Winners of the 1970s - What happened to them? | News | Eurovision Song Contest Winners of the 1970s - What happened to them? ABBA in Brighton after their victory in 1974 Published 18 Aug 2011 at 23:06 Written by Tweet We've looked at the winners of the 50s and 60s to see what happened to them and now we take a peek at another iconic era in Eurovision Song Contest history - The 1970s! The 1970s was a very iconic decade for Europe's favourite TV show. It is a decade that produced some of the contest's most memorable winners, some of whom are still household names today. Take a look below at the ten winners who took Europe by storm in the 70s.... And maybe, just maybe you will recognise a few of them! 1970 - Dana (Ireland) Born Rosemary Brown in 1951, Dana began her life in a musical family.

She walked in the footsteps of her mother and father and won talent competitions, subsequently catching the eye of a producer in 1965 after winning a folk music competition. Dana made an attempt enter the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969, coming second in the Irish National Song Contest with the song Look Around. The next year she was invited to compete again with the song All Kinds Of Everything, which went on to win the competition on the 21st of March 1970 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was Ireland's first ever win at the competition and her song was a hit all over the world. After the competition, Dana went on to have mixed success, releasing various singles and albums. She also tried out a bit of acting and released an autobiography. Outside of music, Dana went on to have a formiddable career as a politician, coming third in the Irish presidential election in 1997. In 1999 she was elected to the European Parliament and tried to enter local politics in the early 2000s. Most recently Dana has put her political career on hold and returned to showbusiness, appearing on a celebrity dancing competition and released her own record label.

1971 - Séverine (Monaco) Séverine appeared under a number of stage names before entering Europe's favourite TV show. Early in her career she was known as "Celine" when performing with various bands and then in 1968 she appeared as "Robbie Lorr" performing at the Golf Drouot music club in Paris. In 1969 the stagename "Séverine" appeared and she signed a record contract. Her success came when she represented Monaco at the Eurovision Contest held at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on the 3rd of April 1971. Her song, Un banc, un arbre, une rue became an instant hit all over Europe. Following her win, Séverine had success in her native France but most notably in Germany where a number of her songs were big schlager hits. She also appeared on the coveted programme, ZDF-Hitparade a number of times and appeared in the German national final in 1975 and 1982 where she came 7th and 10th respectively.

Most recently Séverine has released further material as well as performing back in France and in 2006 she accompanied the Monaco's delegation to Athens. She has also been working as a singing teacher in Paris. 1972 - Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg) Vicky Leandros was born in 1949 on the island of Corfu in Greece, into a musical family. Her father Leo Leandros was already an established artist and composer. Vicky grew up in Germany and started singing at a young age, releasing her first single in 1965. In 1967, Vicky represented Luxembourg in Vienna with the song, L'amour est bleu, which came 4th. It was a however, a huge hit all over world and has been covered by many artists. Vicky continued to release singles and appeared on a number of TV shows, including hosting a show on the BBC in the UK called Music My Way, before once again representing Luxembourg in 1972 with the song Après Toi.

This was again a huge hit for Vicky and paved the way for a long career, which saw her have success in Europe, Canada, the USA and Japan inparticular. Throughout the 80s and 90s Vicky's success continued and she notably recorded the German version of the Titanic sound track, My Heart Will Go On in the late 90s. Most recently, Vicky was elected councillor in the town of Piraeus in Greece and subsequently became the deputy mayor. She resigned from this position in 2008. Her career as a singer has also continued, releasing her own material and taking part in the 2006 German final with the song, Don't Break My Heart. She continues to record and perform all over Europe. 1973 - Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg) A French native, Anne-Marie David had a career before entering the Eurovision Song Contest. She performed in musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar and also submitted a song to the French national selection in 1972. In 1973 her big break came when she won the contest for Luxembourg with her song Tu te reconnaîtras.

