Sopot International Song Festival

See also: Intervision Song Contest
Sopot International Song Festival
Also known asSopot Music Festival Grand Prix
Sopot Top of the Top Festival
GenreSong contest
Created byWładysław Szpilman
Country of originPoland
No. of seasons54 contests
Production
Production locations
Production companies
  • TVP (1994–2004)
  • TVN (2005–2009, 2017–)
  • Polsat (2012–2014)
Original release
Network
  • TVP (1994–2004)
  • TVN (2005–2009, 2017–)
  • Polsat (2012–2014)
Release25 August 1961 (1961-08-25) –
23 August 1980 (1980-08-23)
Release23 August 1984 (1984-08-23) –
1 June 2009 (2009-06-01)
Release24 August 2012 (2012-08-24) –
present (present)
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The Sopot International Song Festival or Sopot Festival (later called Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix, Sopot Top of the Top Festival from 2012–13 and Polsat Sopot Festival in 2014) is an annual international song contest held in Sopot, Poland.[1] It is the biggest Polish music festival altogether with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, and one of the biggest song contests in Europe. Over the years, Elton John, Gloria Gaynor, Demis Roussos, Alla Pugacheva, Scorpions, Anastacia, Marylya Rodovich, In-Grid and other popular performers from around the world performed at the festival.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The contest was organised and transmitted live by the public Polish Television (TVP) between 1994 and 2004. The following year, the concert was broadcast by the private media station TVN for the first time and remained on TVN until 2009. From 2012 to 2014, the concert was broadcast and organised by Polsat. It was later cancelled by the broadcaster.[8] The 2015 festival was not televised, however it returned in 2017 on TVN.

  1. ^ "Sopot Summer Capital", Polish Cultures
  2. ^ "Все о фестивалях, на которые уже не попасть". Culture.pl.
  3. ^ Gloria Gaynor (2021-01-30). Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (Sopot Festival, 20.08.1980). Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Алла Пугачёва (2024-05-19). Алла Пугачёва - Рецитал в Сопоте (Фестиваль «Интервидение» 1979). Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Teoman TANRIVERDİ (2010-03-03). In-Grid - Le Dragueur (Live @ Sopot Hit Festival_ Poland 2009).avi. Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ oskar.oskar1990 (2013-09-08). Demis Roussos Souvenirs Sopot 1979. Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ wojciechmo (2008-07-17). Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Sopot. Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Polsat Sopot Festival 2015 odwołany? Polsat rezygnuje z letniego festiwalu [VIDEO] – informacje, premiery teledysków – ESKA.pl". www.eska.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-30.