KAREL GOTT is probably the biggest artist ever to come out of the old Czechoslovakia. He has recorded between 500 and 700 songs in his career. Roy van der Merwe of ESC Covers is a big fan of Karel, who represented Austria in the 1968 Eurovision song contest with a song composed by Udo Jurgens called TAUSEND FENSTER. Continue reading NADHERNY CHOR – KAREL GOTT
Category Archives: 1968 Eurovision Song Contest
EUROVISION ARTISTS COVERING SONGS OF THE BEATLES – HERE COMES THE SUN – CLIFF RICHARD
With Eurovision 2023 taking place in Liverpool, the United Kingdom, and Liverpool is the home of the very successful group THE BEATLES, ESC Covers are looking into a couple of Beatle songs covered by Eurovision artists. Continue reading EUROVISION ARTISTS COVERING SONGS OF THE BEATLES – HERE COMES THE SUN – CLIFF RICHARD
EUROVISION ARTISTS – COSTUMES THAT GOT ATTENTION – GOOD OR BAD – YUGOSLAVIA 1968
Today Morten looks at a costume worn in 1968, the first year the Eurovision song contest was broadcast in colour. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English. Continue reading EUROVISION ARTISTS – COSTUMES THAT GOT ATTENTION – GOOD OR BAD – YUGOSLAVIA 1968
Odd Børre Sørensen passed away
Norbert of ESC Dublin to Amsterdam reported that another Eurovision artist has passed away. This time it is one from Norway. Continue reading Odd Børre Sørensen passed away
CLAES-GORAN HEDERSTROM PASSED AWAY
Norbert from ESC Dublin to Amsterdam wrote for us on the passing of another Eurovision artist. Continue reading CLAES-GORAN HEDERSTROM PASSED AWAY
ANOTHER EUROVISION SINGER PASSED AWAY
Claude Lombard, a Eurovision artist from Belgium, passed away. Norbert from INFE Ireland wrote for us about this sad news.
SCANDINAVIAN GOLD – NORWAY
In the recent Olympic games in Tokyo, the 3 Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) performed well and won several gold medals. In a short series, we will celebrate their success in the form of Eurovision songs.
STAR OF THE WEEK – KAREL GOTT – TAUSEND FENSTER
STAR OF THE WEEK is a new project, in which throughout the week the attention is focused on 1 singer, duo or group. In the next 6 days we will post 6 songs by Karel Gott, Roy van der Merwe and Norbert Pannemann each picked 3 songs.
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STAR OF THE WEEK – KAREL GOTT
STAR OF THE WEEK is a new project, in which throughout the week the attention is focused on 1 singer, duo or group. In the next 6 days we will post 6 songs by Karel Gott. Roy van der Merwe and Norbert Pannemann each picked 3 songs.
WINNER 1968 – LA LA LA – MASSIEL
We all know that taste in music can differ, also during the Eurovision Song Contest… Some countries give the highest points to the winner while other countries ignore the winning song.