This was Luxembourg's second victory in a row and was a close competition. However, this didn't stop Anne-Marie from having a successful career post the contest. Her career took her all over the world and she particular success back home in France as well as in Norway and probably most notably Turkey. She also made an appearance at the 1979 contest, representing France with the song Je suis l'enfant soleil coming third. More recently she retired from her career in music but has made various appearances on TV and also performed on the Eurovision Song Contest 50th anniversary show, Congratulations in 2005 in Copenhagen. 1974 - ABBA (Sweden) Arguably the contest's most successful ever band, ABBA is one of the biggest selling groups in the world, selling millions and millions of records. However, their beginnings are humble. In the early sevenities they formed, although not under the name ABBA, and recorded a number of songs together. In 1973 they also entered the Swedish final with the song Ring, Ring but it failed to make it to the contest in Luxembourg. In 1974, they were invited by broadcaster SVT to enter Melodifestivalen once again.

This time Agnetha, Frida, Benny and Björn entered the song Waterloo, winning the right to represent their native Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, UK. They won with a comfortable margin and their song topped the charts all over Europe and the world. Their success did not stop there by any means. They continued to top the charts with singles including Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, One Of Us, Thank You For The Music, Gimme Gimme Gimme and many many many more. Their albums also charted high and went gold and platinum in a number of countries. In 1983 the group split up after more than a decade of phenomenal success but their careers continued. Agnetha and Frida continued to perform and released music although Agnetha did shy away from the spotlight for a long whilst after ABBA split up but has recently released new material. Benny & Björn continued their careers as writers and have worked closely together on new music, have performed in bands and precided over musicals including the world famous and very successful Mamma Mia, which also became a box-off superhit when it was turned into a film.

ABBA's revival still continues and their songs are iconic. One of the Eurovision Song Contest's biggest treasures. They also won the title of Europe's favourite song from the contest at the 2005 Congratulations show held in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1975 - Teach-In (The Netherlands) The Eurovision Song Contest in 1975 was won by the band Teach-In with the song Ding-A-Dong. The band was to say the least, very dynamic. and its members were changed numerous times ahead of, and after, the contest. At the time of the contest in Sweden, the band was made up of Getty Kaspers, Chris de Wolde, Ard Weenink, Koos Versteeg, John Gasbeek and Ruud Nijhuis. With this change came a new sound. Before the contest, the original members had some success and managed to break into the Benelux Market in 1974. Immediately after the contest, the band had some success with Ding-A-Dong and were exposed to the international market. Unfortunately there was a number change of members in 1976 and the career outside of the Netherlands was pretty much over.

They did top the charts in their home market but with another change of membership it was game over for the band. However, this is the last time the Netherlands won the contest and Ding-A-Dong will also be remembered as a Eurovision Song Contest classic. 1976 - Brotherhood of Man (United Kingdom) Started in 1968 as The Brotherhood Of Man by record producer Tony Hiller, the group's members were very different to the line up that appeared in the Hague, in the Netherlands. The original group has some success, most notably with the song United We Stand, which was a hit in a number of countries. The members of the band changed and then by the time of the contest in 1976 was made up of Martin Lee, Nicky Stevens, Sandra Stevens and Lee Sheriden. They won the song with Save Your Kisses For Me which became a huge hit and brought the contest back to the United Kingdom. It was also voted as one of the top 14 best songs in the 50th anniversary show of the Eurovision Song Contest, Congratulations. After the contest the band continued to release singles, having a lot of success all over Europe and the world.

They had number one hits in the UK with the songs Angelo and Figaro as well as successful album chartings and other top 20 singles in a number of countries. However, they success started to fizzle out and they split up. In 1986 the band renunited and have been together ever since, performing all over the UK and continental Europe. They also appear at numerous Eurovision Song Contest fan events and other related shows and have appeared in UK national finals and in documentaries, encouraging present day British entries as they prepared to follow in their footsteps. 1977 - Marie Myriam (France) Marie Myriam was born in what is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo and is of Portuguese origin. In 1976 she released music and had her first taste of success before representing France at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London. Her song L'oiseau et l'enfant took home the trophy and became France's most recent victory at the contest, not having won since. After the contest, Marie continued her success by producing songs for children and cartoons.

