Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Dates | |
Final | 22 October 2005 |
Host | |
Venue | Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Presenter(s) |
Katrina Leskanich Renārs Kaupers |
Conductor | Michael Bojesen |
Directed by | Lars Hammer |
Executive supervisor |
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Executive producer | Jan Frifelt |
Host broadcaster | EBU, DR |
Opening act |
Montage of selected songs (see below), Katrina Leskanich and the "Parade of Flags" |
Interval act |
Mieskuoro Huutajat (first round), Riverdance, Johnny Logan performing "When a Woman Loves a Man", Nicole & Hugo performed a shortened version of "Baby, Baby". Ronan Keating sang "Life Is a Rollercoaster", Various medleys |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 14 songs from 1958 to 2005 |
Vote | |
Voting system | Televoting and juries; each country awarded 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite songs |
Nul points | None |
Winning song | "Waterloo" by ABBA |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to commemorate the Eurovision Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary and to determine the Contest's most popular entrant of its fifty years. It took place at Forum, Copenhagen on 22 October 2005. The host broadcaster was Danmarks Radio (DR). Fourteen songs from the Contest's first half-century, chosen through an internet poll and by a jury, contested the event.[1] Thirty-one EBU-member countries broadcast the concert (although notably the United Kingdom, Italy and France did not) and televoting and juries in these countries decided the winner.[2] A total of 2.5 million votes were cast during the night.[3]
The event was hosted by Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers. The event was won by Swedish group ABBA, performing "Waterloo"; the band had originally won the Contest for Sweden in 1974.
To coincide with the event, the EBU released two double album CDs featuring Eurovision songs from the previous fifty years. Two DVDs with original Eurovision performances of these songs were also released.[4]
Organisation
In November 2002, Jürgen Meier-Beer from the Reference Group of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced plans to organize a special jubilee concert in 2005 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest.[5]
Host broadcaster
In June 2004, the EBU announced that it was to hold a concert to celebrate fifty years of the contest. The event was to be held on 16 October 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The BBC was to be the host broadcaster for the concert.[6] The Royal Albert Hall was reportedly unavailable, so in August 2004 the EBU announced that DR would stage the event instead. Eurovision Song Contest supervisor Svante Stockselius said that Denmark's previous experience of hosting Eurovision events (the 2001 Contest and the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003) were influential in the Union's choice. The event was codenamed Extravaganza.[7] 1998 Eurovision winner Dana International, who appeared at the event, later went to suggest that the reason behind the change of host country was also due to the fact that the BBC wanted to present the show "with humour" as though to poke fun at the Contest, an idea that proved to be less popular with the EBU. The BBC went on to broadcast their own 50th anniversary program, Boom Bang-a-Bang: 50 Years of Eurovision.[8]
Selection of venue and hosts
On 25 October 2004 Copenhagen was confirmed as the host city for the event, which was now scheduled to take place on 22 October 2005.[9] In May 2005 Congratulations was confirmed as the official name of the concert. A month later DR announced that Forum Copenhagen would host the programme.[10] The chosen venue had previously hosted the first junior edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003.[11]
On 9 September 2005, DR announced that Katrina Leskanich and Renārs Kaupers would present the concert. Leskanich was the lead singer of Katrina and The Waves, who won the Contest for the United Kingdom in 1997. Kaupers is the lead singer of Latvian group Brainstorm, who represented Latvia on its debut in the Contest in 2000.[12] Tickets for the event went on sale on 22 August 2005 from 10:00 (CET) and sold out in just over one hour.[13] The event was attended by an audience of 6,000.[14]
Participating countries
Fourteen songs would compete in Congratulations. In May 2005 the EBU opened a poll on its website to decide ten songs that would contest the event.[15] Voters chose their two favourite songs from each of five decades: 1956 to 1965, 1966 to 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995 and 1996 to 2005. The remaining four songs would be selected by the EBU's Reference Group.[1] On 16 June 2005 the fourteen chosen songs were announced, although no indication was given as to which had been chosen online and which by the Reference Group.[16] Eleven of the fourteen songs were Eurovision winners; only "Nel blu di pinto di blu", "Congratulations" and "Eres Tú" (which all finished in the top three at the Contest) were not. Two countries, the United Kingdom and Ireland, were represented twice on the list. Johnny Logan, who won the Contest twice for Ireland as a singer, had both of his songs featured on the list.
