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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1961

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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YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – 1960

YEAR – 1960

DATE – 29th MARCH

VENUE – LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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

WINNING COUNTRY – FRANCE

WINNING ARTIST – JACQUELINE BOYER

WINNING SONG – TOM PILLIBI

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1960 SONGS – SIW MALMKVIST with ALL ANDRA FRA VARANN.

INTERESTING FACT – JACQUELINE BOYER at 18 years old became the first teenager to win the contest.

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SAN MARINO 2026 ENTRY ENDED IN POSITION 33

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 SAN MARINO 2026 ENTRY ENDED IN POSITION 33

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 63 – UNITED KINGDOM

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 63 – UNITED KINGDOM

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 59 – UNITED KINGDOM

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 59 – UNITED KINGDOM

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 58 – UNITED KINGDOM

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 58 – UNITED KINGDOM

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 50 – UNITED KINGDOM

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 50 – UNITED KINGDOM