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1967 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1967

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YEAR – 1967

DATE – 8th APRIL

VENUE – VIENNA, AUSTRIA

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = PORTUGAL = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND = SWEDEN

WINNING COUNTRY – UNITED KINGDOM

WINNING ARTIST – SANDIE SHAW

WINNING SONG – PUPPET ON A STRING

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1967 SONGS – IK HEB ZORGEN by LOUIS NEEFS.

INTERESTING FACT – VICKY LEANDROS represented LUXEMBOURG with L’AMOUR EST BLEU, which became one of the biggest Eurovision hits.

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1966 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1966

9 July 2026 Roy van der Merwe Leave a comment

YEAR – 1966

DATE – 5th MARCH

VENUE – LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = PORTUGAL = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND = SWEDEN

WINNING COUNTRY – AUSTRIA

WINNING ARTIST – UDO JURGENS

WINNING SONG – MERCI CHERIE

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1966 SONGS – A MAN WITHOUT LOVE by KENNETH MCKELLAR.

INTERESTING FACT – UDO JURGENS participated a third year in a row and won.

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1965 Eurovision song contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1965

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YEAR – 1965

DATE – 20th MARCH

VENUE – NAPLES, ITALY

WINNING COUNTRY – LUXEMBOURG

WINNING ARTIST – FRANCE GALL

WINNING SONG – POUPEE DE CIRE, POUPEE DE SON

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1965 SONGS – HET IS GENOEG by CONNY VANDENBOS.

INTERESTING FACT – UDO JURGENS is participating a second year in a row.

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1960 Eurovision song contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1960

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YEAR – 1960

DATE – 29th MARCH

VENUE – LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = SWEDEN = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY

WINNING COUNTRY – FRANCE

WINNING ARTIST – JACQUELINE BOYER

WINNING SONG – TOM PILLIBI

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1960 SONGS – SIW MALMKVIST with ALL ANDRA FRA VARANN.

INTERESTING FACT – JACQUELINE BOYER at 18 years old became the first teenager to win the contest.

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2008 Eurovision Song Contest

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 39 – ANDORRA

25 April 2026 Roy van der Merwe Leave a comment

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 39 – ANDORRA →