Semi-final (First Round)
All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the first round. The five songs that are marked in orange qualified to the second and final round.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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1 | Cliff Richard | "Congratulations" | English | 8 | 105 | |
2 | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year?" | English | 12 | 74 | |
3 | Dana International | "Diva" | Hebrew | 13 | 39 | |
4 | Mocedades | "Eres tú" | Spanish | 11 | 90 | |
5 | Nicole | "Ein bißchen Frieden" | German | 7 | 106 | |
6 | Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 200 | |
7 | ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 331 | |
8 | Olsen Brothers | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | English | 6 | 111 | |
9 | France Gall | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | French | 14 | 37 | |
10 | Sertab Erener | "Everyway That I Can" | English | 9 | 104 | |
11 | Celine Dion | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | French | 10 | 98 | |
12 | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 182 | |
13 | Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 154 | |
14 | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 167 | |
Final (Second Round)
All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the second round.
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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1 | Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 267 | |
2 | ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 329 | |
3 | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 262 | |
4 | Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 230 | |
5 | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 245 | |
Performances
The show started with the traditional Eurovision "Te Deum" theme followed by a message from Cliff Richard. After a quick montage of all 14 songs, the orchestra began playing "Ding-A-Dong" (Netherlands 1975), with dancers on stage. "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (Israel 1978), "Le dernier qui a parlé..." (France 1991), and "Dschinghis Khan" (Germany 1979) was also played and accompanied by choreography, which was then followed by "Love Shine a Light" (UK 1997) sung by the co-host, Katrina Leskanich, who came out with flag holders of all the nations who ever participated in Eurovision.
Throughout the telecast, a number of highlights segments were presented which showed montages of various Eurovision performances which were either interesting, notable or unorthodox. There were 6 assortments, which were under the categories described by the hosts as 'past winners', 'political, daring, larger than life', 'cute men', 'unforgettable interpretation of dance', 'girlpower' and 'close/narrow second-place finishers'. A number of high-profile Eurovision artists returned to help introduce and present the show, these were: Carola Häggkvist, Massiel, Dana International, Birthe Wilke, Anne-Marie David, Sandra Kim, Elisabeth Andreassen, Hanne Krogh, Olsen Brothers, Emilija Kokić, Marie Myriam, Sertab Erener, Elena Paparizou, Nicole & Hugo, Cheryl Baker and Lys Assia. Cliff Richard and Nicole gave pre-recorded messages as they were unable to attend.
During the show, there were many presentations by various guest artists during the voting and tallying period. These consisted of the Finnish shouting choir Mieskuoro Huutajat, Riverdance (the 1994 interval act), Ronan Keating (the 1997 co-host), and Johnny Logan, singing his new single When a Woman Loves a Man, as well as an appearance by the Belgian duo of 1973, Nicole & Hugo.
There were three medleys, consisting of performances of past Eurovision songs. The first consisted of : Dana International, singing Parlez-vous Francais (originally performed by Baccara for Luxembourg in Eurovision Song Contest 1978); Carola Haggkvist, singing Främling (1983, 3rd place); Alsou, singing Solo (2000, 2nd); Fabrizio Faniello, singing Another Summer Night (2001 9th); Marie Myriam, singing L'Amour est bleu (originally performed by Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg in 1967); Richard Herrey, singing "Let Me Be the One" (originally performed by The Shadows for United Kingdom in 1975); and Thomas Thordarson, singing Vi Maler Byen Rød (originally performed by Birthe Kjær for Denmark in 1989).
The second consisted of: Gali Atari, singing Hallelujah (1979, winner); Bobbysocks, singing La Det Swinge (1985, winner); Anne-Marie David, singing Après Toi (originally sung by Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg in 1972, winner); Lys Assia, singing Refrain (1956, winner), Sandra Kim singing Non ho l'Eta (originally sung by Gigliola Cinquetti for Italy in 1964, winner) and Bucks Fizz singing Making your Mind Up (1981, winner).
The final medley was sung by Eimear Quinn, Charlie McGettigan, Jakob Sveistrup and Linda Martin, the Eurovision winners of 1996, 1994 and 1992, and (in Sveistrup's case), the 2005 Danish representative. All four acted as backup singers during the show.