She also represented France at the Yamaha Music Festival in 1981, coming ninth. Later on she kept producing music and performing but decided to take some time out to raise a family and put her career on hold until the late 90s. Most recently Marie's face has appeared on TV screens all over Europe as she has been the spokesperson for France in Eurovision Song Contest, announcing the votes for the country she once represented. 1978 - Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta (Israel) Izhar Cohen began his career in Israel in the early seventies performing in a music festival and have radio success with his music. He was also born into a musical family and his brothers were all in the business. His big success came in 1978 when he won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song A-Ba-Ni-Bi, providing Israel with its first ever victory in the competition. This was a hit and put Israel firmly on the musical map of Europe and brought the contest to Jerusalem in 1979, where Israel won again. After entering the contest, Izhar had a lot of success at home singing in musicals and releasing music.

He also tried his luck at Europe's favourite TV show in 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden with the song "Olé, olé", which came fifth. Later on in 1987 and 1996 he also tried his luck but failed to make it through to the competition. More recently Izhar has stepped away from music to a certain extent and not much is known of his current career. He is however married and has a child. 1979 - Gali Atari & Milk and Honey (Israel) Gali Atari & Milk and Honey achieved a remarkable feat in 1979 when they won the Eurovision Song Contest, giving Israel their second victory with the song Hallelujah. The contest was held in Jerusalem, Israel. Before the contest Gali had some musical success by being recognised by a producer at the tender age of 15. She performed at a number of festivals but like every young Israeli had to do military service and her career was pretty much suspended until this was finished. In 1978 Gali performed in the Israeli national final with the song Nesich hachlomot.

This failed to qualify but in 1979 she entered the competition with Milk and Honey and won. Hallelujah was an international hit and the song was released in many languages. It was also performed by all the performers of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999, also in Jerusalem, as a show of support and peace for the victims of the conflict in the Balkans. Gali continued to perform with Milk and Honey after the contest and now has a career focused around her home market, where she works with many famous artists and composers. Who was your favourite winner of the 70s? Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | Eurovision Song Contest Show more Eurovision Song Contest 1970 The Netherlands hosted the Eurovision Song Contest once again in 1970. The contest took place in the capital, Amsterdam, however only 12 delegations made the trip to the Dutch capital due to what was referred to as "the voting scandal" of the year before. Where to go? There were plenty of host countries to choose from as a result of the four-way tie in 1969; the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Spain.

Eventually, Amsterdam was chosen to host the fifteenth Eurovision Song Contest by the drawing of lots. For the second year in a row, the number of participants went down. Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal were all dissatisfied about the voting in the 1969 contest when 4 countries were declared winners and withdrew from the contest. To ensure that a similar incident did not happen again a tie rule was created. The rule stated that if two or more songs gained the same number of points, each song had to be performed once more. After these performances, the juries (with the exception of the countries that had tied) had to select their favourite song. This had to be done by the showing of hands. If entries still were to tie, both of them would share the first position. Irish eyes were smiling Ireland had its first victory in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest with Dana's All Kinds Of Everything. The teenager went on to score a major international hit with her entry. Facts & figures Brazil, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Chile broadcast the contest live by satellite; Of the singers who competed on the stage this year a number were already established performers.

Notably, the United Kingdom sent Mary Hopkin while David Alexandre Winter represented Luxembourg; The contest also featured an appearance of the then unknown Julio Iglesias, singing for Spain. Facts & Figures Eurovision 1970 Results: Voting & Points Eurovision 1970 Results: Voting & Points Eurovision Song Contest 1970 Eurovision Song Contest 1970 result: Ireland won with the song "All Kinds Of Everything" by Dana with 32 points Date: Saturday 21 March 1970 Location: RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Broadcaster: NOS Host: Willy Dobbe Voting: Each participating country had 10 jury members, and each jury member could award one point to one song Interval act: Don de Lurio Dancers Eurovision Winners Videos - 1970s 1970s 1979 - Israel Gali Atari & Milk & Honey, "Hallelujah" "Hallelujah" (Hebrew script: ××××××) performed in Hebrew by Gali Atari and Milk & Honey for Israel.

The winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. The group was formed for the purpose of performing in the contest when the song's original performers, the band Hakol Over Habibi, declined the opportunity to sing it. This was the fourth occasion on which the host country had won the Contest (Switzerland, Spain and Luxembourg had achieved the feat before this) and there would be two more such occasions to date (Ireland winning once in Millstreet and once more in Dublin). Israel could neither host nor compete in the next Contest, which was scheduled for the same day as Yom Hazikaron - Israel's Memorial Day. (The festivities of the event would clash with the somber tone of the day, which is marked in Israel with memorial services, two minutes of silence, and large numbers of visitors at military and civilian cemeteries.) The song is regarded as a classic of the Contest due in no small part to the unique performance, in which Atari and her backing singers entered the stage one by one, rather than all together. It was also performed at the end of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 by all the contestants as a tribute to the victims of the wars in the Balkans.

