Douze Points - January 2008

 

 

This month's videos are all ESC winners - one from each decade - except the 1950s - therefore there are two from the 2000s.


The videos in the contest and results:

  Country Year Artist Title Points
Winning song: Luxembourg 1973 Anne Marie David Tu Te Reconnaitras 50
Other songs: Finland 2006 Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah 30
  UK 1969 Lulu Boom Bang A Bang 43
  Serbia 2007 Marija Šerifovic Molitva 33
  Sweden 1991 Carola Fangad Av En Stormvind 18
  Norway 1985 Bobbysocks La Det Swinge 42

 

 

The Quiz:

Each question in the quiz relates to a song that has just been played. Answers are below:

 

1. Non Ho L’Eta Per Amarti, Gigliola Cinquetti

As it’s our ninth birthday tonight that was the ninth winner of the Eurovision Song Contest but in what city did that contest take place?

 

2. A Man Without Love, Kenneth McKellar

That was the ninth UK Eurovision entry from 1966 but where did it end up in the contest?

 

3. Unchained Light, Tommy Körberg

That was the English version of Tommy Körberg’s 1988 Swedish Eurovision Entry, “Stad I Ljus”. What was the English version of his 1969 entry “Judy Min Vän”?

 

4. Video Video, Brixx

That was the Danish entry from 1982. How many points did it get?


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Answers:

1. Copenhagen, Denmark

2. Seventh

3. Dear Mr Jones

4. Five (3 from Portugal and 1 point each from Sweden and Ireland)

 

 

January's Playlist:

1999 Israel Happy Birthday Eden
1980 United Kingdom Love Enough For Two Prima Donna
1964 Italy Non Ho L'Eta Gigliola Cinquetti
1978 Israel A Ba Ni Bi Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta
1991 Belgium Geef Het Op Clouseau
1994 Finland Bye Bye Baby Cat Cat
1966 United Kingdom A Man Without Love Kenneth McKellar
2000 Sweden When Spirits Are Calling My Name Roger Pontare
1982 Germany Ein Bisschen Frieden Nicole
1992 Iceland Nei Eda Ja Haert 2 Haert
1982 Denmark Video Video Brixx
2002 Latvia I Wanna Marija Naumova
1984 Ireland Terminal 3 Linda Martin
2003 Belgium Sanomi Urban Trad
1988 Sweden Unchained Light Tommy Korberg
1968 United Kingdom Congratulations Cliff Richard
1988 Switzerland Hand In Hand Celine Dion
1960 France Tom Pillibi Jacqueline Boyer
1979 Germany Dschingis Khan Dschinghis Khan
2004 Malta On Again…Off Again Ludwig & Julie
2007 Turkey Shake It Up Shekerim Kenan Dogulu
1976 United Kingdom Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man
1997 Iceland Minn Hinsti Dans Paul Oscar
1983 Sweden Framling Carola
2006 Slovenia Mr Nobody Anzej Dezan
2002 Malta Seventh Wonder Ira Losco
2006 Belgium Je T'Adore Kate Ryan
2006 Germany No No Never Texas Lightning
2007 Ukraine Dancing Lasha Tumbai Verka Serduchka
1993 United Kingdom Better The Devil You Know Sonia
2004 Sweden It Hurts Lena Philipsson
2007 United Kingdom Flying The Flag (For You) Scooch
2007 Serbia Molitva Marija Šerifovic
1979 Israel Hallelujah Milk & Honey
2005 Finland Why Geir Rönning
2003 Norway I'm Not Afraid To Move On Jostein Hasselgard

 

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