Morten  Thomassen is writing today about 1990 and the song from France that ending in second place. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English.

Once again, it was 17 points that prevented one country from taking the victory and in that gentleman’s year 1990 we are talking about French Joëlle Ursull.

Most of us will probably remember that it was Italy who won this year, fewer will probably remember that Ireland actually finished on the same score as France.

But, while the song “White And Black Blues” got a total of 6 12-point categories, Irish Liam Reilly only managed to get 2 of the same kind.

So then madam Ursull is sentenced to the silver place this year given.

1990 is also the last year the big five Italy, France, Spain, Great Britain and Germany all finished in the top 10 on the results list.

Otherwise, 1990 was the first year when the age limit of 16 was introduced, but Joëlle was 30 when she took part so she didn’t have to worry about that rule.

This year’s French entry started a slightly exotic trend from them and the first to appear was a lady born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

She started her artist career in a group called Zouk Machine, which she left after a few years to pursue a solo career.

Her biggest success was her ESC song, but she released music steadily after this as well.

I can also read that she has spent a lot of time educating her two daughters, I cannot find out what they are educated for.

If there had been music, they could perhaps have stood on an ESC stage and done the same as their mother, that would have been something.