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1961 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1961

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YEAR – 1961

DATE – 18th MARCH

VENUE – CANNES, FRANCE

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

WINNING COUNTRY – LUXEMBOURG

WINNING ARTIST – JEAN-CLAUDE PASCAL

WINNING SONG – NOUS LES AMOUREUX

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1961 SONGS – AL DI LA by BETTY CURTIS

INTERESTING FACT – THE UNITED KINGDOM came second again with THE ALLISONS. The song was covered by a South African singer, also in English.

Featured image – Youtube

1979 Eurovision Song contest

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 56 – SPAIN

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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 56 – SPAIN →

2009 Eurovision Song contest

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 55 – FINLAND

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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 55 – FINLAND →

1997 Eurovision Song Contest

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 50 – UNITED KINGDOM

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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 50 – UNITED KINGDOM →

1987 Eurovision song contest

LORDI & MOTHERBEAST NOORA LOUHIMO COVERED IRELAND 1987 EUROVISION ENTRY

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In 1987 JOHNNY LOGAN represented IRELAND for the second time at the Eurovision song contest with HOLD ME NOW. It became the winner that year, JOHNNY’s second  victory after 1980. Continue reading LORDI & MOTHERBEAST NOORA LOUHIMO COVERED IRELAND 1987 EUROVISION ENTRY →