#14: Secret Garden – Nocturne (1995)

Posted: October 3, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Best Eurovision Song Ever

Best Eurovision Songs - Over the last 2 months over 50 people have voted for their favourite Eurovision songs. Over the next weeks we will reveal your “Top 25 Best Eurovision Songs Ever!”.

Your place 14 goes to the Norwegian winners Secret Garden with their song Nocturne. The 90s were the Irish decade at the Eurovision Song Contest. After three Irish victories Norway broke the Green Island’s winning streak.. kind of… The Norwegian song didn’t have a lot of singing in it (24 words in total) and is the only quasi-instrumental winner ever. The rest of the song could just as well have been an Irish entry (judge for yourself) and the violinist, surprise surprise, came from Ireland. Nevertheless, the song is still a fan favourite and its successor in 1996 came from…. do I really need to tell you?

And here it is: Your song number 14: Secret Garden – Nocturne

Comments
  1. Morgan says:

    see?? another winner, but this one is in my top 10 of all time

  2. Carter-Blood says:

    The arguments this caused within our household are forgotten by all bar me. I loved it absolutely and do believe that it is one of the greatest entries ever, though I have to admit that i don’t own a copy and would not purchase one simply because it is not quite to my taste.

  3. yesmenyes says:

    perfect!

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