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The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. (Full article...)

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"Zaleilah" is a song by Romanian band Mandinga for their fifth studio album, Club de Mandinga (2012). It was written by Costi Ioniță along with band lead singer Elena Ionescu and member Omar Secada. Produced by Ioniță and Dimitriu Silviu, it was released on 16 September 2011. Musically, "Zaleilah" has been described as Latin-influenced, with other inspirations including Balkan, Cuban, Gypsy and salsa music. A bilingual love song performed in English and Spanish language, its instrumentation consists of a bagpipe, marching drums, accordions and trumpets. Reviewers noticed similarities between "Zaleilah" and "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) by Colombian singer Shakira and "Zou Bisou Bisou" (1964). (Full article...)

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Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pe-o margine de lume", composed by Andrei Tudor, with lyrics by Andreea Andrei and Adina Șuteu, and performed by Nico and Vlad. The Romanian participating broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), held the national final Selecția Națională 2008 in order to select its entry for the contest. Controversy surrounded the event, as TVR was accused of conspiracy, and the song reviewed for plagiarism. (Full article...)

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