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TOO LOW65. Cascada - Glorious (Germany 2013)
TOO LOW65. Cascada - Glorious (Germany 2013)
I heard she became the lead singer of The Honeyz?Céline Dion - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Switzerland 1988)
Unfortunately, unlike Carola, not everyone who makes an impression at Eurovision can go on to have a lengthy career. Poor Céline Dion from Switzerland managed to scrape a win by just one point, allowing her to make it into the Eurovision history books even if she didn't manage to capitalise on her success. This is a great French power ballad, the last one to make it all the way at Eurovision, but if you really want to do a deep dive while you're viewing this countdown, you should check out some of her subsequent English-language material. There's some great stuff in there that deserves a wider audience.
Do you not have access to YouTube?I hope this culminates in you dropping the playlist so I can EDUCATE MYSELF.
she's clearly one aria short of an opera
You're not going to like what's coming up then.TOO LOW
I mean that was a forgone conclusionYou're not going to like what's coming up then.
Get absolutely fucked you monster54. Senhit - Adrenalina (San Marino 2021)
You've always hated on itTHRILLED at the Monsters love. Yes it has its faults, but it's really just generally a rather good song and it deserved (a smidge) better than 25th
Simply not true!You've always hated on it
One of my REAL MUZIK friends said it was the most well-constructed song of the contest. I do feel like it worked much better as a song than as a competition entry.I didn't know you liked Bonnie's entry but I'm pleased, I always thought it was lovely!
TOO LOW!46. Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up (United Kingdom 1983)
Yes that's an allegedly young Carrie Grant in the middle there, but give this a chance. This relatively-disappointing-at-the-time 6th placed effort from us is catchy to an insane degree, and includes perhaps the best choreography involving chairs the world would see until Britney Spears reinvented the genre a generation later. It's gimmicky as hell (clearly they figured they were onto a good thing after the skirt gambit worked so well) but I'm all for it and the key-change/choreo combo is a masterpiece. If you think this is all a bit old hat then be sure to check out Ms Nicki French's funky and fresh donkified version of this released last year.
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Simply not true!
Probably yeah.Refrain over Dance Alone?
I was there ..this went OFF like nothing else that night, apart from maybe the German entry for obvious reasons .. being in a football arena with a huge crowd going crazy to this was quite an experience.. the other unforgettable moment was when the European Hymn ( can we call it that ? ) was played at the beginning, with EVERYONE going completely crazy51. Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams (Hungary 2011)
and my god how utterly gorgeous is this ? Thank you so much for this list , so many perfect pop moments to re-discover!92. Gigliola Cinquetti - Si (Italy 1974)
I’m always surprised that people don’t seem that struck on Anti Crisis Girl when for me it’s a strong contender for Ukraine’s best entry. Glad to see it getting love here.40. Svetlana Loboda - Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl) (Ukraine 2009)
Has there ever been more of a full pelt kitchen-sink performance at Eurovision? Certainly at least not one that wore it so unashamedly on its sleeve as this, with Svetlana famously re-mortgaging her flat to pay for the stage show, or so we were told. With Ukraine having done so well in previous years and the contest living through an age of "more is more" I expected this to challenge for the win, rather than giving Ukraine on of their worst results to date. As you can see though, it's held out pretty well for me - even all these years later I'm still taken aback by the sheer audacity of it all.
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39. Dana International - Diva (Israel 1998)
Looking back, I THINK I had a sense of what a significant moment Dana's Eurovision win was, even watching my first ever contest at 8 years old. Given the continuing state of the general discourse around trans issues there continues to be today, it's actually crazy to realise this was 24 years ago. All I can say is thank god Terry Wogan was hosting the contest that year and so had to be on his best behaviour doing the commentary, because I DREAD to think... Anyway this was and remains and absolute banger and musically and symbolically it feels like the first winner of "new" Eurovision.
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38. Paolo Meneguzzi - Era Stupendo (Switzerland 2008)
With the prolonged absence of Italy at the contest, this felt like a really lovely and quite novel addition (I'm sure @Soldi would have been all about this had he been born yet). I loved how melodic it was and I was sold by the gradual, almost schlagery build throughout. Of course now if Italy entered this I'd probably just roll my eyes at the winner hype it was getting, although in fairness to Italy they would probably enter somebody who actually had a note in their head - the live performance well and truly put paid to any ambition this had.
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37. The Rounder Girls - All To You (Austria 2000)
Look, I don't know exactly why I have this Motown pastiche so high up on the list. 2000 was the first year of my Eurovision obsession and I didn't even notice this much at the time. I think it's only years later when I got the studio version I was hooked in by the uplifting infectiousness of it all, with an extended outro and everything! It was also lovely to hear this complete also-ran quite a bit at the contest in Vienna, although in fairness it's not like Austria had all that rich a Eurovision history to draw from. Pleasantly surprised to see today that this finished 14th - for some reason I had always assumed it got about 8 points.
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36. Heart 2 Heart - Nei Eða Já (Iceland 1992)
I know I said earlier that I preferred Finland's brand of minor-key 80s schlager to the more happy clappy variety, and this is very much in the latter camp, but come on this is so joyous! It may have come about half a decade too late to ride on the Bobbysocks coat tails, but if you have ever had the misfortune to find yourself watching the 1992 contest, you'll realise what an absolute ray of sunshine this is in among it all. Generally I think Iceland's entries have been pretty excellent through the years, but I always have a soft spot for when they have leant fully into the schlager.
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"So Svet, which genre should Anti-Crisis Girl be?"Be My Valentine is still essentially the GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME. More is more!
YOU! ARE! IN! TURIN ! omgI’m now in Turin so these might get a little PATCHY but still aiming to finish before Saturday while people still give a shit.
I’m posting the version of the song that merits it a place in my chart.I cannot endorse posting live videos dubbed with the studio version though. If elected, I would prosecute those who persist in uploading these to YouTube to greatest possible extent.
The best collection of sounds in Eurovision before Loreen invented music.30. Silver Convention - Telegram (Germany 1977)