Eurovision Song Contest 1974 for Sweden), Bucks Fizz (winner in 1981 for the United Kingdom), and Celine Dion (winner in 1988 for Switzerland), all of whom launched successful careers. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956, making it the longest-running annual international television contest and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events, with audience figures of between 100 million and 600 million internationally. It has been broadcast in several countries that do not compete, such as the United
Miracle (Celine Dion song) Miracle (Celine Dion song) "Miracle" is the second promotional single from Celine Dion's album, "Miracle" (2004). It was released on 11 October 2004 in the United Kingdom and Asia. "Miracle" was written by Linda Thompson and Steve Dorff in 2001. It was originally intended for Dion's 2002 album "A New Day Has Come" to celebrate the birth of her son René-Charles, but the song was not published until 2004. It was produced by David Foster. Dion performed this song on a few U.S. TV shows including "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", although it was not released