Kirsti Sparboe represented Denmark at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest with the song with the remarkable title ' Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg...

I could write a piece about 'Die Nacht, in der ich mich verlor', but that is not the song that caused me to buy this single. More in...

I already had the Japanese single of Vicky Leandros' ' L'amour est bleu ', but it turns out that the Japanese also released ...

I still haven't been able to locate a copy of Betty Curtis' version of 'Al di la', from the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, bu...

The Wings album 'London Town' featured a markedly softer-rock, synth-based sound than previous Wings albums. The single 'With a ...

The song ' Morgen ' was performed at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest by Ronnie Tober. The English version was called 'Someday...

It's quite interesting how my collection of Hot Chocolate singles is coming together slowly. All the big hits are in there, but the earl...

Strictly speaking, I already own a Swedish version of ' Waterloo ' on 7", but that one is a re-release from 2014, which I bough...

Of course I already own a copy of ' Love isn't love ', the song that propelled Swedish singer Carola into the consciousness of m...

Eleven-year-old Sandra made her debut with a version of Italy's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, 'Al di la'. The so...

Gary Lux represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 with ' Kinder dieser Welt ', a sentimental song in which he plea...

'Mah-na mah-na' is probably better known in the version by the Muppets , shown in the very first episode of this hilarious TV show. ...

Robertino recorded an EP of songs from the San Remo festival 1963 , which I bought late last year. It turns out that this wasn't the onl...

In 1987, the producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman were everywhere. Their hits with Mel & Kim, Rick Astley, Samantha Fox and Kylie Mino...

Willie Schobben (also: Willy Schobben) was a Dutch trumpeter, composer, conductor and arranger. Already at the age of six he played trumpet ...

Barrelorgans are an important piece of cultural heritage in the Netherlands. When you're walking the streets in one of the bigger cities...

With the recent resurgence of Abba in "abbatar" form, it is appropriate, I guess, to post another single by the Swedish quartet. I...

The Dells were a male soul/doo-wop/funk/disco vocal group, formed in 1952 in Harvey, Illinois (USA). Their vocal leaders were the falsetto s...

The Bendik Singers were a four-member Norwegian vocal group, brought together by singer and composer Arne Bendiksen to participate in the E...

Sometimes it's no fun being a collector. I already had ' Pas pour moi ' and ' Nee voor mij ', the French, English and Du...