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# 56. Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (United Kingdom - 1974) 1eOMLWh0YIE Let's move into the zone of British domination and listen many amazing UK entries from six different decades. Already famous Australian singer Olivia Newton-John represented the best ESC country with "Love Live Love". It's very hard to believe, especially for young Eurovision fans, but her 4th place was very disappointed result for UK. Interesting fact : Just look on this fantastic chain of UK results from 1967 to 1977 : Win-2nd-Win-2nd-4th-2nd-3rd-4th-2nd-Win-2nd

# 57. Maarja-Liis Ilus - Keelatud Maa (Estonia - 1997) rkW7FZkgN0E Oh, that's sweet taste of revenge. In 1996 year Maarja-Liis was second only behind British entry, now she won with "Keelatud Maa" over "Love Shine A Light". Interesting fact : On this moment of time each Baltic sister won in my yearly ESC rankings.

# 58. Betty Mars - Come, Comedie (France - 1972) GUwgrOmiodk My favourite French entry is charming chanson-style song "Come, Comedie", which was performed by singer and actress Betty Mars. The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Mars singing about the joy which will come when she and her lover say that they love each other. Interesting fact : This song also recorded in German, under the title "Komodiant Der Liebe" ("Comedian Of Love").

# 59. Marcha - Rechtop In De Wind (Netherlands - 1987) yXL6yOEzr9Q After four top 3 results in the previous 7 years Marcha won another title for Netherlands. "Rechtop In De Wind" is a dramatic ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman whose relationship has just ended. Marcha describes her feelings as the relationship ends, and goes on to sing that she told herself to be strong and to stand "upright in the wind", even if that wind became a "hurricane". Interesting fact : It was the one from the most persistent battles for my yearly # 1.

# 60. Novi Fosili - Ja Sam Za Ples (Yugoslavia - 1987) YVbLLwD5OUs Yugoslavia didn't win in my rankings, but Croatian pop band Novi Fosili was very close to success in 1987 and finished on the second position. Interesting fact : 2nd place still the best result for Croatia, Daria Kinzer did the same in 2011 with "Celebrate".

# 61. Anita Skorgan - Casanova (Norway - 1977) uUdDTIAUpeI After Gisela's song at # 72 we have another "Casanova" a little higher. Anita Skorgan represented Norway in Eurovision Song Contest a total of three times, it was her first attempt with only 14th place result. The song is an up-tempo number, with Skorgan describing her husband, who is absent at the time. She is uncomplimentary about this, singing that he sees himself as a Casanova or a Don Juan figure, and this irritates her. In this particular instance, he claimed he was going for a walk, but "his suit and car are gone", implying something else. Interesting fact : All Norwegian entries from my Top 100 belong to 70s decade.

# 62. Ireen Sheer - Feuer (Germany - 1978) jOl413t32ys Germany really wanted to win (at least in my ranking of 1978) and sent fantastic "Feuer", but got only silver medal here and 6th place in the real contest. Ireen Sheer already represented Luxembourg in my favourite ESC year and that entry "Bye Bye I Love You" finished 4th in Eurovision and very near with my all-time top 100. Interesting fact : She was born and spent her school days in United Kingdom.

# 63. Jana Burcheska - Dance Alone (Macedonia - 2017) zLTk1hqS92o Finally, something modern here. "Dance Alone" was my personal highlight of Eurovision 2017 with traditional DNQ result for my favourites. No doubt, it's the most sexiest performance in all history of this contest. Interesting fact : After 2014 year four different countries got their first win in my rankings.

# 64. Sophie - Une Chanson C'est Une Lettre (Monaco - 1975) VpP9maMPO1A My favourite Monegasque entry is a ballad, in which Sophie explains that one can say things in song or poetry that one ordinarily could not in real life. The classic example of this is the phrase "I love you", which prompts the comment that "Love on stage doesn't match love/In real life". Sophie also sings that the phrase "Let's both leave on that ship" is something she could not say in real life but finds easy to sing. Interesting fact : "Une Chanson C'est Une Lettre " was composed by Andre Popp, who previously had written Vicky Leandros' 1967 entry "L'amour Est Bleu".