Results
Both juries and televoting were used at Congratulations; both having an equal influence over the vote. In the first round of voting, the number of songs was reduced to five. Each country awarded points from one to eight, then ten and finally twelve for their ten most popular songs. Unlike in the Contest proper, viewers were allowed to vote for songs which had represented their country. The top five songs were then subjected to another round of voting, where only six points and above were awarded. The voting was conducted in private, and the results were not announced until after the show. The song with the most points in the second round was the winner.
Scoreboard
The full scoreboard is as follows:[17][18]
Semi-final (First Round)
Voters[17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Songs | "Congratulations" | 105 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
"What's Another Year?" | 74 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
"Diva" | 39 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Eres tú" | 90 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
"Ein bißchen Frieden" | 106 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||||
"Nel blu dipinto di blu" | 200 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
"Waterloo" | 331 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
"Fly on the Wings of Love" | 111 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | 37 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Everyway That I Can" | 104 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
"Ne partez pas sans moi" | 98 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
"Hold Me Now" | 182 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||
"Save Your Kisses for Me" | 154 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
"My Number One" | 167 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the first round:
N. | Song | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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18 | "Waterloo" | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moanco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine |
4 | "My Number One" | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Romania |
3 | "Hold Me Now" | Macedonia, Malta, Ireland |
2 | "Eres tú" | Netherlands, Spain |
1 | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | Iceland |
"Everyway That I Can" | Turkey | |
"Ne partez pas sans moi" | Switzerland | |
"Diva" | Israel |
Final (Second Round)
Voters[17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Songs | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | 267 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
"Waterloo" | 329 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
"Hold Me Now" | 262 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
"Save Your Kisses for Me" | 230 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
"My Number One" | 245 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the second round:
N. | Song | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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17 | "Waterloo" | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Moanco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
6 | "Hold Me Now" | Croatia, Ireland, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Romania |
4 | "My Number One" | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro |
3 | "Nel blu dipinto di blu" | Germany, Lithuania, Turkey |
1 | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Israel |
International broadcasts and voting
A total of thirty-four countries broadcast the event, but only thirty-two participated in the voting.
Countries that broadcast the contest live and were allowed to vote were;[2]
Andorra (RTVA) Austria (ORF) Belgium (VRT, RTBF) Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) Croatia (HRT) Cyprus (CyBC) Denmark (DR) Finland (YLE) Germany (ARD, WDR) Greece (ERT) Iceland (RÚV) Ireland (RTÉ) Israel (IBA) Latvia (LTV) Lithuania (LRT) Macedonia (MKRTV) Malta (PBS) Monaco (TMC) Netherlands (TROS) Norway (NRK) Poland (TVP) Portugal (RTP) Romania (TVR) Russia (C1R) Serbia and Montenegro (RTS, RTCG) Slovenia (RTVSLO) Spain (TVE) Sweden (SVT) Switzerland (SRG SSR idée suisse) Turkey (TRT) Ukraine (NTU)
