Saturday, July 16, 2011
Wolter Kroes - Laat de zomer in je hart
Dutch schlager singer Wolter Kroes is showing off his new flip flops to the tune of Lass Die Sonne In Dein Herz, the German 1987 entry already featured here a few posts ago.
This new Dutch version is currently a top 10 hit in the Dutch top 100 and a cdsingle is out now and available at BeaRecords.
Labels: Wind, Wolter Kroes
Saturday, June 25, 2011
(Disco colors) Love is blue - Colors 【ツ】
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Sven-Olof Walldoff 1929 - 2011
Sven-Olof Walldoff, Conductor, Producer, Eurovision Icon died this week at the age of 82.
His unforgettable appearance as the Napoleon dressed Maitre d'Orchestre at the 1974 Eurovision helped propell ABBA into the worlds minds forever.
Before ABBA he worked with Agnetha on her solo hits and albums and he has also worked with Frida (Anni-frid Lyngstad) and Björns band the Hootenanny singers.
Labels: Obituary, Sven-Olof Walldoff
Thursday, June 02, 2011
The Eurovision Collectors Guide - 50 years of Eurovision records - Clear Out Sale.
Some of you will probably know this already, but here's a plug of my core activity: the Eurovision Collectors Guide.The Eurovision Collectors Guide is a small booklet (A5) featuring all information on Eurovision records that were released from 1956 up to 2005.
in 2006 the latest edition spanning 50 years of Eurovision recording history was issued.
The booklet has been a usefull source of information on records and recordings for Eurovision collectors, professionals and fans for many years.
50 years of Eurovision records
This 9th edition is, like always, a handy A5 booklet, 80 pages full of information for the Eurovision record collector.
It's in Black and White, has listings by country and some picture sleeves for your entertainment, but most of all it is a book so stuffed with information for the Eurovision collectors and fans it almost bursts out of its staples.
Features:
- All points and places of all entries 1956 - 2005.
- Titles, original artists and all recorded versions (languages, remixes etc.)
- Record company label info + 7", 12", EP, 78rpm, cds, LP & CD details
- Entries that didn't make to the Eurovision stage
- Chart details in the homecountries of many entries
New in the 9th edition:
- Symbols for demo versions and instrumental/karaoke versions
- A special Missing Versions section
- Multiple entries EP's and singles
Many newly discovered versions and re-recordings and have been added since the successful edition from 2002. Plus of course all entries from 2003, 2004 and 2005, including all the new countries and all semi-finalists.
The 9th edition '50 years of Eurovision records' is still avaliable
NOW CLEAROUT SALE via e-Bay
or just send an e-mail. Now at € 6,- including postage (Europe)
As an addition to the booklet there's my Yahoo group. The Baby Baby Eurovision Collectors Guide group. (It's a long title and a tribute to St. Nicole and St. Hugo of Belgium.)
Here you will find some update files to the Collectors guide booklet, the latest release news and links including all there is to know about the youngest Eurovision releases and versions.
If you want to be kept up to date with the latest release news and trivia I invite you to join. You will need a (free) Yahoo ID.
Labels: Eurovision Collectors Guide
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Kathy Kirby (1938-2011)
Eurocovers bids a sad goodbye to Kathy Kirby, Eurovision singer and a True Pop Star.
Labels: Kathy Kirby
Sunday, May 15, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS AZERBAIJAN - TEBRIK EDIRIK AZƏRBAYCAN
Eldar and Nigar a.k.a. Ell and Nikki have won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with Running Scared written by Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman and Iain Farquharsondur.
Raphael Gualazzi finished 2nd for Italy with Madness Of Love and Sweden took 3rd place with Eric Saades Popular.
Check Out The Düsseldorf Collection for all the release news of the 2011 Eurovision entries.
Updated with all the points and places, the latest news in order of results.
Labels: Azarbaijan, Düsseldorf
Monday, May 09, 2011
Sjonni's Friends - What's Another Year
You can download the song here at the Sjonni's Friends website and watch the videoclip.
Their Eurovision song Coming Home was written by the late Sjonni Brink and his wife Þórunn Erna Clausen and will be performed in the Tuesday May 10 semi final.
Update: Til Hamingju Ísland!
Sjonni's Friends made it to the Eurovision final on March 14! After an exiting result-draw the last finalist announced was Iceland. Congratulations guys!
source: Coming Home - Sjonni's Friends website
More about Sjonni's Friends here at the Düsseldorf Collection.
More about Johnny Logans first winner at the Eurocovers post What's Another 30 Years: Here.
Ready Steady Girls
Yours truly is a guest editor at Ready Steady Girls, the website about all the gorgeous sixties girls singers.With Eurovision round the corner I was invited to select my pick of the pops, six sixties girl tracks with a Eurovision connection. And write a bit about them too.
Please take a look here at Ready Steady Girls and vote for your favorite.
Düsseldorf 2011
Blog Tip
A personal favorite blog of mine is Finnpicks. They're in the Eurovision spirit too with a bunch of Finnish Eurovision covers from the 70's.
For all release info, versions and chart adventures of the 2011 Eurovision stars, please check the Düsseldorf Collection.
Blog Tip
A personal favorite blog of mine is Finnpicks. They're in the Eurovision spirit too with a bunch of Finnish Eurovision covers from the 70's.
Labels: Johnny Logan, Sjonni's Friends
Saturday, May 07, 2011
German Classics - Die Gruppe Wind - Astrid & Kingston
Wind, die Gruppe Wind, entered Eurovision three times.
Twice they ended up in second place but their third effort didn't really go anywhere.
Featured here is Alleen Bij Jou ♫ (Only with you), a dutch coverversion of the first Wind song Für Alle (For Everyone) by Astrid. The second entry by Wind was Lass Die Sonne In Dein Herz (Let The Sun In Your Heart) in 1987. The summery reggae-lite feel of the song is a departure of the schlager ballad from 1985. Lass Die Sonne even became a minor hit in several countries, and a Eurovision hit was quite an achievement in the 80's.
Here's a Slovenian version by Kingston titled Pusti Soncu V Srce ♫ (Let The Sun In The Heart).
The third Wind song was titled Träume Sind Für Alle Da (Dreams are there for everyone) in 1992 which ended 18th. I don't know of any coverversion of that song.
Ready Steady Girls
Yours truly is a guest editor at Ready Steady Girls, the website about all the gorgeous sixties girls singers.With Eurovision round the corner I was invited to select my pick of the pops, six sixties girl tracks with a Eurovision connection. And write a bit about them too.
Please take a look here at Ready Steady Girls and vote for your favorite.
Düsseldorf 2011
For all release info, versions and chart adventures of the 2011 Eurovision stars, please check the Düsseldorf Collection.
Moldova - So Lucky, listen to 6 versions
Slovenia - NoOne promo tracklist
Cyprus: Christos Mylordos, promo updates
Denmark - A Friend In London, promo updates
Poland - New english version, promo updates
Norway - Stella Mwangi updates, versions
France - Sognu cdsingle out now.
U.K. - Blue release updates, UK Top 10 Hit ???
Iceland - Coming Home, Website launched
Croatia : Celebrate 10 versions on cdsingle
Azerbaijan - Download Remix and Acoustic versions.
Italy: versions updated
Turkey: cdsingle in the shops, tracklist. - Belarus - Мая Беларусь, updates
Labels: Astrid, German Classics, Kingston, Wind
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