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 29
Category Archives: 1985 Eurovision Song Contest
50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 21
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 FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 21
CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 42 GERMANY
This year we celebrate 70 years of EUROVISION. ESC Covers will pick 70 Eurovision songs but we will not publish the original as those songs are well known. Instead we will pick a cover, in various languages and by various singers. There is no order, it is just as they come into our minds. One song per day will be posted. Continue reading CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 42 GERMANY
CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 25
This year we celebrate 70 years of EUROVISION. ESC Covers will pick 70 Eurovision songs but we will not publish the original as those songs are well known. Instead we will pick a cover, in various languages and by various singers. There is no order, it is just as they come into our minds. One song per day will be posted. Continue reading CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 25
CELEBRATING 18 GOLD MEDALS FOR NORWAY AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS – SONG 5
NORWAY got a record breaking 18 gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. To celebrate this feat, ESC Covers will highlight for 18 days Norwegian Eurovision entries and selection songs that are favourites from ESC Covers. Continue reading CELEBRATING 18 GOLD MEDALS FOR NORWAY AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS – SONG 5
NORBERT’S EUROVISION WINNER – 1985
Norbert from LOVE FOR MUSIC facebook together with Roy of ESC COVERS website have started a new series. Norbert has been following the Eurovision Song Contest for years, some favorites remain others had to make way for new favorites. In this series we will post Norbert’s winner of each Eurovision year.
LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 TO 2025 – 1986
KETIL STOKKAN won the Norwegian selection in 1986 and therefor had the honour to represent NORWAY at the Eurovision song contest with a song called ROMEO. Ketil composed the song himself. It did not repat Norway’s success from the previous year and ended in 12th place.
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LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES – 1981 TO 2025 – 1985
Fortunes changed for NORWAY in 1985. After having come last and even getting zero points several times, they finally won the Eurovision song contest for the first time in 1985 with LA DET SWINGE. It was performed by a female duo called BOBBYSOCKS. This duo was made up by HANNE KROGH and ELISABETH ANDREASSEN. My vinyl single has both the Norwegian original and the English version on it. The English version is called LET IT SWING. Rolf Lovland wrote the original song and Alixzandra wrote the English lyrics.
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ESC Covers meets Al Bano from Italy
Eliana Goncharova, who writes for ESC Covers, had the pleasure of meeting famous Italian singer, Al Bano, this week in Russia.
WAIT UNTIL THE WEEKEND COMES BY FLO MCSWEENEY
Flo McSweeney represented Ireland in the International section of the 1985 Viña del Mar festival, with the song “Wait until the weekend comes”. The song advanced to the finals of the competition, but it remained unplaced, as only the top 3 songs were revealed. Continue reading WAIT UNTIL THE WEEKEND COMES BY FLO MCSWEENEY