Countries that broadcast the contest delayed and therefore lost the right to vote were;
Other countries that broadcast the contest;
Commentators
Albania – Leon Menkshi Andorra – Meri Picart Armenia – TBC Australia – Marty Whelan (RTÉ coverage) Austria – Elisabeth Engstler & Ernst Grissemann Belgium – André Vermeulen & Anja Daems (VRT), Viktor Lazlo & Yves Barbieux (RTBF) Bosnia and Herzegovina – Dino Merlin Croatia – Emilija Kokić Cyprus – Evi Papamichail Denmark – Nicolai Molbech Finland – Jaana Pelkonen & Heikki Seppälä (YLE TV2)[21] Germany – Peter Urban Greece – Elizabeth Filipouli Hungary – Jeney Erzsébet Iceland – Gísli Marteinn Baldursson Ireland – Marty Whelan Israel – No commentator Latvia – Marie N Lithuania – TBC Macedonia – TBC Malta – Tony Micallef[22] Monaco – Bernard Montiel & Églantine Emeyé Netherlands – Willem van Beusekom[23] Norway – Jostein Pedersen Poland – Artur Orzech Portugal – Eládio Clímaco Romania – TBC Russia – Yelena Batinova Serbia and Montenegro – Duška Vučinić-Lučić (RTS1), TBC (TVCG) Slovenia – Andrej Hofer Spain – Beatriz Pécker & José María Íñigo[24] Sweden – Pekka Heino Switzerland – Sandra Studer (SF), Serge Moisson (TSR), Sandy Altermatt (RTSI) Turkey – Bülend Özveren Ukraine – Pavlo Shylko
Non-participating countries
Countries that have previously competed but were not involved with the broadcast or voting of the contest;
The BBC (UK), RAI (Italy) and France Télévisions chose not to broadcast the event. Søren Therkelsen, the commissioning editor of the event, said he was "disappointed" at the broadcasters' decision not to transmit the show.[25] The BBC chose not to carry the event as it was "too remote" for British audiences.[14]
Medleys
Opening Medley
Netherlands 1975: "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In Israel 1978: "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta France 1991: "Le Dernier qui a parlé..." by Amina Germany 1979: "Dschinghis Khan" by Dschinghis Khan United Kingdom 1997: "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves
Winners of Eurovision
Switzerland 1956: "Refrain" by Lys Assia Netherlands 1959: "Een Beetje" by Teddy Scholten Denmark 1963: "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Austria 1966: "Merci, Chérie" by Udo Jürgens Spain 1969: "Vivo cantando" by Salomé Ireland 1970: "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana Luxembourg 1973: "Tu te reconnaîtras" by Anne-Marie David France 1977: "L'oiseau et l'enfant" by Marie Myriam United Kingdom 1981: "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz Sweden 1984: "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herrey's Ireland 1993: "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh Norway 1995: "Nocturne" by Secret Garden Sweden 1999: "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Latvia 2002: "I Wanna" by Marie N
Unforgettable performances
Norway 1980: "Sámiid Ædnan" by Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta United Kingdom 1981: "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz 1985: Host Lill Lindfors suffering a wardrobe malfunction live in the show. Germany 2000: "Wadde hadde dudde da?" by Stefan Raab Belgium 1980: "Euro-Vision" by Telex Israel 2000: "Sameach" by PingPong Ukraine 2005: "Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty" by GreenJolly Latvia 2002: "I Wanna" by Marie N Slovenia 2002: "Samo ljubezen" by Sestre Iceland 1997: "Minn hinsti dans" by Paul Oscar Norway 2005: "In My Dreams" by Wig Wam Finland 1976: "Pump-Pump" by Fredi & Friends Belgium 1973: "Baby, Baby" by Nicole & Hugo Austria 1981: "Wenn du da bist" by Marty Brem Israel 1987: "Shir Habatlanim" by Lazy Bums Yugoslavia 1991: "Brazil" by Bebi Dol Sweden 2000: "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" by Roger Pontare Switzerland 1979: "Trödler und Co" by Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri France 1994: "Je suis un vrai garçon" by Nina Morato Germany 1998: "Guildo hat euch lieb!" by Guildo Horn Moldova 2005: "Bunica Bate Toba" by Zdob și Zdub Austria 2003: "Weil der Mensch zählt" by Alf Poier Denmark 1957: "Skibet skal sejle i nat" by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler
