Finally, my all-time favourite # 1 song...

 

2012 : Anmary - Beautiful Song (Latvia)

 

 

Beautiful Song is an English language song written by Rolans Udris and music composed by Ivars Makstnieks and performed by Anmary, who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.

 

Linda Amantova, better known as Anmary, is a Latvian singer who won the Latvian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan with song "Beautiful Song".

 

Amantova has graduated Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music. She has participated in TV show "Talantu Fabrika 2", which she ended in second place. Thereafter she has taken part in a variety of musical projects, has performed in the musical West Side Story, and been the lead vocalist for the groups Sunny Sense and Mash Mash. Dr. Christoph Schönherr, composer and professor at the Hamburg College of Music and Theatre, chose Anmary to sing solo in his work Magnificat, which toured with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra around Germany, Spain, France and Belgium. Anmary continued to develop her vocal skills while studying and today works as a vocal coach and singer.

 

Lyrics:

I was born in a distant 1980

The year the Irish Johnny Logan won

Now he’s old, you know, still kinda famous

Could be my way, today’s my day, I’m singing of my song

 

If I win as many did before me

If this song became a big known hit

I would buy a modern mic to sing it

And all the jobs I did before I’m surely gonna quit

 

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

 

My mamma said “You gotta be a singer”

My father smiled when gave me my guitar

I did my best, ‘though I can be much better

Higher up the highest and the very further stars

 

And the day when Jagger, Mick did call me

I couldn’t talk ’cause I was really busy

Recording song with Sir Paul McCartney

“I’m sorry, Mick, I’ll call you back, one day I’ll call you back”

 

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

 

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

Beautiful song is on the radio, is in the TV shows and so on and on

Beautiful song that everybody knows and everybody loves

Edited December 31, 201212 yr by AlexRange

Full list:

1956 : Jetty Paerl - De Vogels Van Holland (Netherlands)

1957 : Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler - Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat (Denmark)

1958 : Lys Assia - Giorgio (Switzerland)

1959 : Alice & Ellen Kessler - Heute Abend Wollen Wir Tanzen Geh'n (Germany)

1960 : Jacqueline Boyer - Tom Pillibi(France)

1961 : Greetje Kauffeld - Wat Een Dag (Netherlands)

1962 : Conny Froboess - Zwei Kleine Italiener (Germany)

1963 : Heidi Bruhl - Marcel (Germany)

1964 : France

1965 : France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son (Luxembourg)

1966 : Ann Christine Nystrom - Playboy (Finland)

1967 : Vicky Leandros - L'amour Est Bleu (Luxembourg)

1968 : Kristina Hautala - Kun Kello Kay (Finland)

1969 : Lulu - Boom Bang-a-Bang (United Kingdom)

1970 : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (Ireland)

1971 : Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In A Box (United Kingdom)

1972 : Sandie Jones - Ceol An Ghra (Ireland)

1973 : Maxi - Do I Dream (Ireland)

1974 : ABBA - Waterloo (Sweden)

1975 : Geraldine Branagan - Toi (Luxembourg)

1976 : Anne-Karine Strom - Mata Hari (Norway)

1977 : Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran - Rock Bottom (United Kingdom)

1978 : Co-Co - The Bad Old Days (United Kingdom)

1979 : Anita Skorgan - Oliver (Norway)

1980 : Prima Donna - Love Enough For Two (United Kingdom)

1981 : Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom)

1982 : Mess - Sonntag (Austria)

1983 : Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up (United Kingdom)

1984 : Sophie Carle - 100 % D'Amour (Luxembourg)

1985 : Vikki Watson - Love Is (United Kingdom)

1986 : Lise Haavik - Du Er Fuld Af Logn (Denmark)

1987 : Marcha - Rechtop In De Wind (Netherlands)

1988 :

1989 : Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis - Apopse As Vrethoume (Cyprus)

1990 : Maywood - Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen (Netherlands)

1991 : Samantha Janus - A Message to Your Heart (United Kingdom)

1992 :

1993 : Inga - Þa Veistu Svarið (Iceland)

1994 : Petra Frey - Fur den Frieden der Welt (Austria)

1995 : Stone & Stone - Verliebt in Dich (Germany)

1996 : Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit (United Kingdom)

