1. Najma's family tried to talk her out of a singing career as not quite suitable for a good Muslim girl, but she persevered and in 1984 won Britain's Asian song contest on her first public appearance. BNC
2. Despite being a launchpad for bands like Sweden's Abba and producing a string of hits the Eurovision Song Contest has been panned by fans in recent years. BNC
3. On his return from the song contest his father died, and David's mother remembers how David rushed back in time to show his father the trophy he had won. BNC