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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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CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EUROVISION – SONG 17

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 17

EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS – YUGOSLAVIA 1982 SERBO-CROAT VERSION

I have, and probably will, continue for the entire 2026 to  look at EUROVISION entries over the years that have two language versions – one the original language and two another language, in most cases English.

YUGOSLAVIA 1982 – HALO HALO – ASKA

SUNG IN SERBO-CROAT

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EUROVISION ENTRIES THAT HAVE TWO VERSIONS -YUGOSLAVIA 1982 ENGLISH VERSION

I have, and probably will, continue for the entire 2026 to  look at EUROVISION entries over the years that have two language versions – one the original language and two another language, in most cases English.

YUGOSLAVIA 1982 – HALLO HALLO – ASKA

SUNG IN ENGLISH

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Eli, Nikol & Gloria perform ‘Rock Me’ by Riva on The Voice Kids Croatia 2026

Three talented young girls, Eli, Nikol, Gloria, gave a cute performance of Rock Me by Riva, the winning song at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest for Yugoslavia.

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NORBERT’S EUROVISION WINNER – 1974

Norbert from LOVE FOR MUSIC facebook together with Roy of ESC COVERS website have started a new series. Norbert has been following the Eurovision Song Contest for years, some favorites remain others had to make way for new favorites. In this series we will post Norbert’s winner of each Eurovision year.

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NORBERT’S EUROVISION WINNER – 1966

Norbert from LOVE FOR MUSIC facebook together with Roy of ESC COVERS website have started a new series. Norbert has been following the Eurovision Song Contest for years, some favorites remain others had to make way for new favorites. In this series we will post Norbert’s winner of each Eurovision year.

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CELEBRATING 69 EUROVISIONS WITH 69 ICONIC PERFORMANCES – DAY 20

The 2025 Eurovision song contest in Basel, Switzerland was the 69th Eurovision song contest. ESC COVERS website and LOVE FOR MUSIC facebook celebrate this achievement.

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