70 Jahre ESC - More than Music

70 Jahre ESC - More than Music

🎞️ Movie 90 min DE
โ˜… 7.0 /10 2026

The Eurovision Song Contest celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. With around 160 million viewers, the ESC is one of the world's biggest music spectacles. This documentary looks back on seven decades filled with music, emotions and passion. From its beginnings as a chanson competition in 1956 through flamboyant outfits and spectacular performances to unforgettable victories, bitter defeats and the political debates of the recent past. Stars like Jean Paul Gaultier, Hape Kerkeling, Tom Neuwirth (aka Conchita Wurst), and Germany's first ESC winner, Nicole, share their experiences on and off stage. The documentary paints a multifaceted portrait of the ESC, highlighting its profound influence on music, fashion, and society, as well as on the LGBTQIA+ community, thus becoming a vibrant journey through seven decades of European pop culture history.

Cast

Conchita Wurst
Conchita Wurst
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Irving Wolther
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Jean-Paul Gaultier
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Johnny Logan
Self
Self - Interviewee
Olli Schulz
Olli Schulz
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Guildo Horn
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Carolin Worbs
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Miguel Robitzky
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Ralph Siegel
Self
Self - Interviewee
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Benjamin Kahlmeyer
Cinematographer
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Jean-Paul Gaultier
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Irving Wolther
Conchita Wurst
Conchita Wurst