EUROVISION 60th CELEBRATION – SONG 1 of 60
EUROVISION – 60 YEARS CELEBRATION
Today is the official launch of the big project OGAE Rest of the world has undertaken to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision. A 3 CD set will be made and will be available in Vienna during the Eurovision period. Celebrating 60 years, so the 3 CD set will contain 60 COVERS of EUROVISION songs by artists from South Africa. Each CD will contain 20 songs. Only 60 copies will be printed and handed out in VIENNA during promotions and competitions.
Deciding on which 60 songs took a lot of effort since there were over 400 to consider and only 60 could be chosen.
I have tried to take into account several factors
– countries of the original song (trying to give each country at least one song) but it was not always possible as some like Czech republic has no cover done and others, notable Sweden and Iceland could almost fill 33% of such a project.
– SA artists – trying to use as big a variety as possible, making sure no-one is there twice as solo artist. Some do appear twice but then in duet with someone else.
– New and old songs, classics and hidden gems
– Big hits at EUROVISION but also big hits in South Africa (this does not always correlate)
After selecting the 60 songs, I also consulted with about 10 people who each could add one song and now the final 60 is there.
In the next 6 weeks, I will introduce these 60 songs ONE by ONE in the order they will appear on the compilation set.
Once all 60 songs have been unveiled, I will do a post as to how people can get a copy – keeping in mind there are just 60 copies. Because it is a promotion, the CD’s are not for sale.
I hope by the time we do the cover around beginning APRIL, we will have a logo for the club which will be on the compilation.
The original idea was to hand the first set to UDO JURGENS in VIENNA, but unfortunately that is no longer possible since his death in December.
Litesound & Brothers Zapashny unique Russian Circus Show
Litesound rocked the Eurovision stage for Belarus in 2012 with We Are The Heroes. Their lively stage show and impressive sound was liked by many fans around Europe and the world.
Now Litesound have joined with Brothers Zapashny for a new project. It is for the unique Russian Circus run by Edgard and Askold Zapashny who have a rich history with the circus dynasty lasting over 100 years. Litesound have made a brand new video clip for their new song UFO. It will be used with the circus project. It features a spectacular story with a flight of the UFO and meeting amazing creatures with performances by the best acts from the Big Russian Moscow Circus. The acts include the Titchenkovy Sisters who play alien girls over 2 metres high.
UFO is composed by the brothers, Dimitry and Vladimir Karakiny, and they also wrote the video. The song is set to be a big hit in Russia and Belarus and other territories.
The circus show has already played to 10,000 people at Minsk Arena in Belarus to rave reviews.
Source: www.esccovers.com
Nikki Kavanagh hopes to have good Memories for Ireland
Nikki Kavanagh is one of the five participants in the 2015 Ireland Eurosong. She is hoping a contemporary and anthemic song, Memories, will get the votes to take her to Vienna. She will face stiff competition of course. So, we will see.
Memories was composed by Lee Anna James, Elena Morosanu, Simon Gribbe, Johnny Sanchez and Dimitri Stassos. Nikki was part of the Irish Eurovision team in 2010 when Niamh Kavanagh sang It’s For You. She also narrowly missed out when Jedward won the Irish selection in 2011.
You can hear Memories below.
Source: rte.ie; www.esccovers.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ies9w16h7Vo
FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE – AUSTRALIAN COVER
Cheryl, Mike & Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz with Bobby McVey
1981 was the year Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up for the United Kingdom. They went on to have two further number one hits in the UK – Land Of Make Believe and My Camera Never Lies as well as many more hits locally and internationally.
Three of the orginal members Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston and Mike Nolan are together now and touring with Bobby McVey (former member of Sweet Dreams ESC UK 1983 – I’m Never Giving Up). However, they cannot use the name ‘Bucks Fizz’. That is now owned by former member Bobby G‘s wife Heidi Manton. There has a been a continuous legal battle over the name for many years. Bobby G and Heidi tour as their own Bucks Fizz band.
It is probably due to the legal problems that the either of the bands have not been invited to the Eurovision Song Contest 60th birthday celebrations.
Cheryl, Jay, Mike and Bobby McVey now tour as Cheryl, Mike & Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz with Bobby McVey. The band are working on a single for summer release.
Source: mirror.co.uk
Four more acts make it to the final in Latvia
The last semi-final of the Latvian Supernova competition took place yesterday. Four acts qualified for the final on 22 February.
The four acts that made it were –
- ElektroFolk – Sundance (Jury vote)
- Aminata – Love Injected (Public vote)
- MNTHA – Nefelibata (Public vote)
- Markus Riva – Take Me Down (Jury vote)
Source: www.eurovision.tv