# 65. Heidi Bruhl - Marcel (Germany - 1963) XA_SIOCX-l0 She was popular and beautiful singer with very sad fate. Heidi first took part in German Eurovision selection in 1960 with Michael Jary's "Wir Wollen Niemals Auseinandergeh", which finished in second place but went on to top of German singles chart for nine weeks and sold over one million copies. "Marcel" is sung from the perspective of a young woman telling her lover that he is moving too quickly for her. She tells him that "only a gentleman has a chance with me" and that he needs to respect that. Interesting fact : Heidi Bruhl is my all-time # 1 favourite German singer.

# 66. Linda Williams - Het Is Een Wonder (Netherlands - 1981) 0wY_vAsLBlE "Het Is Een Wonder" ("It's A Miracle") is a ballad, with Williams singing about the effect that meeting her lover has had on her. She explains that she had not previously experienced happiness, but now she is surrounded by it. Interesting fact : Linda also recorded an English-language version of her entry, under the title "I Am The Lady".

# 67. Sophie Carle - 100% D'amour (Luxembourg - 1984) WutruLgrR7Y Cute pop song was represented by young Sophie Carle. She was only the fourth native Luxembourgian to represent the country. The song is a ballad, with Carle asking to be given "100% of love" to maintain her sanity in the modern world. The unsuccessful representation by Carle on home turf caused her to place her singing career on permanent hiatus. Instead, Carle pursued an acting career, in which she is still active as of 2008. Interesting fact : Sophie Carle was the one from favourites to win in bookmakers odds, but finished at 10th place.

# 68. Ellen Nikolaysen - Touch My Life With Summer (Norway - 1975) 6BDLfnIFWPo Very low Norwegian positions in 70s always were a big mystery for me. Ellen Nikolaysen received only 11 points and finished in a bottom 2 (only higher than Turkish debut). The song is a love ballad, she singing to a lover and describing her feelings about the relationship they had over the recent summer. In the final verse, she makes mention of "what you left in me/Something that will grow, everyone will know", which is apparently a literal reference to pregnancy, rather than a figurative reference to memories, as the final lines describe the lover's return and "Then we'll be three, under the summer sun". Interesting fact : In my 70s rankings Norway and Ireland were very powerful opponents and prevented total British domination.

Sharon Corr - Me & My Teddy Bear is my big favourite. :heart:

# 69. Bernadette - Sing Me A Song (Netherlands - 1983) a-AVi3BouWQ Bernadette was a bronze medalist in my 1983 ranking. "Sing Me A Song" is a plea for global unity. Bernadette asks her listeners to "sing me a song" - of any type - in the hope that the entire world will be able to join in. Importantly, however, she also asks her listeners to sing a song "About your country/How it is there and what do you do over there?", suggesting that unity can be achieved just as well through an understanding of other countries as it can by adopting a larger culture. Interesting fact : 80s was the most successful decade for Netherlands in my rankings.

# 70. Cat Cat - Bye Bye Baby (Finland - 1994) XOT4BGgktAc Two Katka sisters, whose family name is phonetically similar to "cat cat" in English, unsuccessfully represented Finland with "Bye Bye Baby". The Eurovision version of the song is almost entirely in Finnish, according to the Contest rules in force at that time, but the first line of the chorus (quoted in the song's title) is in English. CatCat performed wearing long coats over quite revealing costumes resembling cute vintage underwear. The costumes were identical apart from the colour - the blonde sister, appeared in green, and the brunette in pink. Each of them carried a microphone with a tip was coloured to match their costume. Interesting fact : Today it's the one from the most loved ESC songs of 1994 year.

