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 18
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Aleka Kanelidou sings ‘Pou Pame Pou’ – Greek version of ‘Johnny Blue’
Aleka Kanelidou made a Greek cover of Johnny Blue by Lena Velaitis (1981 ESC Germany). It is entitled Pou Pame Pou.
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CELEBRATING 18 GOLD MEDALS FOR NORWAY AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS – SONG 1
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 1
EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS – NORWAY 1981 ENGLISH VERSION
I have, and probably will, continue for the entire 2026 to look at EUROVISION entries over the years that have two language versions – one the original language and two another language, in most cases English. Continue reading EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS – NORWAY 1981 ENGLISH VERSION
EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS – NORWAY 1981 NORWEGIAN VERSION
I have, and probably will, continue for the entire 2026 to look at EUROVISION entries over the years that have two language versions – one the original language and two another language, in most cases English. Continue reading EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS – NORWAY 1981 NORWEGIAN VERSION
EUROVISION SONG VERSUS COVERS – IO SENZA TE
In a current series, we will look for 30 days to a Eurovision song and two covers of that song to compare if maybe someone who covered it, did it better than the original. Continue reading EUROVISION SONG VERSUS COVERS – IO SENZA TE
ESC NORGE LOOKS AT MEMORABLE SONGS FROM AUSTRIA, THE 2026 HOST COUNTRY – 1981
ESC Covers have google translated the Norwegian post from ESC NORGE to English. Continue reading ESC NORGE LOOKS AT MEMORABLE SONGS FROM AUSTRIA, THE 2026 HOST COUNTRY – 1981
NORBERT’S EUROVISION WINNER – 1981
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 – 1981
The South African website ESC COVERS will from today look at the Norwegian Eurovision entries from 1981 to 2025. Continue reading LOOKING AT THE NORWEGIAN EUROVISION ENTRIES -1981 to 2025 – 1981
SARAH-JANE COVERS THE GERMAN 1981 EUROVISION ENTRY
In 1981 LENA VALAITIS represented Germany at the Eurovision song contest with JOHNNY BLUE and ended in second position. Continue reading SARAH-JANE COVERS THE GERMAN 1981 EUROVISION ENTRY