It has also become something of a modern Jewish standard, recognized by many North Americans who might never even have heard of Eurovision. It was performed tenth on the night, following Germany's Dschinghis Khan with "Dschinghis Khan" and preceding France's Anne-Marie David with "Je suis l'enfant soleil". At the close of voting, it had received 125 points, placing 1st in a field of 19. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, as Spain had been leading on the penultimate round of voting, this was the first time the winning song had come from behind to clinch victory on the final vote. Ironically, it was the Spanish jury that gifted the contest to Israel. The song was succeeded as Contest winner in 1980 by Johnny Logan singing "What's Another Year" for Ireland. As explained above, Israel did not enter the 1980 Contest, which would have been held in that country had they entered (it was in fact held in The Hague).

Israel returned to the fold for the 1981 Contest, where this song was succeeded as Israeli representative by Hakol Over Habibi with "Halayla". 1978 - Israel Izhar Cohen, "A-ba-ni-bi" "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (Hebrew script: ×-×-× ×-××) was the winning song in the 1978 ESC. The song was performed for Israel by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta. This was Israel's first Eurovision win, which meant under the rules of the contest that they would host the following year's contest, marking the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest would take place outside geographical Europe. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor, broadcasters in many of the non-participating Arab countries in North Africa and Asia, who had been transmitting the contest, had to cut the broadcast when it was clear Israel was going to win. Jordanian television cut the broadcast and showed pictures of flowers. Afterwards, the Jordanian news media refused to acknowledge the fact that Israel had won and announced that the winner was Belgium (which had actually come second).

The song (written by Ehud Manor and composed and conducted by Nurit Hirsh, a duo who had collaborated frequently in writing Israeli Eurovision entries, including the country's debut) is an up-tempo disco number, heralding a move towards this style of performance in later years. While sometimes derided as a weak entry â particularly given its title â the song is regarded by most fans as one of the better entries in Contest history, often being performed as part of a medley of favourites, as at the introduction to the 2006 semi-final in Athens. The song deals with the way in which children relate to love. Cohen sings that, growing up, "we loved secretly/Who were we nice to? â Just uncles and aunts" and that love was conducted secretly and "We whispered only in the Bet language". He compares this to adulthood, where he realises that "Love is a beautiful word" and that humanity should "speak in a language of love", instead of the language of secrecy. For this reason, the song uses the Bet language - a children's language game where each syllable of the word is repeated with a bet replacing the consonant.

Thus, the Hebrew "a-ni o-hev o-tach" (Hebrew: ×× × ×××× ×××ª×â - I love you) becomes "a-ba-ni-bi o-bo-he-be-v o-bo-ta-ba-ch". Musically, the song is somewhat unusual among Contest entries for ending almost immediately after the key change â most entries have either a bridge or a repetition of the chorus after this point. At the Contest, Cohen and his five backing vocalists (two men â Reuven Erez and Itzhak Okev, and three women â Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, and Esther Tzuberi) all wore white clothing and remained mostly stationary, swaying in time to the music. The song was performed eighteenth on the night (following Luxembourg's Baccara with "Parlez-vous franÃ§ais?" and preceding Austria's Springtime with "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"). At the close of voting, it had received 157 points, placing 1st in a field of 20.

The song was succeeded in 1979 as Contest winner and as Israeli representative by Gali Atari & Milk and Honey performing "Hallelujah" for Israel. Israel thus became the third country, after Spain (1968,1969) and Luxembourg (1972, 1973) to win the Contest twice in successive years. Since then, only Ireland has achieved that distinction, winning three times in a row, beginning in 1992. Izhar Cohen returned to the Contest at Gothenburg, Sweden in 1985, then finishing 5th in a field of 19 with "OlÃ©, OlÃ©". 1977 - France Marie Myriam, "L'oiseau Et L'enfant" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The Bird and the Child") was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. Performed in French by the Portuguese singer Marie Myriam, who represented France. The song was composed by Jean-Paul Cara and written by Joe Gracy.

