In 1966 UDO JURGENS won the Eurovision song contest for AUSTRIA with the song MERCI CHERIE. Continue reading ANOTHER COVER OF THE 1966 EUROVISION WINNER
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THE EUROVISION 2024 POSTCARDS – AUSTRIA
We started off looking at the POSTCARDS used in the 2024 Eurovision song contest. We will do one a day and after 37 days we will finish with the last one. Continue reading THE EUROVISION 2024 POSTCARDS – AUSTRIA
EUROVISION 2024 – MALMO COUNT DOWN TO THE FINAL – 10 days to go
It is now 10 days to the 2024 Eurovision final in Malmo, Sweden. For 20 days running I will highlight one song from each of the last 20 years and I have started with 2004. Now with 10 days to go it this the 2014 Eurovision. Continue reading EUROVISION 2024 – MALMO COUNT DOWN TO THE FINAL – 10 days to go
R S G SERIES ON THE SONGS FROM THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – episode 3
The third episode of the R S G (radio sonder grense) series was broadcast after 6 pm on Sunday 15 July. Elsje van Jaarsveld presented it while Ilse Schurmann wrote the text and produced the show. Continue reading R S G SERIES ON THE SONGS FROM THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – episode 3
NADHERNY CHOR – KAREL GOTT
KAREL GOTT is probably the biggest artist ever to come out of the old Czechoslovakia. He has recorded between 500 and 700 songs in his career. Roy van der Merwe of ESC Covers is a big fan of Karel, who represented Austria in the 1968 Eurovision song contest with a song composed by Udo Jurgens called TAUSEND FENSTER. Continue reading NADHERNY CHOR – KAREL GOTT
ONTHOU BLES BRIDGES SE DOOD 23 JAAR GELEDE – 12 van 23 LIEDJIES
24 Maart 2023 was die 23ste herdenking van die dood van BLES BRIDGES in ‘n motor ongeluk. ESC Covers het besluit om vir 23 dae elke dag een van sy videos te plaas. Continue reading ONTHOU BLES BRIDGES SE DOOD 23 JAAR GELEDE – 12 van 23 LIEDJIES
ONTHOU BLES BRIDGES SE DOOD 23 JAAR GELEDE – 5 van 23 LIEDJIES
24 Maart 2023 was die 23ste herdenking van die dood van BLES BRIDGES in ‘n motor ongeluk. ESC Covers het besluit om vir 23 dae elke dag een van sy videos te plaas. Continue reading ONTHOU BLES BRIDGES SE DOOD 23 JAAR GELEDE – 5 van 23 LIEDJIES
MERCI CHERIE – MAXIMILIAN ARLAND & ANNEMARIE EILFELD
MERCI CHERIE, which won the 1966 Eurovision song contest for Austria and performed by Udo Jurgens, got covered several times. MAXIMILIAN ARLAND and ANNEMARIE EILFELD did it too in German. Continue reading MERCI CHERIE – MAXIMILIAN ARLAND & ANNEMARIE EILFELD
MANIE JACKSON RELEASES A NEW CD WITH SEVERAL DUET PARTNERS
MANIE JACKSON is currently one of the most successful singers in South Africa. Over his career, he has covered successfully songs of G G Anderson, Udo Jurgens, Karel Gott and Andreas Martin in Afrikaans.
Continue reading MANIE JACKSON RELEASES A NEW CD WITH SEVERAL DUET PARTNERS
LET THE MUSIC PLAY – AUSTRIA
For the next month or two, INFE Australia, INFE Ireland and INFE South Africa teamed up to pick their favourite Eurovision entry involving a MALE SINGER from each country that have participated in the Eurovision song contest.