Category Archives: 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

MORE THAN JUST THEIR EUROVISION SONG – MILLION MILES AWAY – CHARLOTTE PERRELLI

CHARLOTTE PERRELLI represented Sweden at the 2008 Eurovision song contest with HERO. She, however, participated for  Sweden first in 1999 under her maiden name, CHARLOTTE NILSSON with TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN and won the Eurovision song contest.

ESC Covers have picked her song  MILLION MILES AWAY as her non Eurovision song. It was covered in Afrikaans.

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EUROVISION MEMORIES 2008 – BELGRADE

Roy van der Merwe of Eurovision South Africa and the ESC Covers website attended several Eurovision song contests in person at the host cities. He is writing down his memories of those Eurovisions he attended with accreditation. Continue reading EUROVISION MEMORIES 2008 – BELGRADE

50 YEARS SINCE WATERLOO BY ABBA WON EUROVISION – HERO – SONG 22

SWEDEN has won the 2023 Eurovision song contest and will host in 2024. That co-inside with the 50th anniversary of them winning in 1974 with ABBA. Continue reading 50 YEARS SINCE WATERLOO BY ABBA WON EUROVISION – HERO – SONG 22

BEST AFRIKAANS COVER OF A LATVIAN EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 3

Eurovision South Africa has started with the candidates in the AFRI  FRIEND AWARDS, it is the fifth country – LATVIA, the second category – AFRIKAANS COVERS – and the third candidate HI HI HO  by South African male singer WILLEM BOTHA. Continue reading BEST AFRIKAANS COVER OF A LATVIAN EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 3