No fewer than 171 people from 46 different countries have sent us a top 10. We are very happy with this great interest and would like to thank everyone who sent us a TOP 10! It’s time to reveal the 100 most mentioned songs, we go on with numbers 81 – 90!
81 (new) Belarus 2012, Litesound – We Are The Heroes 31 (4x)
JAN MATHYS VAN LILL covered it in Afrikaans as VEG TOT DIE EINDE. Also DIRK LAZENBY covered it in Afrikaans as EK WIL JOU HELD WEES
82 (29) Greece 2001, Antique – I Would Die For You 31 (3x)
LEANDIE LOMBAARD recorded it also in English
83 (new) France 1976, Catherine Ferry – 1,2,3 30 (9x)
There has been several covers of it in South Africa. As a child star NADINE covered it in Afrikaans as EEN TWEE DRIE. The FOUR JACKS AND A JILL (featuring GLENYS LYNN) recorded it also in the 70’s, both in English and in Afrikaans ONE TWO THREE and EEN TWEE DRIE.
84 (new) Germany 1991, Atlantis 2000 Dieser Traum Darf Niemals Sterben 30 (5x)
BLES BRIDGES recorded it in English as NEVER ENDING DREAM and had a smash hit with it.
85 (new) Sweden 2008, Charlotte Perrelli – Hero 30 (5x)
PATRICIA LEWIS recorded it also in English, after she already recorded Charlotte’s other Eurovision entry Take me to your heaven. Both were big hits for Patricia.
86 (85) Norway 2015, Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me 30 (5x)
The duo SONSKYN covered it in Afrikaans as EK MOET JOU NOU LAAT GAAN.
87 (new) Spain 1990, Azucar Moreno – Bandido 30 (4x)
88 (new) Norway 1994 Elisabeth Andreasson & Jan Werner Danielsen – Duett 30 (3x)
GEORGE MEIRING & PATRICIA LEWIS covered it in Afrikaans as ‘N LIEDJIE VIR DANELLA.
89 (66) Italy 1974, Gigliola Cinquetti – Si 29 (6x)
90 (new) Latvia 2015, Aminata – Love Injected 29 (3x)