Like previous years, ESC COVERS will again share a blog post from Morten Thomassen of OGAE NORWAY with his views on the positions reached by all 35 2026 entries. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English. Continue reading UKRAINE ENDED IN POSITION 9
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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1968
DATE – 6th APRIL
VENUE – LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = PORTUGAL = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND = SWEDEN
WINNING COUNTRY – SPAIN
WINNING ARTIST – MASSIEL
WINNING SONG – LA LA LA
YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1968 SONGS – CONGRATULATIONS by CLIFF RICHARD
INTERESTING FACT – KAREL GOTT represented AUSTRIA with TAUSEND FENSTER composed by UDO JURGENS.
Featured image – Youtube
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In 2008 ELNUR HUSSEIN teamed up with SAMIR and they represented AZERBAIJAN at the Eurovision song contest with DAY AFTER DAY. In 2015 ELNUR again represented AZERBAIJAN at the song contest, this time solo with HOUR OF THE WOLF. Continue reading THERE’S LOTS OF GLAMOUR IN ELNUR HUSSEIN NEW SONG
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50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 28
Recently GARY SPEIRS listed his 50 Eurovision selection songs that failed to make it to Eurovision. Following in his footsteps, Roy from LOVE FOR MUSIC and Norbert from MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC are busy with their 50 songs. Continue reading 50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 28
GREECE ENDED IN POSITION 10
Like previous years, ESC COVERS will again share a blog post from Morten Thomassen of OGAE NORWAY with his views on the positions reached by all 35 2026 entries. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English. Continue reading GREECE ENDED IN POSITION 10
50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 27
Recently GARY SPEIRS listed his 50 Eurovision selection songs that failed to make it to Eurovision. Following in his footsteps, Roy from LOVE FOR MUSIC and Norbert from MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC are busy with their 50 songs. Continue reading 50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 27
BELGIUM 1991 EUROVISION
Over 71 years various Eurovision entries had besides the original version, also one other version in another language. Over the next months we will look at most of these. Continue reading BELGIUM 1991 EUROVISION
50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 26
Recently GARY SPEIRS listed his 50 Eurovision selection songs that failed to make it to Eurovision. Following in his footsteps, Roy from LOVE FOR MUSIC and Norbert from MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC are busy with their 50 songs. Continue reading 50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 26