History of the Eurovision Song Contest instruments during the short break between the songs. On the other hand, a backing tape may have no voices on it, singing still must be done live. Before 1997 backing tracks were allowed, but only if all instruments on tape were featured on stage. This explains the odd situation in 1996, when Gina G, entrant for the United Kingdom, had two computer screens on stage. Other than the earliest contests, each and every entry has been fixed at a maximum three minutes in length. Previous performers at the Eurovision Song Contest include: History of the Eurovision Song Contest The history
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The entry was selected in the national final "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018" on 3 March 2018, where all three entries were performed by the singer Saara Aalto who was internally selected by the Finnish broadcaster Yle on 7 November 2017 to perform the nation's entry at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-one times since their first entry in . Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song "Hard