1997 : Maarja-Liis Ilus - Keelatud Maa (Estonia)

1998 : Melanie Cohl - Dis Oui (Belgium)

1999 : Marlayne - One Good Reason (Netherlands)

2000 : Switzerland

2001 : Michelle - Wer Liebe Lebt (Germany)

2002 : Jessica Garlick - Come Back (United Kingdom)

2003 : Birgitta Haukdal - Open Your Heart (Iceland)

2004 : Julia Savicheva - Believe Me (Russia)

2005 : Suntribe - Let's Get Loud (Estonia)

2006 : Silvia Night - Congratulations (Iceland)

2007 : Scooch - Flying The Flag (For You) (United Kingdom)

2008 : Gisela - Casanova (Andorra)

2009 : Susanne Georgi - La Teva Decisio (Get A Life) (Andorra)

2010 : Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite (Germany)

2011 : Twiins - I'm Still Alive (Slovakia)

2012 : Anmary - Beautiful Song (Latvia)

 

Wins:

01. United Kingdom - 12 (1969, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2007)

02. Germany - 6 (1959, 1962, 1963, 1995, 2001, 2010)

03. Netherlands - 5 (1956, 1961, 1987, 1990, 1999)

04. Luxembourg - 4 (1965, 1967, 1975, 1984)

05. Ireland - 3 (1970, 1972, 1973)

06. Norway - 3 (1976, 1979, 1988)

07. Iceland - 3 (1993, 2003, 2006)

08. Finland - 2 (1966, 1968)

09. Denmark - 2 (1957, 1986)

10. Cyprus - 2 (1989, 1992)

11. Austria - 2 (1982, 1994)

12. Russia - 1 (2004)

13. Estonia - 2 (1997, 2005)

14. Andorra - 2 (2008, 2009)

15. Switzerland - 1 (1958)

16. France - 1 (1960)

17. Sweden - 1 (1974)

18. Belgium - 1 (1998)

19. Slovakia - 1 (2011)

20. Latvia - 1 (2012)

Edited March 1, 20169 yr by Electric Top 10

Battle # 10 : Latvia & San Marino (2012)

 

Best song ever vs anthem of Internet generation.

 

Runners-up : Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (San Marino)

 

Edited December 31, 201212 yr by AlexRange

Battle # 9 : Switzerland & Israel (2000)

 

Runners-up : Ping Pong - Sa'me'ach (Israel)

 

Edited March 1, 20169 yr by Electric Top 10

Battle # 8 : United Kingdom & Norway (1971)

 

Outfits battle. Sexy Clodagh and very cute Hanne.

 

Runners-up : Hanne Krogh - Lykken Er (Norway)

 

Battle # 7 : United Kingdom & Norway (1977)

 

Runners-up : Anita Skorgan - Casanova (Norway)

 

 

Battle # 6 : United Kingdom & Yugoslavia (1991)

 

Runners-up : Bebi Doll - Brazil (Yugoslavia)

 

Edited January 1, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

Battle # 5 : Austria & Germany (1982)

 

Most unpredictable winner over European hit.

 

Runners-up : Nicole - A Little Peace (Germany)

 

Edited January 1, 201312 yr by AlexRange

Battle # 4 : United Kingdom & Ireland (1981)

 

Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz, Co-co) won 2 times and she is the most successful singer in my ESC rankings.

 

3 ladies were the first and the second in different years :

- Lys Assia (Winner in 1958, Second in 1956)

- Maxi (Winner in 1973, Second in 1981)

- Anita Skorgan (Winner in 1979, Second in 1977)

 

Runners-up: Sheeba - Horoscopes (Ireland)

 

Edited January 1, 201312 yr by AlexRange

Battle # 3 : United Kingdom & Ireland (1985)

 

Runners-up: Maria Christian - Wait Until the Weekend Comes (Ireland)

 

Battle # 2 : Luxembourg & United Kingdom (1965)

 

Runners-up: Kathy Kirby - I Belong (United Kingdom)

 

Battle # 1 : Ireland & United Kingdom (1970)

 

Poor Mary Hopkin, 2 songs from my all-time Eurovision top 10 in one year. :(

 

Runners-up: Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There ? (United Kingdom)

 

 

2013 : Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me (Finland)

 

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Krista, good luck in Sweden. :wub: