Song of the Day – In 2006, Latvia sent an unusual entry to Athens. The Vocal Group Cosmos performed their song “I Hear Your Heart” completely a capella. The group comprises countertenor, a tenor, a baritone, a bass and one rhythm singer. In the lyrics they sing that they can hear the sound of their lovers’ heart through the noise of modern life. These sounds are impersonated by the musicians. They performed in white suits and mostly static. During the (more…)
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Song of the Day – The Spanish national broadcaster TVE internally selected the young singer Ev Santamaría to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Santamaría had just finished recording her debut album in Los Angeles. She had risen to fame with participations in the music programs Gente Joven, El Salero and Las Coplas. As the title suggests, the song “Hombres” (“Men”) is about the “strong” sex. (more…)
Song of the Day – Germany sent the young aspiring singer and actress Inge Brück to the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna. She had won the International Song Festival in Brazil in 1966 and based on this merit was selected internally by the German broadcaster. Her song “Anoushka” was also chosen by the broadcaster. The song was written by Hans Blum, who also conducted the orchestra. The entry is a ballad in which Brück tells a friend that a man (probably a (more…)
SOTD: Louisa Baïleche – Monts et Merveilles
Posted: July 31, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Song of the Day
Song of the Day – In 2003, France sent the unknown singer Louisa Baileche to Riga. She had performed on the Comédie Française stage as well as the famous Folies Bergères, in a French version of the musical “Nine”. In popular music, however, she was (and remained) relatively unknown. She is of Italian and Northern African descent. Her entry “Monts et Merveilles” (more…)
Song of the Day – Today we go to back to 1995 and look at the second ever Polish Eurovision entry. After Edita Gorniak’s great second place the previous year, Justyna Steczkowska was sent to Dublin to repeat the success. She rose to fame when she won the contest Szansa na sukces with the song “Buenos Aires”. Her Eurovision entry “Sama” (“Alone”) is a quite unusual ballad, with dissonances and vocal acrobatics by Justyna (her voice has a range of 4 octaves). In the lyrics, she sings that she feels (more…)
SOTD: Kirsti Sparboe – Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli
Posted: July 29, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Song of the Day
Song of the Day – Every day we shuffle through Eurovision History and present a random entry of the Eurovision Song Contest. Today we go back to 1969 and look at the Norwegian entry. In 1969, Norway sent a real Eurovision addict to Madrid. Kristi Sparboe had represented Norway in 1965 and 1967, coming 14th and 13th. In 1966 and 1968 she participated in the (more…)
Song of the Day – It’s the day of the second best show on earth – The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in London. Our Song of the Day thus has to be British. As songs as “Rock Bottom”, “The Bad Old Days” or “Cry Baby” would not be too suitable to represent the Olympic spirit, we went for Flying the Flag- after all tonight over 200 flags will be flown in the London Olympic Stadium. Here’s hoping the Brits have tuned their game up a notch for tonight… (more…)
SoD: Marion Welter and Continent – Sou Fräi
Posted: July 26, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Song of the Day
Song of the Day – We all have Eurovision songs that we love and listen to regularly. But then there are songs we might only remember because someone posts a link on Facebook or a Forum. In between our rankings we will shuffle through Eurovision history and present a random song each day to bring back memories and give you the chance to discuss songs and years during the “Eurovision drought”. Our song of the day is the Luxembourgian entry of 1992. (more…)
Song of the Day – We all have Eurovision songs that we love and listen to regularly. But then there are songs we might only remember because someone posts a link on Facebook or a Forum. In between our rankings we will shuffle through Eurovision history and present a random song each day to bring back memories and give you the chance to discuss songs and years during the “Eurovision drought”. Our song of the day today is the Danish entry of 1980. (more…)
Song of the Day – We all have Eurovision songs that we love and listen to regularly. But then there are songs we might only remember because someone posts a link on Facebook or a Forum. In between our rankings we will shuffle through Eurovision history and present a random song each day to bring back memories and give you the chance to discuss songs and years during the “Eurovision drought”. Our song of the day today is the Swedish entry of 1962. (more…)
SOTD: Yiannis Dimitras – Feggari Kalokerino
Posted: July 23, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Song of the Day
Song of the Day – We all have Eurovision songs that we love and listen to regularly. But then there are songs we might only remember because someone posts a link on Facebook or a Forum. In between our rankings we will shuffle through Eurovision history and present a random song each day to bring back memories and give you the chance to discuss songs and years during the “Eurovision drought”. Our song of this day is the Greek entry of 1981. (more…)
Song of the Day: Hayko – Anytime You Need
Posted: July 22, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Armenia, Song of the Day
Song of the Day – We all have Eurovision songs that we love and listen to regularly. But then there are songs we might only remember because someone posts a link on Facebook or a Forum. In between our rankings we will shuffle through Eurovision history and present a random song each day to bring back memories and give you the chance to discuss songs and years during the “Eurovision drought”. Our song of this day is the Armenian entry of 2007. (more…)