# 71. Moje 3 - Ljubav Je Svuda (Serbia - 2013) DbAAFijZIxE Fisrt version of this countdown was compiled in 2019 year, but I did one biggest mistake when missed this entry. Now it’s a good time to fix it. It's very hard to rate this song, because ESC performance was less interesting than in Serbian national pre-selection. YVA must do a copycat of this performance. Just imagine Kristina in angel's outfit with halo and wings and Goda in the role of sexy devil. LW7TAdytfww Interesting fact : The ladies also recorded English language version under the title “Love Is All Around”.

# 72. Gisela - Casanova (Andorra - 2008) lUs3WNB-v44 The last place in the final of personal favourite is painful for every Eurovision fan. But the situation can be worse, after 2004 year the semifinals were inducted, so in the next 15 years my # 1 wasn't qualified for the final 9 (!!!) times. Spanish pop singer Gisela, who represented Andorra, brought the first win for European microstate in my Eurovision rankings. Luxembourg already was first, but this country doesn't name "microstate". Interesting fact : Another song under the title "Casanova", performed by Elisa Lindstrom, was my second favourite in Swedish pre-selection Melodifestivalen in 2014.

# 73. Vicky Leandros - L'amour Est Bleu (Luxembourg - 1967) bkEs6DHn3B0 Possibly the low position of this wonderful song is the first big surprise in my top 100 so far. Eurovision all-time classic "L'amour Est Bleu" was finished only 4th behind another classic "Puppet On A String" and now forgotten Irish and French songs. Some forty years after its original release "L'amour est bleu" still counts as one of very few non-winning Eurovision entries ever to become a worldwide hit. Interesting fact : In 2011 year German dance band Scooter did a mix "C'est Bleu" of one their song and Vicky's old hit. This composition was released in Germany as single and peaked on low 77th position.

# 74. Lise Haavik - Du Er Fuld Af Logn (Denmark - 1986) 7EzShFBsIvA The song "Du Er Fuld Af Logn" is sung from the perspective of a woman telling a male friend that she knows that he is as attracted to her as she is to him. She dismisses his claim that they are "just friends" as being untrue and asks for "four days" with him - before saying that she will change his mind in 24 hours. Interesting fact : Lise Haavik represented Denmark as a part of wife-husband duo Trax, but while both partners were present at the Contest, only Haavik sang and was credited during the performance.

"Evita" is my third favourite Madonna era, behind debut album and "Like A Virgin".

# 75. Anita - Einfach Weg (Austria - 1984) infX_oZ727E It's the outsider again, Anita got only 5 points and placing 19th (last). The song is about the singer's need to get away from her life, regardless of what others might think. I have very mixed relationships with Austrian Eurovision songs. Usually this country had one or two hits in each decade. Interesting fact : After long pause Austria got the next top 5 result with Zoe in 2016 year.

Not represented years : 1958 1960-1961-1962-1964-1969 1988 1993-1995-1998 2000-2003-2005 2018-2019-2020-2021-2022-2023-2024

# 76. Swarbriggs Plus Two - It's Nice To Be In Love Again (Ireland - 1977) UghLVdv0Fuk I always love a harmony between female and male vocals in songs, so obviously you wasn't surprised to see this Irish 70s entry in the top, compiled by fan of New Seekers, Brotherhood of Man and Bucks Fizz. Their third place in Eurovision was the best Irish result since Dana's win in 1970. Interesting fact : In real contest 90s were the golden decade for Ireland, but I prefer their 70s entries.

# 77. Margot Eskens - Die Zeiger Der Uhr (Germany - 1966) v34kZImvabM This song became my # 1 finding in 2019 year, when I listened all possible contenders for top 100 list. Before it Finnish entry "Playboy" was my # 1 from 1966 year. "Die Zeiger Der Uhr" ("The Hands Of Time") is a ballad, with Eskens singing about the feelings brought on by reading old love letters and seeing photographs from an old relationship. As she explains, however, "The hands of time only turn/forwards, forwards and never backwards". Interesting fact : German entries from 7 Eurovision decades (from 1950s to 2010s) are represented in my top 100.