A few days 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 fifth song is from 1974. It is CROSS YOUR HEART by TINA REYNOLDS for Ireland. 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 CROSS YOUR HEART – IRELAND 1974
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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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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YEAR – 1965
DATE – 20th MARCH
VENUE – NAPLES, ITALY
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = PORTUGAL = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA = IRELAND = SWEDEN
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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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 69 – IRELAND
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
In 2006 LORDI represented FINLAND at the Eurovision song contest with HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH. The won the competition. Continue reading JOHNNY LOGAN COVERED LORDI’S HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH
