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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1967
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 BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1966
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 BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1965
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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BELGIUM ENDED IN POSITION 21
Like previous years, ESC COVERS will again share a blog post from Morten Thomassen of OGAE NORWAY with his views on the positions reached by all 35 2026 entries. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English. Continue reading BELGIUM ENDED IN POSITION 21
Giulia Falcone releases amazing ‘Fréquences, vol. 1’ EP
Giulia Falcone an enchanting and beautiful collection of six new French songs on her ‘Fréquences, vol. 1’ EP.
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LITHUANIA ENDED IN POSITION 22
Like previous years, ESC COVERS will again share a blog post from Morten Thomassen of OGAE NORWAY with his views on the positions reached by all 35 2026 entries. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English. Continue reading LITHUANIA ENDED IN POSITION 22
YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1964
YEAR – 1964
DATE – 21st MARCH
VENUE – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = PORTUGAL = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA
WINNING COUNTRY – ITALY
WINNING ARTIST – GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI
WINNING SONG – NON HO L’ETA
YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1964 SONGS – WALK AWAY, English version by MATT MONRO of UDU JURGENS Euro entry WARUM, NUR WARUM.
INTERESTING FACT – Like in 1963, FOUR COUNTRIES got ZERO points – PORTUGAL (who debuted) = YUGOSLAVIA = GERMANY = SWITZERLAND.
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Sofia Del Baldo releases the classy sound of ‘Guess What?’
Sofia Del Baldo has released her brand new song called Guess What? A smooth and sophisticated track with beautiful and soulful vocals.
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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1963
YEAR – 1963
DATE – 23th MARCH
VENUE – LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = SWEDEN = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM = LUXEMBOURG = NORWAY = SPAIN = FINLAND = YUGOSLAVIA
WINNING COUNTRY – DENMARK
WINNING ARTIST – GRETHE & JORGE INGMANN
WINNING SONG – DANSEVISE
YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1963 SONGS – L’AMOUR S’EN VA by FRANCOISE HARDY.
INTERESTING FACT – FOUR COUNTRIES got ZERO points -the NETHERLANDS = NORWAY = FINLAND = SWEDEN.
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