Men in Eurovision
France 1961: "Printemps, avril carillonne" by Jean-Paul Mauric Spain 1962: "Llámame" by Victor Balaguer Belgium 1969: "Jennifer Jennings" by Louis Neefs Norway 1968: "Stress" by Odd Børre Spain 1970: "Gwendolyne" by Julio Iglesias Finland 1967: "Varjoon – suojaan" by Fredi Netherlands 1982: "Jij en ik" by Bill van Dijk United Kingdom 1962: "Ring-A-Ding Girl" by Ronnie Carroll Italy 1965: "Se piangi, se ridi" by Bobby Solo Israel 1974: "Natati La Khayay" by Kaveret Belgium 1973: "Baby, Baby" by Nicole & Hugo Belgium 1974: "Fleur de liberté" by Jacques Hustin Luxembourg 1976: "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" by Jürgen Marcus Austria 1957: "Wohin, kleines Pony?" by Bob Martin Italy 1980: "Non so che darei" by Alan Sorrenti Ireland 1966: "Come Back to Stay" by Dickie Rock Sweden 1980: "Just nu!" by Tomas Ledin Austria 1959: "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" by Ferry Graf Russia 1995: "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" by Philipp Kirkorov Denmark 1980: "Tænker altid på dig" by Bamses Venner Austria 1991: "Venedig im Regen" by Thomas Forstner Iceland 1986: "Gleðibankinn" by ICY Malta 1975: "Singing This Song" by Renato
Dancing in Eurovision
Germany 1959: "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" by Kessler Twins Belgium 1983: "Rendez-vous" by Pas de Deux Denmark 1966: "Stop – mens legen er go'" by Ulla Pia Turkey 1987: "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" by Seyyal Taner & Locomotif Germany 1977: "Telegram" by Silver Convention United Kingdom 1982: "One Step Further" by Bardo Austria 1977: "Boom Boom Boomerang" by Schmetterlinge Luxembourg 1978: "Parlez-vous français?" by Baccara Germany 1979: "Dschinghis Khan" by Dschinghis Khan Austria 1982: "Sonntag" by Mess Spain 1977: "Enséñame a cantar" by Micky Denmark 1981: "Krøller eller ej" by Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron Belgium 1973: "Baby, Baby" by Nicole & Hugo United Kingdom 1983: "I'm Never Giving Up" by Sweet Dreams Denmark 1983: "Kloden drejer" by Gry Johansen Sweden 1985: "Bra vibrationer" by Kikki Danielsson Portugal 1982: "Bem bom" by Doce Norway 1986: "Romeo" by Ketil Stokkan Ireland 1969: "The Wages of Love" by Muriel Day Greece 2002: "S.A.G.A.P.O." by Michalis Rakintzis France 2004: "À chaque pas" by Jonatan Cerrada Yugoslavia 1983: "Džuli" by Daniel United Kingdom 1987: "Only the Light" by Rikki Greece 2004: "Shake It" by Sakis Rouvas Netherlands 1966: "Fernando en Filippo" by Milly Scott
Women in Eurovision
Sweden 1963: "En gång i Stockholm" by Monica Zetterlund Spain 1961: "Estando contigo" by Conchita Bautista Spain 1990: "Bandido" by Azúcar Moreno Germany 1975: "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" by Joy Fleming Netherlands 1993: "Vrede" by Ruth Jacott Greece 1991: "I Anixi" by Sophia Vossou Spain 1983: "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" by Remedios Amaya United Kingdom 1996: "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" by Gina G Russia 1997: "Primadonna" by Alla Pugacheva Norway 1966: "Intet er nytt under solen" by Åse Kleveland Monaco 1967: "Boum-Badaboum" by Minouche Barelli Portugal 1969: "Desfolhada portuguesa" by Simone de Oliveira Spain 1965: "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" by Conchita Bautista Croatia 2002: "Everything I Want" by Vesna Pisarović Greece 2003: "Never Let You Go" by Mando Belgium 1973: "Baby, Baby" by Nicole & Hugo Norway 1976: "Mata Hari" by Anne-Karine Strøm France 1967: "Il doit faire beau là-bas" by Noëlle Cordier Italy 1992: "Rapsodia" by Mia Martini Croatia 1999: "Marija Magdalena" by Doris Dragović Portugal 1966: "Ele e ela" by Madalena Iglésias Monaco 1971: "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" by Séverine Netherlands 1965: "'t Is Genoeg" by Conny Vandenbos Portugal 1988: "Voltarei" by Dora
