I will give you some nice classics from Eurovision in this thread, most from before this decade :)

 

We are going to start with NORWAY :w00t: It's 1987, Kate Guldbrandsen have won MGP Norway with "Mitt Liv" this is a beautiful ballad, deffo one of my faves :wub:

 

 

Kate Guldbrandsen - Mitt Liv

 

She came 9th with 65 points :)

Next out is PORTUGAL from 1981, It's Carlos Paião - Play-Back

 

 

It came 18th with 9 points :P Love it :wub:

Edited December 6, 200915 yr by Jerick

Next one is no longer with us :cry: I'm of course talking about Italy!!! :snif:

 

The singer is alive as far as I know :P Italy 1973 - Massimo Ranieri - Chi Sarà Con Te Sara

 

 

It came 13th with 74 points :)

And the last one for today, They came as fast as they went.. It's the only African country who have been to ESC.. it's MAROCCO - 1980 - Samira Bensaïd - Bitakat Hob

 

 

It came 18th with 7 points :P

Nice idea to bring up something like this. :o I will listen to these... in January :kink:

Edited December 6, 200915 yr by Pavel

Nice idea to bring up something like this. :o I will listen to these... in January :kink:

I feel 2000 -2010 have been the only thing people have talked about here :(

 

So now im digging up in the old good classics :wub:

I only heard a few, (mostly the winners) and ADORE some from 69, 68 or so <3

Israel - 1976 - Chocolate Menta Mastik - Emor Shalom - 6th - 77 Points

 

Next out is PORTUGAL from 1981, It's Carlos Paião - Play-Back

 

 

It came 18th with 9 points :P Love it :wub:

 

Wow, thanks for posting this. Sadly Carlos Paião dies in a car accident in 1988, at age 31 :( . He was such a gifted artist.

 

His ESC song was a bit ahead of this time and it's about the manufactured popstars who only need to do lipsynching and look good to impress.

 

The begining goes like this:

"You may not know how to sing, nor even how to whistle, but surely you won't go off-key, in playback, in playback, in playback.

You only need to get it right, there's no way you can go wrong, and even without singing you will amaze, in playback, in playback

Put the microphone in front of you, very discretely, keep on smiling so the people standing there won't notice it..."

I also love Norway 1987.

I'm so sad to hear :(

 

This song would have done so much better if it was sent some years later

 

I like the lyrics :o

Let's go to Scandinavia again :)

 

Next one out is Monica Aspelund from Finland, in 1977 she sung Lapponia, and means "Lappland" were the laps comes from, if I'm not wrong.

 

She have an amazing voice :wub: Just wait to she sings from 2:11 :kink:

 

 

She came 10th with 50 Points

Well.. :kink: this one is funny :P

 

Germany - 1979 - Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan - 4th - 86 Points

 

Luxembourg :wub: I really really REALLY miss them :( They should join again!!

 

this is Vicky with L'amour Est Bleu

 

it came 4th with 17th points :)

 

Norway again! :cheer:

 

Hanne Krogh with Lykken Er :wub: from 1971 :)

 

 

She came 14th with 73 points ;)

Norway again! :cheer:

 

Hanne Krogh with Lykken Er :wub: from 1971 :)

 

 

She came 14th with 73 points ;)

 

Little did she knew she'd be the first to wear the belt for Norway 14 years later.

 

But not one of my faves from that great year of 1971. Portugal had one of its best songs ever and other countries like Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland and eventual winner Monaco excelled. I also like very much Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Italy from that year.

Luxembourg :wub: I really really REALLY miss them :( They should join again!!

 

this is Vicky with L'amour Est Bleu

 

it came 4th with 17th points :)

 

It's amazing how this didn't make top 3. 1967 is my fave ESC year of the decade: Spain is my fave with followed by UK, Luxembourg and France. Very good entries by Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Yugoslavia and Portugal. I used to hate Monaco but know I find it somewhat enjoyable. Switzerland deserved last place and Italy had one of its weakest songs.

Well.. :kink: this one is funny :P

 

Germany - 1979 - Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan - 4th - 86 Points

 

I can imagine how bizarre this must have been back then. They paved the way to the Latvian pirates and the Moldovan granny. Sadly, the dancing Gengis Khan died of AIDS in 1993. :(

 

But no doubt they were one of the best from 1979, when Israel were the deserved winner (thank God the Spanish robot-witch didn't win!). Also very good: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, France, Greece and Ireland.

Let's go to Scandinavia again :)

 

Next one out is Monica Aspelund from Finland, in 1977 she sung Lapponia, and means "Lappland" were the laps comes from, if I'm not wrong.

 

She have an amazing voice :wub: Just wait to she sings from 2:11 :kink:

 

She came 10th with 50 Points

 

A very good year and this is one of the stand-outs. I heard that nowadays this is like an alternative national anthem for the region. But I prefer the other Apselund sister who sang my fave Finnish song ever in 1983.

 

My 1977 faves: Monaco, France, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and Israel. The UK song was so overrated, no doubt Lynsey DePaul was fabulous but the song was pants.

 

I also love Norway 1987.

 

1987 was one of my fave years from the 80's. Ireland was the inevitable winner and "Hold me now" still sounds great to this day.

 

Norway is my second fave and I also like Yugoslavia, Italy, Finland, Greece and Belgium.