Several weeks ago I started to post about a Eurovision song with an original version and at least two covers. As ESC Covers is a COVERS website, one of two covers of the original song will be posted.
The 17th song is from 1986. It is UBER DIE BRUCKE GEH’N by INGRID PETERS for GERMANY. I started at 1970 and each day I will move one year. I will go on until there is hopefully one for each year that follows and then return back to 1970. Continue reading UBER DIE BRUCKE GEH’N – GERMANY 1986
In 2005 NUNO RESENDE was selected to represent BELGIUM at the Eurovision song contest with LE GRAND SOIR. Continue reading AFRIKAANS COVER OF BELGIUM 2005
CHARLOTTE NILSSON represented SWEDEN at the 1999 Eurovision song contest with TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN. She won the contest that year. Continue reading DUTCH COVER OF TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN
In 2026 ESSYLA was selected to represent BELGIUM at the Eurovision song contest with DANCING ON THE ICE. Continue reading ESSYLA IS PUTTING ON A TRAUMA SHOW WITH HER NEW SONG
DATE – 21st MARCH
VENUE – AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = SPAIN = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND
WINNING COUNTRY – IRELAND
WINNING ARTIST – DANA
WINNING SONG – ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING
YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1970 SONGS – GWEBDOLYNE by JULIO IGLESIAS
INTERESTING FACT – ALTHOUGH JUST 12 PARTICIPANTS, THERE WAS A GREAT WINNER.
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DATE – 29th MARCH
VENUE – MADRID, SPAIN
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = PORTUGAL = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND = SWEDEN
WINNING COUNTRIES – SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM, the NETHERLANDS & FRANCE
WINNING ARTISTS – SALOME, LULU, LENNY KUHR & FRIDA BOCCARA
WINNING SONGS – VIVO CANTANDO, BOOM BANG-A-BANG, DE TROUBADOUR & UN JOUR, UN ENFANT
YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1969 SONGS – PRIMABALLERINA by SIW MALMKVIST
INTERESTING FACT – FOUR SONGS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
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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.
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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
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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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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