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HET IS EEN WONDER – NETHERLANDS 1981

About two weeks 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 12th song is from 1981. It is HET IS EEN WONDER by LINDA WILLIAMS for Netherlands.  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 HET IS EEN WONDER – NETHERLANDS 1981

ALS HET OM DE LIEFDE GAAT – THE NETHERLANDS 1972

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 third song is from 1972. It is ALS HET OM DE LIEFDE GAAT by SANDRA & ANDRES for the Netherlands.  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 ALS HET OM DE LIEFDE GAAT – THE NETHERLANDS 1972

Junior Songfestival 2026: The Crossovers release official music video for ‘Crossovers’

The Crossovers have released the official video clip for Crossovers from Junior Songfestival 2026 in the Netherlands.

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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1970

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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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1969

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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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1968

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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