The song was the eighteenth and final song performed on the night (following Belgiumâs Dream Express with "A Million in One, Two, Three"). At the close of voting, it had received 136 points, coming first in a field of eighteen. Myriam recorded the song in five languages; French, English (as "The Bird and the Child"), German ("Der Vogel und das MÃ¤dchen"), Spanish ("El zagal y el ave azul") and her mother tongue Portuguese ("A ave e a infÃ¢ncia"). During Preview Week, Myriam's music video showed her performing the song in an open-air atmosphere, in a section of the Square RenÃ© Viviani in Paris. This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the gendarmes having to restrain the crowd, some of whom having climbed the noted "oldest tree in Paris" to catch a glimpse of the singer. On the Contest night, she performed in a floor-length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black.

1976 - United Kingdom Brotherhood of Man, "Save Your Kisses for Me "Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976. Performed for the United Kingdom by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two being members of the band. This was the third consecutive occasion on which a group had won the contest. "Save Your Kisses for Me" was originally written by member Lee Sheriden in August 1974. On bringing the song in to the next songwriting session, others thought that the title was clumsy and reworked it into "Oceans of Love". Sheriden was unhappy with the changes and the song was shelved. A year later when it came to coming up with songs for the next album, they discovered that they needed one more song and Sheriden again put forth "Save Your Kisses for Me".

This time it was accepted, as he later recalled: "I'd had a year to think about it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do on the arrangement, the glockenspiel on the beginning and the big 12-string acoustic guitar and the strings, and then came the day to record the song...It was about midnight and I sang it and it went well. I could see everyone behind the glass panel getting excited and I thought great, they all really like the song, and as I finished I was waiting for them to press the button so they could speak to me and say 'great, we've got a hit' or whatever, and the person pressing it said: 'Lee, we think Martin should sing this song'. But I didn't mind because Martin came in and sung it to perfection." Soon after, manager Tony Hiller was keen for the group to try for Eurovision, now that the qualifying rounds had changed in the UK. Up till now, a singer was nominated to perform, but for 1976 it was opened up to different singers to enter their own songs. Brotherhood of Man put forward "Save Your Kisses for Me" and it was accepted as one of the 12 finalists.

It won A Song for Europe on 25 February 1976, beating second-placed Co-Co by just two points. The song was released as a single and reached number one in the UK Charts two weeks before the Eurovision final, due to be held on 3 April. The performance consisted of the two male singers wearing black and white suits, and the two females wearing white and red jumpsuits with matching berets, standing still and singing with minor arm and leg choreography. The bouncy jingle described the gently conflicted emotions of a young man leaving an adored loved-one in the morning as he leaves for work. The song's final line provided the twist: that he was leaving a three year old behind, ending with "Won't you save them for me...even though you're only three?". It was awarded the maximum twelve points by seven countries, totalling 164 points compared to the second-placed French entry with 147 points. According to John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, the song is the biggest selling single for a winning entry in the history of the contest.

It also still holds the record for the highest relative score under the voting system introduced in 1975 (which has been used in every contest since), with an average of 9.65 points per jury After winning the contest, the song reached No.1 in many countries across Europe and eventually sold more than six million copies. In the UK, it stayed at No. 1 for six weeks and was certified platinum by the BPI in May 1976, becoming the biggest selling single of the year. In the United States, the song was a moderate pop hit (No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100) but went all the way to No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart. At the same time as the single was at No.1, the group released their latest album; Love and Kisses, which featured "Save Your Kisses for Me". The group followed this up with the similarly themed "My Sweet Rosalie", which was also a hit around Europe.

The group continued to score hits in the UK, with two more chart toppers in the next two years; however, this was not the case in the United States, where "Save Your Kisses for Me" was the group's final chart entry. "Save Your Kisses for Me" was succeeded at Eurovision in 1977 by Marie Myriam singing "L'oiseau et l'enfant" for France. In a reversal of the 1976 result, the UK were runners-up. Among many cover versions, country singer Margo Smith had a number ten hit on the Country charts in 1976, while Bobby Vinton had a Billboard top 100 hit in the same year with his version. Brotherhood of Man themselves have re-recorded the song twice as well as releasing a Spanish version ("Tus Besos Son Para Mi") as a single in 1991.

