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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

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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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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

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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1988 Eurovision Song Contest

50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 14

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Recently GARY SPEIRS listed his 50 Eurovision selection songs that failed to make it to Eurovision.  Following in his footsteps, Roy from LOVE FOR MUSIC and Norbert from MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC are busy with their 50 songs. Continue reading 50 EUROVISION SELECTION SONGS THAT FAILED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOWS – SONG 14 →

1964 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1964

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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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1963 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1963

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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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KIRSTI SPARBOE HAS PASSED AWAY

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Norwegian singer Kirsti Sparboe has passed away at the age of 79, Norwegian media reported on Friday. The singer was particularly known for her multiple appearances in the Eurovision Song Contest.

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1962 Eurovision Song Contest

YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1962

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YEAR – 1962

DATE – 18th MARCH

VENUE – LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG

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

WINNING COUNTRY – FRANCE

WINNING ARTIST – ISABELLE AUBRET

WINNING SONG – UN PREMIER AMOUR

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1962 SONGS – TIPI-TII by MARION RUNG.

INTERESTING FACT – IS  THAT THE AUDITORIUM WENT DARK between the songs from France and Norway.

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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.

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