Jim Bukata, the former director of marketing and public relations for the ABA, invented the Slam Dunk Contest as a method of selling more tickets, in 1976.
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The UK won their first Eurovision Song Contest in 1967, with the song "Puppet On A String", which was performed by Sandie Shaw.
Katrina and the Waves won for the UK in 1997
My Number One was released by Elena Paparizou. The song won the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. It was the first winner for Greece in the contest.
Portugal have never won the Eurovision Song Contest, up to and including the 2011 contest.
Lena Meyer-Landrut, representing Germany, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.