The Sopot International Song Festival is one of the most prestigious international song contests, often compared to the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been organized annually by the Polish state television Telewizja Polska (TVP) in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Logo Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna (TVP S.A., Polish Television) is Polands public television network broadcasting corporation. ... Motto: none Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada Miasta Sopot Mayor Jacek Karnowski Area 17,31 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 41 430 1 035 000 (Tricity) 2393/km² Founded City rights 7th century 1902 Latitude Longitude 54°26 N 18°33 E Area code +48 58 Car plates GSP Twin...

The first Sopot festival was organized in 1961. 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. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Intervision Song Contest (ISC) was the Eastern Bloc equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The contest lost popularity in Poland and abroad in the 80s and even more in the 90s and the rather unconvincing organizations by the TVP made the authorities of Sopot give the organization of the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival to a private TV channel, the TVN. TVN may be: TVN (Chile) (Televisión Nacional de Chile), partly state-owned broadcaster TVNorge, a Norwegian commercial television channel TVN (Poland), commercial broadcaster TVN (Panama) (Televisora Nacional, S.A.), commercial broadcaster TVN Entertainment Corporation, a US cable television company This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is...

Since 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. Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival or Karlshamn Baltic Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American R&B pop singer, songwriter, actress, film producer, and former model. ... The Corrs are a folk rock band from Ireland, consisting of three sisters and one brother from the Corr family; Sharon, Caroline, Andrea and Jim Corr. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. ... The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm (in Spanish) is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. ...

Winners of the Sopot International Song Festival ¹

1961-1973 - Price for the Masterpiece

• 1961 - Switzerland - Jo Rolland - Nous Deux
• 1962 - Greece - Jeanne Yovanna - Ti Krima
• 1963 - USSR - Tamara Miansarova - Pust vsiegda budiet solnce ( ex-aequo )
• 1963 - France - Simone Langlois - Toi et ton sourire ( ex-aequo )
• 1964 - Greece - Nadia Constantinoupoulou - Je te remercie mon coeur
• 1965 - Canada - Monique Leyrac - Mon pays
• 1966 - USA - Lana Cantrell - I'm all smiles
• 1967 - Poland - Dana Lerska - Po prostu jestem
• 1968 - Poland - Urszula Sipińska - Po ten kwiat czerwony
• 1969 - Switzerland - Henri Dès - Maria Consuella
• 1970 - Canada - Robert Charlebois - Ordinaire
• 1971 - United Kingdom - Samantha Jones - He moves me
• 1972 - Poland - Andrzej Dąbrowski - Do zakochania jeden dzień ( ex-aequo )
• 1972 - USSR - Lev Leschchenko - Ja ne byl z nim znakom ( ex-aequo )
• 1973 - United Kingdom - Tony Craig - Can you feel it and I think of you baby

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• 1974 - Finland - Marion Rung - for many songs performed
• 1975 - United Kingdom - Glen Weston - for many songs performed
• 1976 - USSR - Irina Ponarovskaya - for many songs performed

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• 1977 - Czechoslovakia - Helena Vondrackova - Malowany dzban
• 1978 - USSR - Alla Pugacheva - Vsio mogut koroli
• 1979 - Poland - Czesław Niemen - Nim przyjdzie wiosna
• 1980 - Finland - Marion Rung - Gdzie jest miłość

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

1984-1987 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix Alla on the Star Factory television show, 2004 Alla Borisovna Pugacheva (А́лла Бори́совна Пугачё́ва), pronounced Pougachova, born April 15, 1949 in Moscow, Russia, is perhaps the best known musical performer in Russia, her career having started in 1965 and continuing to this day. ... Czesław Niemen (real name Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki) (February 16, 1939 - January 17, 2004) was one of the most important and original Polish rock musicians, singing mainly in the Polish language. ... Marion Rung (b. ...

• 1984 - Poland - Krystyna Giżowska - Blue Box
• 1985 - Sweden - Herrey's - Summer Party
• 1986 - USA - Mary Getz - Hero of my heart
• 1987 - West Germany - Double Take - Rockola

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• 1988 - USA - Kenny James - The Magic in you
• 1989 - Norway - Dance With The Strangers - many songs
• 1990 - Poland - Lora Szafran - many songs

1991-1998 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix

• 1991 - Latvia - New Moon - many songs
• 1992 - Austria - Mark Andrews - many songs
• 1993 - Lithuania - Arina - Rain is coming down
• 1994 - Poland - Varius Manx - many songs
• 1995 - Poland - Kasia Kowalska - many songs
• 1996 - no contest within the festival
• 1997 - Netherlands - Total Touch - many songs
• 1998 - Italy - Alex Baroni - many songs
• 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

¹ 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. Mark Andrews (born May 19, 1926) is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. ... Varius Manx is a Polish pop group, formed in Łódź in 1989 by composer Robert Janson. ... Kasia Kowalska Kasia Kowalska (b. ...

Winners by country: Poland (8), USSR (4), United Kingdom, USA (3), Canada, Finland, Greece and Switzerland (2), Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden (1)