The song was chosen in an internet poll conducted by the European Broadcasting Union in 2005 as one of the fourteen most popular songs in the history of the Eurovision, and was one of the entrants in the Congratulations fiftieth anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, held in October 2005. It was re-enacted by the group (who are still together) along with twelve dancers dressed in matching red, white, and black costumes with briefcases and a live orchestra as the original footage was shown in the background. It came fifth in the final voting. "Save Your Kisses for Me" is still one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, with sales of over a million copies. 1975 - Netherlands Teach-In, "Ding-a-dong" Ding-a-dong (original Dutch title: Ding dinge dong, as it was introduced in the titles when broadcast). The winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was sung by Teach-In, representing the Netherlands, and was written by Dick Bakker, Will Luikinga, and Eddy Ouwens.

Ding-a-dong was notable for being one of the Eurovision winners that had quirky or entirely nonsensical titles or lyrics, following in the footsteps of Massiel's La La La in 1968 and Lulu's Boom Bang-a-Bang in 1969, later followed by the Herreys' Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley in 1984. Ding-a-dong was performed first on the performance night (preceding Ireland's The Swarbriggs with That's What Friends Are For). The song was the first winner under the now-familiar Eurovision voting system whereby each country awards scores of 1-8, 10 and 12. At the close of voting, it had received 152 points, placing first in a field of nineteen. As the first song performed during the evening, the victory ran contrary to the fact that success usually went songs performed later in the broadcast. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, this was the first of three occasions when the first song would win the contest, the second coming the following year in 1976.

The song, performed entirely in English, was an up-tempo ode to positive thought. The band (only the second to win the Contest in a non-native language after ABBA the year before) sings that one should "sing a song that goes ding ding-a-dong" when one is feeling unhappy. On the night of the Dutch National Song Contest, the song had already been selected to be performed at the ESC, but there were two other singers competing for the honor of performing the song: Albert West and Debbie. Almost immediately, the song's lyrics became a source of ridicule, particularly in the UK, because the word "dong" is slang for penis. This did not stop the song from hitting number 13 in the UK singles chart. Besides the Dutch and English versions, Teach-In also recorded Ding-A-Dong in German as Ding ding-a-dong. The song was succeeded in 1976 as contest winner by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United Kingdom, singing Save Your Kisses for Me. It was succeeded as the Dutch representative at the 1976 contest by Sandra Reemer with The Party's Over.

1974 - Sweden Abba, "Waterloo" "Waterloo" won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and began their path to worldwide fame. "Waterloo" was the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA's second album Waterloo, and their first for Epic and Atlantic. This was also the first single to be credited as "ABBA". The Swedish version single was coupled with "Honey, Honey" (Swedish version), while the English version featured "Watch Out" as the B-side. The single became their first #1 hit in several countries, reached the U.S. top 10 and went on to sell nearly six million copies making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. "Waterloo" is the quintessential Eurovision song, according to Dr Harry Witchel, physiologist and music expert at the University of Bristol. "Waterloo" was originally written as a song for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, after the group finished third with Ring Ring the previous year in the Swedish pre-selection contest, Melodifestivalen 1973.

Since it focused on lead vocalists Agnetha FÃ¤ltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, BjÃ¶rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson chose it in place of another of their songs, "Hasta MaÃ±ana". "Waterloo" is about a girl who is about to surrender to romance, as Napoleon had to surrender at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The song proved to be a good choice. It won Melodifestivalen 1974 (in Swedish) in February and won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 (ESC) final on 6 April by six points. The original title was "Honey Pie", with lyrics to the same tune. "Waterloo" was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats (unusual for an ABBA song); this was later discarded in favour of more disco-esque rhythms.

