Also We've Got The World Tonight for Ireland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvgnkKL-9U I didn't actually know it was a Eurovision song for years. Cause I didn't see it that year. Probably love it more cause it was always on in the Irish bars when I went to Crete years ago. It was on cd I bought that the dj had made too.
Can't see YouTube at work, so apologies if they're already on this thread, but my favourite is Estonia's 2003 entry, "Eighties Coming Back", by Rufus (sometimes spelt Ruffus.) Amazing song, easily the most-played track on my iPod!
Already mentioned, Anne-Marie David's ""Tu te reconnaîtras" (Wonderful Dream) (Luxembourg 1973) is, er, wonderful.
Lena's "Satellite" is the best Eurovision song in a long time, I knew it would win the first time I heard it (though I also have a big soft spot for Paula & Ovi's "Playing With Fire", also from this year.)
I rememebr really looking forward to Rita's appearance in 1990(?) or thereabouts for Israel as I had an album of hers and absolutely loved it...but unfortunatelty she didnt quite come up with the goods on the night.
Nocturne - Secret Garden
Waterloo - ABBA
What's Another Year - Johnny Logan
Hold Me Now - Johnny Logan
Love Shine A Light - Katerina & The Waves
Come What May - Vicky Leandros
I am a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest and have been since 1987 - but, as I said to Anne Robinson on The Weakest Link in 2008, we all have our guilty pleasures.
My Top 10 songs from the contest are as follows:-
1) Love Shine A Light - KATRINA & THE WAVES (UK 1997)
2) Let's Get Happy - LOU (Germany 2003)
3) Invincible - CAROLA (Sweden 2006)
4) What's Another Year - JOHNNY LOGAN (Ireland 1980)
5) Disappear - NO ANGELS (Germany 2008)
6) Take Me To Your Heaven - CHARLOTTE NILLSON (Sweden 1999)
Dana - All kinds of everthing 1970
Vicky Leandros - Apes Toi 1972
Anne- Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaitras 1973
Teach In - Ding A dong 1975
Johnny Logan - Whats another year 1980
Johnny Logan - Hold me now 1987
Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah 2006
Lena - Satellite -2010
I always used to hide the fact that the Eurovision Song Contest was a major gulty pleasure for me, but now I openly admit to the fact as I feel that my taste in music is eclectic enough to also accommodate the ESC.
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Ha, remember my sister buying I See A Star. Wasn't keen on it myself.
it was its quirkiness that appealed, im not so keen now.
The Swedes know a thing or two about making great pop music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEos9VLtgFU&feature=related
Also one of my favourites from last years. About 5th in my playcount off itunes at least 50
Too right, there should be more of that style known over here. shes so unique and she actually has a meaning to her music. ukrainian shakira:cool:
Also We've Got The World Tonight for Ireland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvgnkKL-9U I didn't actually know it was a Eurovision song for years. Cause I didn't see it that year. Probably love it more cause it was always on in the Irish bars when I went to Crete years ago. It was on cd I bought that the dj had made too.
I even bought the single off e-bay
Already mentioned, Anne-Marie David's ""Tu te reconnaîtras" (Wonderful Dream) (Luxembourg 1973) is, er, wonderful.
Lena's "Satellite" is the best Eurovision song in a long time, I knew it would win the first time I heard it (though I also have a big soft spot for Paula & Ovi's "Playing With Fire", also from this year.)
Though i do have a soft spot for Massal's Lalalalalalalala
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d2mnuhJahU
I rememebr really looking forward to Rita's appearance in 1990(?) or thereabouts for Israel as I had an album of hers and absolutely loved it...but unfortunatelty she didnt quite come up with the goods on the night.
Waterloo - ABBA
What's Another Year - Johnny Logan
Hold Me Now - Johnny Logan
Love Shine A Light - Katerina & The Waves
Come What May - Vicky Leandros
all winners all great tunes
I love Verka- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODg5ZlPct4
Liora- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_iCG69Vtg
Harel- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LnLz-Xk7nM ( preselcetion, ut Milim gets on my nerves)
Milk and Honey- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQcbvki_lqs
Jalisse- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ke6T12jQmA ( beautiful song)
Elisabeth Andreasson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NYgqLLPukk
Sopho- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwYjQVGGC8s
Milan ( who I love) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xKeYFkB9Pw
Elena Papirazou- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVz0CF2VepA
No angels- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurYlBiNGII
t.A.T.u- ( not their best song or preformance, but Lena said it was their first time of singing live, and not on play back.) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZSzVYQoIw
Sirusho- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8nVZpVIRCQ
I hated Tom Dice's song, but he is brilliant. I loved his version of bleeding love- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8JOhuOsBaQ
I love the usual suspects- ruslana, lena, volare, ABBA, Secret Garden and Dustin:D
*end of thread*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnxQRUH1DSM
that was the english version.
Another is Ted Gardestadt 'Satellite' . I think it got nil points, . Dont know how. Great tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yZq3bBjCH4&feature=related
In that case, thread ended on the 3rd post
My Top 10 songs from the contest are as follows:-
1) Love Shine A Light - KATRINA & THE WAVES (UK 1997)
2) Let's Get Happy - LOU (Germany 2003)
3) Invincible - CAROLA (Sweden 2006)
4) What's Another Year - JOHNNY LOGAN (Ireland 1980)
5) Disappear - NO ANGELS (Germany 2008)
6) Take Me To Your Heaven - CHARLOTTE NILLSON (Sweden 1999)
7) Volare (Nel Blu Dipento Di Blu) - DOMENICO MODUGNO (Italy 1959)
8) Let Me Be The One - THE SHADOWS (UK 1975)
9) Miss Kiss Kiss Bang - ALEX SWINGS, OSCAR SINGS (Germany 2009)
10) I See A Star - MOUTH & MACNEAL (Netherlands 1974)
I have not included Waterloo for the simple reason that it deserves to be in a league of it's very own.
Vicky Leandros - Apes Toi 1972
Anne- Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaitras 1973
Teach In - Ding A dong 1975
Johnny Logan - Whats another year 1980
Johnny Logan - Hold me now 1987
Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah 2006
Lena - Satellite -2010
That too! Mainly because it gets played a lot in my favourite Greek restaurant!
Here are my Top Ten:-
1. Nocturne - Secret Garden (Norway, 1995, winner)
2. Non Ho L'Età - Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy, 1964, winner)
3. Todas As Ruas Do Amor - Flor De Lis (Portugal, 2009, fifteenth)
4. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno (Italy, 1958, third)
5. Ding A Dong - Teach In (The Netherlands, 1975, winner)
6. Poupée De Cire Poupée De Son - France Gall (Luxembourg, 1965, winner)
7. Is It True? – Yohanna (Iceland, 2009, second)
8. L'Amour Est Bleu - Vicky (Luxembourg, 1967, fourth)
9. Are You Sure? - The Allisons (UK, 1961, second)
10. Fairy Tale - Alexander Rybak (Norway, 2009, winner).