Tag Archives: 1996 Eurovision Song Contest

BEST OTHER LANGUAGE COVER OF A FINNISH EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 2

Eurovision South Africa has started with the candidates in the AFRI  FRIEND AWARDS, it is the third country – FINLAND, the third  category – OTHER LANGUAGE COVERS – and the second candidate SI BEAU EST LE CIEL by Finnish singer JASMINE. Continue reading BEST OTHER LANGUAGE COVER OF A FINNISH EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 2

BEST OTHER LANGUAGE COVER OF AN ESTONIAN EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 1

Eurovision South Africa has started with the candidates in the AFRI  FRIEND AWARDS, it is the second country – ESTONIA, the third  category – OTHER LANGUAGE COVERS – and the first candidate GEDACHTEN by Dutch singer CINDY OUDSHOORN. Continue reading BEST OTHER LANGUAGE COVER OF AN ESTONIAN EUROVISION SONG – CANDIDATE 1

LET THE MUSIC PLAY – SLOVAKIA

Originally planned to do this series over a month or two, but it takes a lot of time. INFE Australia, INFE Ireland and INFE South Africa teamed up to pick their favourite Eurovision entry involving a MALE SINGER from each country that have participated in the Eurovision song contest.

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY – HUNGARY

Originally planned to do this series over a month or two, but it takes a lot of time. INFE Australia, INFE Ireland and INFE South Africa teamed up to pick their favourite Eurovision entry involving a MALE SINGER from each country that have participated in the Eurovision song contest.

Continue reading LET THE MUSIC PLAY – HUNGARY

FOR VAR JORD – ANITA SKORGAN AND ELISABETH ANDREASSEN

Morten Thomassen of OGAE Norway alerted ESC Covers about the show ALLSANG PA GRENSEN that took place yesterday.

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY – CYPRUS

For  the next month or two, INFE Australia, INFE Ireland and INFE South Africa teamed up to pick their favourite Eurovision entry involving a MALE SINGER from each country that have participated in the Eurovision song contest.

Continue reading LET THE MUSIC PLAY – CYPRUS

LIEFDE IS EEN KAARTSPEL – LISA DEL BO (BELGIUM 1996)

A few days ago we finished with our Top 100 which were compiled from the top 10’s of 103 people. Now for about 2 weeks, Roy of ESC Covers will do his top 20 of Eurovision songs he would have liked in the top 100 but they did not make it.

On a side note, a big thank you to Carolina of Peru who drew the beautiful Johannesburg Eurofriend,  which we use as the featured image.

Continue reading LIEFDE IS EEN KAARTSPEL – LISA DEL BO (BELGIUM 1996)

Eimear Quinn releases ‘The Voice 2020’ with RTÉ Orchestra

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Eimear Quinn has released a new version of her 1996 Eurovision winning song for Ireland, The Voice. The new version was premiered at a special concert, Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, in Amsterdam on 15 December 2019 by Avrotros tv in the Netherlands. The show featured many acts from the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Voice 2020 features the RTÉ Orchestra and will be the lead track on Eimear’s forthcoming orchestral album. The single is currently available to purchase or stream from most digital stores.

You can see Eimear perform The Voice 2020 below.

Source: ESC Covers