the Song Contest soon.

Do you watch the Eurovision Song Contest? Who would win a Middle Eastern version of the contest?

Eurovision Song Contest
مسابقة اليورو فيجون للأغنية

battle it out
يتصارعون

made-up language
لغة من إبتكارهم لا أساس لها

make it through
؟حترام

puppet
عروسة

shopping trolley
عربة لحمل البضائع تستخدم اثناء التسوق

heavy metal band
فرقة موسيقية تعزف موسيقى اليفى ميتل

re-inforced concrete
خرسانة مسلحة

macho masculinity
رجولى

pulled out
إنسحبت

format
شكل

broadcaster
مذيع

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