The song broke the "dramatic ballad" tradition of the Eurovision Song Contest by its flavour and rhythm, as well as by its performance: ABBA gave the audience something that had never been seen before in ESC: flashy costumes (including silver platform boots), plus a catchy uptempo song and even simple choreography. The group also broke from convention by singing the song in a language other than that of their home country; prior to "Waterloo" all Eurovision singers had been required to sing in their country's native tongue, a restriction that was lifted briefly in the 1970s (allowing "Waterloo" to be sung in English), then reinstated a few years later, then ultimately removed. Compared to later ABBA releases, the singers' Swedish accents are decidedly more pronounced in "Waterloo," as their understanding of the English language was limited. Though it isn't well-known, Polar accidentally released a different version of "Waterloo" shortly after ABBA's Eurovision win before replacing it with the more famous version. The alternative version had a harder rock sound, omitting the saxophones, plus an additional "oh yeah" in the verses.

The alternative version was commercially released in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set. However, it was this version that ABBA performed in the 1979 Europe/North American tour. 1973 - Luxembourg Anne Marie David, "Tu Te Reconnaitras" French singer Anne-Marie David won the 1973 ESC for Luxembourg with "Tu te reconnaÃ®tras" ("You'll Recognize Yourself")". Sung in French, this was the winning song in 1973 â on one of the rare occasions when a country has won the contest two years in succession. Vicky Leandros had won the 1972 Contest for Luxembourg with "AprÃ¨s toi" and the 1973 edition was consequently held in the Luxembourgish capital. Performed eleventh on the night â after Italy's Massimo Ranieri with "Chi sarÃ con te" and before Sweden's Nova with "You're Summer" â it was awarded a total of 129 points, placing it first in a field of 17.

Spain's "Eres TÃº" performed by Mocedades finished second and Cliff Richard's "Power to All Our Friends" third, both songs would go on to become major hit singles in 1973 - in the case of "Eres TÃº" worldwide - and are today both widely considered Eurovision classics. The voting was also a very close one, Luxembourg won with 129 points, with Spain finishing only 4 points behind and Cliff Richard another 2 points after. David recorded her winning entry in five languages; French, English ("Wonderful Dream"), German (as "Du bist da"), Spanish ("Te reconocerÃ¡s") and - very unusually - in two entirely different Italian translations, entitled "Il letto del re" ("The King's Bed") and "Non si vive di paura" ("You Can't Live By Fear") respectively. In 1974 Turkish pop singer NilÃ¼fer Yumlu brought out a Turkish-language version of the song, entitled "GÃ¶receksin Kendini". It was succeeded as Luxembourg's entry in the 1974 Contest by "Bye Bye, I Love You", performed by Ireen Sheer.

Anne Marie David is one of the very few Eurovision winners to return to the Contest; in 1979 she represented her native France singing the song "Je suis l'enfant soleil" in Jerusalem and finished in third place after Israel's "Hallelujah" and Spain's "Su canciÃ³n". David was also one of the artists participating in the Congratulations special in October 2005. 1972 - Luxembourg Vicky Leandros, "Apres Toi" The 1972 ESC winner was "AprÃ¨s toi" (French for "After you"). The song was performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, representing Luxembourg. The song was co-written by Leandros' father Leandros Papathanasiou, also known as Leo Leandros, under his pseudonym Mario Panas. This was Vicky Leandros' second entry in the Contest. In 1967 she had finished 4th with "L'amour est bleu" (better known under its English title "Love is Blue") which subsequently went on to become a worldwide hit when covered by French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat.

"AprÃ¨s toi" is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover what will happen to her once he has finally left her for someone else; "After you I will be nothing but the shadow of your shadow". The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Belgium's Serge & Christine Ghisoland with "Ã la folie ou pas du tout" and preceding the Netherlands' Sandra & Andres with "Als het om de liefde gaat"). By the close of voting, it had received 128 points, placing it first in a field of 18. Vicky Leandros also recorded the song in an English language version, released in Britain and Ireland as "Come What May", which reached no. 2 in both the UK and Irish singles charts. Leandros also recorded the song in Italian ("Dopo Te"), German ("Dann kamst du"), Spanish ("Y Despues"), Greek ("Mono Esi") and Japanese ("Omoide Ni Ikiru "). "AprÃ¨s toi" was succeeded as Contest winner in 1973 by Anne-Marie David singing "Tu te reconnaÃ®tras", also for Luxembourg.

