We are staying with the theme of “peace”and move to GERMANY 1982 with the winner than year – EIN BISSCHEN FRIEDEN sung by 17 year old Nicole. There are tons of covers of this song in almost every language possible but in the end, we decided on the Afrikaans cover by GERRIE PRETORIUS.
With some much tension in the world and wars, lets now go to the 2008 song of GEORGIA, PEACE WILL COME sung by Diana Gurtskaya. The cover on the celebration compilation will be by COLE AND DAIS in duet with MARC RANTSELI and it is in 4 languages – Afrikaans, English, Spanish and Zulu.
Time for an old favourite now, the 1976 entry from FRANCE – UN, DEUZ, TROIS originally sung by Catherine Ferry. In South Africa the song was both covered in English and Afrikaans. We are using the Afrikaans cover by GLENYS LYNNE.
FINLAND has been in the news after their 2015 selection, so next up is a song from that country. It is their 2009 song LOOSE CONTROL originally sung by WALDO’S PEOPLE. The Afrikaans cover is by MONIQUE STEYN and SNOTKOP.
Lets now runaway to the next song, it is from ESTONIA, their 2002 entry RUNAWAY sung bu SAHLENE and covered by JENNY KIRSTEN who sort of disappeared from the scene as we have not heard new songs from her for at least 5 years.
Its Denmark up next and their 2010 song IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS sung by Chanee and N’evergreen. The cover of this in South Africa has become the biggest Eurovision cover ever in terms if sales – multi platinum.
We move on to Belgium and a huge fan favourite, JE T’ADORE sung by Kate Ryan. There are two Afrikaans covers so we are using the one by SHINE 4 – the group has unfortunately disbanded now.
After a few days break, we continue with the announcement of songs. This time is it ARMENIA and their 2010 song APRICOT STONE sung by Eva Rivas. CANDY BENSON is doing the Afrikaans cover.
This is the last song on CD 1, song 20. It is the UNITED KINGDOM and there song OOH AAH … JUST A LITTLE BIT originally sung by GINA G.Gospel trio BACK2BASICS covered it in Afrikaans.
Its time for SWEDEN, one of the countries in Eurovision. It is also one of those with many covers in Afrikaans and so it is not so easy to pick something. In the end I decided on the 2001 entry LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTBEAT sung by FRIENDS. There are more than one Afrikaans cover and in the end, KOBUS MULLER in duet with PATRICIA LEWIS, was chosen.
