Carola spent her time over the Christmas and New Year festivities in South Africa. She has a home in Cape Town. She also found time to release a new track.
Continue reading New Year celebrations for Carola in South Africa…and new song release too
Carola spent her time over the Christmas and New Year festivities in South Africa. She has a home in Cape Town. She also found time to release a new track.
Continue reading New Year celebrations for Carola in South Africa…and new song release too
CAROLA (HAGGKVIST) represented SWEDEN three times at the Eurovision song contest. In 1983 she sang FRAMLING, in 1991 she sang FANGAD AV EN STORMVIND (and won the contest) and in 2006 she sang INVINCIBLE. Continue reading HELGA NATT – CAROLA (HAGGKVIST)
Carola is back with a bang. She has released the new dance floor filler, Händer upp (Hands up) and also a celebratory 40th anniversary new mix of her 1983 Eurovision song called Främling 40.
Continue reading Carola returns with ‘Händer upp’ dance song….and a new version of ‘Främling’
DAMI IM represented AUSTRALIA at the 2016 Eurovision song contest with SOUND OF SILENCE. Continue reading INVINCIBLE – DAMI IM
Carola covered the 1968 Eurovision winner from Spain LA LA LA in Finnish.
Carola covered the 1971 Eurovision winner from Monaco in Finnish as PENKKI PUU JA PUISTOTIE.
Carola covered the 1972 Eurovision winner from Luxembourg in Finnish as RAKASTAN – SAAVUTHAN.
Back to Sweden for position 19 on our millennium top 50. It is 2006 and it is INVINCIBLE by Carola. There are several covers in Afrikaans, some have been extremely successful.
Juanita du Plessis covered the 2006 Eurovision entry of Sweden INVINCIBLE of Carola in Afrikaans as ‘N EWIGHEID.
ESC Covers and Eurovision South Africa asked 3 questions to the 3 girls who make up the group IN FUSION who will in the Norwegian Eurovision final. Here is the answers from Saima
1 – NORWAY – since you are Norwegian, what is your best highlight from a Norwegian entry?
– The Norwegian entry I remember the most, is from the year 2000.
“Charmed – My heart goes boom”
It’s not because it’s the best song I’ve heard in the contest, but it reminds me of my childhood. Something I really cherish! I was 10 at the time, and me and two of my friends used to record ourselves singing and dancing to this song.
2 – SWEDEN – since your composers are Swedish, what is your best highlight from a Swedish entry?
– Hmm…this one is tricky! Loreen’s performance with “Euphoria” from 2012 was amazing. But if we go back to the 70’s and 80’s and early 90’s, we have ABBA and Carola! I obviously don’t remember this, but I consider them highlights. Waterloo, Främling, Fångad av en stormvind! Songs people still know and sing.
3 – EUROVISION – now the same question of a Eurovision entry from any country but Sweden or Norway
– Conchita Wurst will always be memorable. A reminder that if you set your mind to it, you can do anything.
And who doesn’t remember the Russian babushkas?
And of course we have Céline Dion from 1988. Nobody knew who she was, and look at her now. One of the greatest singers we have!
Thank you so much for this – we agree 90% with you.