On May 14, the 56th Eurovision Song Contest begins, and Germany’s contestant and titleholder Lena Meyer-Landrut will face the challengers in Düsseldorf. The state capital of North-Rhine-Westphalia will be staging the competition at a cost of 8 million Euros.
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The city is hoping for an image boost and increased tourism. Oslo, which organized and staged last year’s Song Contest, saw tourism grow afterward by about 14 percent.
