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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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1991 Eurovision Song Contest

AFRIKAANS LYRICS OF BAILAR PEGADOS, SPAIN 1991 EUROVISION ENTRY

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ESC Covers got a request from one of our followers that he would like to see the Afrikaans lyrics of some of the  Eurovision songs we have covered. In the next few weeks we will highlight some. Continue reading AFRIKAANS LYRICS OF BAILAR PEGADOS, SPAIN 1991 EUROVISION ENTRY →

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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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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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 →