Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Penso em ti, eu sei - Adelaide

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Even the biggest Eurovision fans may not remember Adelaide, who represented Portugal in 1985 with the song 'Penso em ti, eu sei'. At...
Sunday, 20 February 2022

E depois do adeus - Paulo

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Sometimes I get my hands on a Eurovision song in a different version some time before I get my hands on the original version. It happened ba...

Neste barco a vela - Nevada

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Portugal was never very successful in the Eurovision Song Contest, even if they managed to send in some beautiful songs through the years. U...

Love is blue - Al Martino

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I remembered (correctly) that I already owned a single by Al Martino; it was his version of Volare , which I bought over 12 years ago. While...

Aprite le finestre - Willy Alberti

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I have yet to find a copy of 'Aprite le finestre' by Franca Raimondi. She performed the song during the first ever edition of the Eu...

Nel blu dipinto di blu - Willy Alberti

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While I am generally not terribly convinced of the merits of Dutch artists, this single by Willy Alberti was curious enough to get my hands ...
Sunday, 13 February 2022

For Vår Jord - Karoline Krüger

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Karoline Krüger was born in Bergen (Norway) on 13 February 1970 - exactly 52 years ago today. Her first TV appearance was at the age of 11, ...

Uno per tutte - Emilio Pericoli

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I already bought versions of 'Uno per tutte' by Marino Marini , Louis Neefs , Tony Renis and Robertino , but the version at the Eur...

Dopo te (Après toi) - Vicky Leandros

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Vicky Leandros recorded ' Après toi ', the song with which she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972 - and w...

Tschau Tschau Bambina - Caterina Valente

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One of the big names in entertainment history is Caterina Valente. Bon on 14 January 1931 in Paris (France), she became a singer, guitarist,...
Sunday, 6 February 2022

Bambina (Volare Cantare) - Danny Marino

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Danny Marino was born on 29 March 1936 as the son of Italian parents in Tunisia or Italy, at least he spent his youth in Tunisia as Salvator...

Hallelujah (Deutsche Original-Version) - Milk and Honey

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When an artist decides to record a song in different languages, this leads to an uncoordinated and often slightly frustration search. So man...

Allons, allons les enfants - Colette Deréal

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Colette Deréal was born as Colette Denise de Glarélial on 22 September 1927. Her professional career started when she released a handful of ...

Non andare piu lontano - Claudio Villa

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Claudio Villa was born as Claudio Pica on 1 January 1926. From an early age he showed that he had a strong propensity for singing. He record...
Saturday, 5 February 2022

O vento mudou - Eduardo Nascimento

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Eduardo Nascimento was 23 years old when he represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. He came from Angola, at that time...