Ime anthropos ki ego - Evridiki

The big mystery of Eurovision Song Contest is why sometimes crap songs win while really beautiful songs are less successful. Case in point: 'Ime anthropos ki ego' ('I'm human too') by Evridiki. It's a beautifully composed song, performed with lots of emotion by Evridiki. A plea for worldwide peace, it was performed fourth on the night, following Ireland and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it finished in 11th place in a field of 25 competitors.

The winning song that year wasn't exactly awful, but certainly not the best song of the night: 'Rock 'n' Roll kids' by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. It was the third consecutive time that Ireland won the competition, during a decade in which jurors were unduly biased towards Irish entries. Of all the songs that were performed during the 1994 edition, 'Ime anthropos ki ego' has aged the best of them all. Finding this 12" single was a great catch.

My collection: 12" single [unnumbered]
Found: Discogs.com, received 7 March 2023
Tracks: 'Ime anthropos ki ego' / 'Fenetre sur cour'

Teriazoume - Evridiki

Evridiki Theokleous was born on February 25, 1968 in Limassol, Cyprus. After studying music, theatre and dance at Le Studio des Variétés in Paris, France, she moved to Athens, Greece in 1989 to launch a career in music. Her debut album 'Gia proti fora' was released in 1991.

In 1992, she represented Cyprus during the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Teriazoume'. This song ended in eleventh place. This 12" single features the original Greek version as well as English and French translations. Evridiki would return to the Contest in 1994 with 'Ime anthropos ki ego' (which finished in 11th place as well) and in 2007 with 'Comme ci, comme ça', which didn't end up in the final.

My collection: 12" single no. 329
Found: Trehantiri, London, 2000
Cost: 10 pounds
Tracks: 'Teriazoume' / 'In love I trust', 'Le feu c'est nous'