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The Sopot International Song Festival, also known as Intervision, is the biggest international song contest, bringing together contestants and guests who are stars with world recognition. It has been transmitted annually by the Polish state television TVP (since 1994 to 2004 as main organiser) and later private channel TVN in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. Together with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole it is the biggest Polish music festival.

History

The first Sopot festival was initiated and organised in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman from Polish Radio with the help of Szymon Zakrzewski of Polish Artists Management (PAGART). Between 1977 and 1980 it was replaced by the Intervision Song Contest, which was still held in Sopot. Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the Sopot International Music Festival often changed its formulas to pick a winner and offered many different contests for its participants. The festival has always been open to non-European acts, and countries like Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and many others have been represented in this event.

The contest lost popularity in Poland and abroad in the 1980s, declining further during the 1990s, and the rather unconvincing organisations by TVP made the authorities of Sopot give the organisation of the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival to a private TV channel, TVN.

From 1999 there was no Grand Prix contest within the festival. TVP chose to invite well-known artists instead, including the likes of Whitney Houston or The Corrs. In 2005, TVN was expected to bring the contest back. In 2006 TVN invited Elton John. The Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers.

Stars of Sopot Festival

Winners of the Sopot International Song Festival

1961-1973 - Price for the Masterpiece

1974-1976 - Grand Prix de disque

1977-1980 - Intervision Song Contest

  • 1981 - no festival
  • 1982 - no festival
  • 1983 - no festival

1984-1987 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix

1988-1990 - Golden Disc

1991-1993 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix

1994-2004 - Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix (with TVP)

  • 1999 - no contest within the festival
  • 2000 - no contest within the festival
  • 2001 - no contest within the festival
  • 2002 - no contest within the festival
  • 2003 - no contest within the festival
  • 2004 - no contest within the festival

2005- Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix (with TVN)

This list includes only winners of the most prestigious contests within the Sopot Music Festival. Sometimes one given contest has overshadowed the other one with time. Grand Prix de disque was the most prestigious one between 1974 and 1976 but with the start of the Intervision, it was relegated to a second plan, yet continued until 1979. The Sopot Music Festival has also given the prizes for the Best Interpretation during the 60's, the Amber Nightingdale in the 80's and 90's and Winner Of The Polish Day on and off from the 60's to the 80's.

Winners By Country

Wins Country Years
10 PolandPoland 1967, 1968, 1972*, 1979, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2007
4 Soviet UnionRussiaUSSR/Russia# 1963*, 1972*, 1976, 1978
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1971, 1973, 1975, 2006
3 United StatesUSA 1966, 1986, 1988
2 GreeceGreece 1962, 1964
CanadaCanada 1965, 1970
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1961, 1969
FinlandFinland 1974, 1980
SwedenSweden 1985, 2008
1 AustriaAustria 1992
ItalyItaly 1998
Czech RepublicCzechoslovakia 1977
FranceFrance 1963*
GermanyWest Germany 1987
LatviaLatvia 1991
LithuaniaLithuania 1993
NetherlandsNetherlands 1997
NorwayNorway 1989
*More than one winner at that year.
#Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia is considered to be its direct descendant.

References

  1. ^ Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej- Sopot Festival «Песня года» site

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