Now it is the turn of Italy and the song is their 2013 song L’ESSENZIALE sung by Marco Mengoni. The cover of the song by HENRY VAN DYK is a combination of Italian and Afrikaans.
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CERTIFICATE FROM OGAE MONTENEGRO
I want to express my thanks to all the members of OGAE MONTENEGRO for this honor.
TOR ENDRESEN & ELISABETH ANDREASSON
In the run-up to the Norwegian selection and the duet between Tor and Elisabeth a song contender as both have been at Eurovision for Norway, it is time to listen to some of their previous songs. The covers of the two CD’s are sort of greatest hits that came out around the years they represented Norway and I got both personally from the artists at Eurovision. Their duet gets my vote for Norway 2015.
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 10 of 60
Next up is IRELAND and how can be not look at the impact JEDWARD caused? Their 2011 song LIPSTICK has been chosen and the Afrikaans cover is by ANDRE HUYSAMEN
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 9 of 60
We are now at song 9, which comes from ICELAND, their 2004 entry HEAVEN sang by Jonsi. The Afrikaans cover is called KAAPSTAD (Cape Town) and is sung by Tobi Jooste
ELLEN BENEDIKTSON SURPRISE
Ellen Benediktson is one of the 7 candidates in tonight’s third semi final in Sweden. Her 2014 selection song SONGBIRD is very good and today I got confirmation that it will be covered in AFRIKAANS and production on it starts on Monday.
SHEEBA – IRELAND 1981
I read on another website that one of the three members of SHEEBA, who sang for Ireland at the 1981 Eurovision with HOROSCOPES has retired. She is Maxi (Irene McCoubrey). Here is the cover of another Sheeba single COMING TO YOU. Interesting is that this song was composed by Dutch composers Peter van Asten and Richard de Bois who write the 1984 Dutch entry IK HOU VAN JOU for Maribelle.
MANS ZELMERLOW SONG – AFRIKAANS COVER
MAGNUS CARLSSON SONG – AFRIKAANS COVER
EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 8 of 60
We turn our attention now to GREECE and the entry they had when they hosted Eurovision in 2006. It is EVERYTHING sung by ANNA VISSI. The Afrikaans cover is by AMOR VITTONE.