Eurovision Favourites
Luxembourg 1978: "Parlez-vous français?" (English version) by Baccara Sweden 1983: "Främling" by Carola Russia 2000: "Solo" by Alsou Malta 2001: "Another Summer Night" by Fabrizio Faniello Luxembourg 1967: "L'amour est bleu" by Vicky Leandros United Kingdom 1975: "Let Me Be the One" by The Shadows Denmark 1989: "Vi maler byen rød" by Birthe Kjær
Eurovision Winners Medley
Israel 1979: "Hallelujah" (English version) by Gali Atari (of Milk and Honey) Norway 1985: "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks Luxembourg 1972: "Après toi" by Anne-Marie David Switzerland 1956: "Refrain" by Lys Assia Italy 1964: "Non ho l'età" by Sandra Kim United Kingdom 1981: "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz (Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston)
Second Places
France 1976: "Un, deux, trois" by Catherine Ferry United Kingdom 1972: "Beg, Steal or Borrow" by The New Seekers United Kingdom 1961: "Are You Sure?" by The Allisons Spain 1979: "Su canción" by Betty Missiego Germany 1987: "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" by Wind France 1991: "Le Dernier qui a parlé..." by Amina Germany 1981: "Johnny Blue" by Lena Valaitis Israel 1982: "Hora" by Avi Toledano Switzerland 1963: "T'en va pas" by Esther Ofarim Spain 1995: "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde Switzerland 1958: Giorgio" by Lys Assia Iceland 1999: "All Out of Luck" by Selma France 1990: "White and Black Blues" by Joëlle Ursull Sweden 1966: "Nygammal vals" by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson Denmark 2001: "Never Ever Let You Go" by Rollo & King Norway 1996: "I evighet" by Elisabeth Andreassen
Medley ‘Backing vocals'
Ireland 1996: "The Voice" by Eimear Quinn Ireland 1994: "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" by Charlie McGettigan & Jakob Sveistrup Denmark 2005: "Talking to You" by Jakob Sveistrup Ireland 1992: "Why Me?" by Linda Martin
Official album
The Very Best Of The Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
Released | 21 October 2005 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length |
143:40 (CD1) 153:46 (CD2) | |||
Label | CMC | |||
Eurovision Song Contest chronology | ||||
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The Very Best Of The Eurovision Song Contest (also known as Congratulations: 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest) was the official compilation album for the 50th anniversary,[26] put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by CMC International on 21 October 2005.[27] The compiltation featured over 100 songs, including all Eurovision Song Contest winners from 1956 until 2005 and a selection of all-time favourites, that was divided into 2 separate double CDs: 1956–1980 and 1981–2005. The 22-page booklet includes information about the entries, contestants and venues.[28]
Track listing
CD1 (1956–1980)
- Disc One[29]
- Instrumental – "Te deum (The Eurovision Theme)" (0:17)
- Lys Assia – "Refrain" (3:10)
- Corry Brokken – "Net als toen" (3:23)
- André Claveau – "Dors mon amour" (3:11)
- Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" (1:58)
- Teddy Scholten – "'n Beetje" (2:59)
- Domenico Modugno – "Piove (Ciao ciao Bambina)" (2:16)
- Jacqueline Boyer – "Tom Pillibi" (3:04)
- Jean-Claude Pascal – "Nous les amoureux" (3:08)
- Isabelle Aubret – "Un premier amour" (2:32)
- Conny Froboess – "Zwei kleine Italiener" (2:43)
- Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann – "Dansevise" (2:56)
- Esther Ofarim – "T'en vas pas" (2:58)
- Nana Mouskouri – "À force de prier" (2:34)
- Ronnie Carroll – "Say Wonderful Things to Me" (2:54)
- Gigliola Cinquetti – "Non ho l'età (Per amarti)" (3:16)
- France Gall – "Poupée de cire poupée de son" (2:30)
- Udo Jürgens – "Merci Chérie" (2:43)
- Åse Kleveland – "Intet er nytt under solen" (1:36)
- Sandie Shaw – "Puppet on a String" (2:20)
