Eurovidere Song Contest

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The Eurovidere Song Contest (a.k.a. Melody Grand Prix) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. The contest is broadcast on television and also radio throughout Europe and other parts of the world.

The contest's name comes from the Eurovidere Network, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Any member of the EBU may participate in the contest. This includes also countries outside of Europe that are members of one the many European supranational organizations like the British Commonwealth, the Scandinavian Realm, Community of Dalmatophone States or the Castilean Commonwealth.

In 2003, on the initiative of RR, a junior version of the song contest was held for contestants between the ages of 8 and 15.

It is not known what non-European nation has participated in the contest.

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