- Vicky Leandros – "L'amour est bleu" (2:56)
- Massiel – "La la la" (2:32)
- Cliff Richard – "Congratulations" (2:30)
- Lenny Kuhr – "De troubadour" (3:25)
- Lulu – "Boom Bang-a-bang" (2:20)
- Salomé – "Vivo cantando" (2:09)
- Disc Two
- Frida Boccara – "Un jour un enfant" (2:43)
- Muriel Day – "The Wages of Love" (2:49)
- Dana – "All Kinds of Everything" (3:00)
- Séverine – "Un banc un arbre une rue" (2:59)
- Clodagh Rodgers – "Jack in the Box" (2:59)
- Vicky Leandros – "Aprés toi" (3:30)
- The New Seekers – "Beg, Steal or Borrow" (2:45)
- Anne-Marie David – "Tu te reconnaîtras" (2:37)
- Mocedades – "Eres tú" (3:30)
- Cliff Richard – "Power to All Our Friends" (3:01)
- Ilanit – "Ey sham" (2:48)
- ABBA – "Waterloo" (2:40)
- Olivia Newton-John – "Long Live Love" (2:44)
- Mouth & MacNeal – "I See a Star" (2:55)
- Teach-In – "Ding-a-dong" (2:25)
- Joy Fleming – "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" (3:32)
- The Shadows – "Let Me Be the One" (2:48)
- Brotherhood of Man – "Save Your Kisses for Me" (3:02)
- Marie Myriam – "L'oiseau et L'enfant" (3:05)
- Monica Aspelund – "Lapponia" (2:46)
- Izhar Cohen & The 'Alpha-Beta' – "A-ba-ni-ba" (2:57)
- Baccara – "Parlez-vous Français?" (4:21)
- Milk and Honey – "Halleluja (3:20)
- Dschinghis Khan – "Dschinghis Khan" (3:02)
- Johnny Logan – "What's Another Year" (3:02)
CD2 (1981–2005)
- Disc One[30]
- Instrumental – "Eurogroves (A Eurovision Theme Remix)" (0:45)
- Bucks Fizz – "Making Your Mind Up" (2:40)
- Peter, Sue & Marc – "Io senza te" (2:55)
- Nicole – "Ein bißchen Frieden" (3:01)
- Corinne Hermès – "Si la vie est cadeau" (3:05)
- Carola – "Främling" (2:56)
- Daniel – "Džuli" (2:56)
- Herreys – "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" (3:06)
- Alice & Battiato – "I treni di Tozeur" (3:06)
- Maribelle – "Ik hou van jou" (3:00)
- Bobbysocks – "La det swinge" (2:53)
- Wind – "Für alle" (2:52)
- Sandra Kim – "J'aime la vie" (3:04)
- Johnny Logan – "Hold Me Now" (3:02)
- Tozzi & Raff – 2Gente di mare" (3:54)
- Céline Dion – "Ne partez pas sans moi" (3:05)
- Riva – "Rock Me" (2:43)
- Birthe Kjær – "Vi maler byen rød" (2:54)
- Toto Cutugno – "Insieme: 1992" (4:24)
- Azúcar Moreno – "Bandino" (3:02)
- Joëlle Ursull – "White and Black Blues" (3:02)
- Carola – "Fångad av en stormwind" (3:00)
- Amína – "Le dernier qui a parlé" (3:14)
- Dulce Pontes – "Lusitana paixad" (3:42)
- Linda Martin – "Why Me?" (3:23)
- Niamh Kavanagh – "In Your Eyes" (3:08)
- Disc Two
- Ruth Jacott – "Vrede" (3:15)
- Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan – "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" (3:22)
- Edyta Górniak – "To nie ja" (3:02)
- Secret Garden – "Nocturne" (3:09)
- Anabel Conde – "Vuelve conmigo" (3:05)
- Aud Wilken – "Fra mols til skagen" (2:57)
- Eimear Quinn – "The Voice" (3:01)
- Gina G – "Just a Little Bit" (3:00)
- Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna – "Kaelakee hääl" (2:57)
- Katrina and the Waves – "Love Shine a Light" (2:51)
- Dana International – "Diva" (3:01)
- Danijela – Neka mi ne svane" (2:58)
- Charlotte Perrelli – "Take Me to Your Heaven" (3:00)
- Olsen Brothers – "Fly on the Wings of Love" (3:01)
- BrainStorm – "My Star" (3:03)
- Tanel Padar & Dave Benton – "Everybody" (2:56)
- Antique – "Die for You" (2:56)
- Natasha St-Pier – "Je n'ai que mon ame" (2:50)
- Marie N – "I Wanna" (2:58)
- Sertab Erener – Everyway That I Can" (2:35)
- t.A.T.u. – Ne ver' ne bojsia" (3:02)
- Руслана [Ruslana] – "Wild Dances" (3:01)
- Athena – "For Real" (2:59)
- Έλενα Παπαρίζου [Helena Paparizou] – "My Number One" (2:54)
- Chiara – "Angel" (3:01)
See also
- Songs of Europe (1981)
- Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits (2015)
References
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External links
- Congratulations Show at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-01-29)
- Eurovision Song Contest at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-10-25)
- Congratulations (DR event website) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-19)