As with "L'amour est bleu", "AprÃ¨s toi" has been afforded a number of translated cover versions including "Jak MÃ¡m SpÃ¡t" (Czech) recorded by Helena VondrÃ¡ckovÃ¡, "Ked Si SÃ¡m" (Slovak) recorded by Eva KostolÃ¡nyiovÃ¡, "Tulethan â rakastan" (Finnish) recorded by Carola StandertskjÃ¶ld, "Posle Tebe" (Serbian) recorded by Lola Novakovic, "Si te vas" (Spanish) recorded by Paloma San Basilio, and "Vad Ã¤n sker" (Swedish) recorded by Ann-Louise Hanson. 1971 - Monaco Severine, "Un Banc Un Arbre Une Rue" French singer SÃ©verine won the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A Bench, a Tree, a Street") was the winning song and this was performed in French for Monaco.

The song is a classic French ballad, with the lyrics focusing on the loss of childhood innocence, and people following their dreams. The opening lines to the chorus translate as "We all have a bench, a tree, a street/Where we cherished our dreams/A childhood that has been too short". Four teenage male backup singers provided accompaniment. During Preview Week, SÃ©verine sang the song in the empty square of Monte Carlo, first walking to a bench, then sitting down while performing the middle verses, and then ending the song by walking away out of camera focus. This song got 6 times "10 points" who was full marks at that times. To date we know that as "12 points". This song have the record of ten points in that times scoring system "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" was performed third on the night, following Malta's Joe Grech with "Marija l-Maltija" and preceding Switzerland's Peter, Sue & Marc with "Les illusions de nos vingt ans". By the close of voting, it had received 128 points, placing it first in a field of 18.

SÃ©verine recorded the song in four languages; French, English (as "Chance in Time"), German ("Mach' die Augen zu (und wÃ¼nsch dir einen Traum)") and Italian ("Il posto"). The song was succeeded as contest winner in 1972 by Vicky Leandros singing "AprÃ¨s toi" for Luxembourg. It was succeeded as the Monegasque representative at the 1972 Contest by Peter McLane and Anne-Marie Godart with "Comme on s'aime". The melody was adapted and arranged in 1973 by Paul Mauriat as the theme tune for the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, hosted by Television Broadcasts Limited and has been highly familiar among generations of Hong Kong people since then. In that same year, Finnish singer Carola StandertskjÃ¶ld recorded her version in Finnish, "Penkki, puu ja puistotie". 1970 - Ireland Dana, "All Kinds of Everything" "All Kinds of Everything" won Dana the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970.

Written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years. Dana sings about all the things which remind her of her sweetheart, with the admission at the end of every verse that "all kinds of everything remind me of you". The recording by Dana became an international hit. Dana had competed in the 1969 Irish National Song Contest â she was a resident of Northern Ireland and citizen of the United Kingdom but it was decided that year to have the Irish entry in Eurovision represent the island of Ireland in its entirety rather than just the Republic of Ireland. Although in 1970 the Irish Eurovision entry reverted to representing the Republic of Ireland only, Dana had made such a favorable impression in the previous year's Irish National Song Contest - her performance of "Look Around" had come second - that the contest's producer Tom McGrath invited her to participate again singing "All Kinds of Everything," a composition by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, two twenty-eight-year-old amateur songwriters who worked as compositors for a Dublin newspaper.

Dana's performance of "All Kinds of Everything" won the 1970 Irish National Song Contest and that 21 March - a Saturday - she performed the song at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Amsterdam. Dana was the twelfth and final performer on the night (following Germany's Katja Ebstein with "Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder"). Ireland chose not to send its own conductor to accompany Dana, so Dolf van der Linden, the renowned musical leader of the Dutch Metropole Orchestra, conducted his own orchestra for the Irish entry. Dana sang seated on a stool fashioned as a cylinder which left her feet suspended above the floor and caused her concern that she'd slide off. However Dana performed the song with the self-possession she had displayed at rehearsals, when the production team had her rise from her stool mid-performance to accommodate a set adjustment she continued singing regardless and earned a standing ovation from the orchestra. "All Kinds of Everything" took first place in the contest with a total of 32 votes besting second place "Knock, Knock Who's There?" by Mary Hopkin by seven votes.

1970 had augured to be an off year for Eurovision with five nations boycotting the contest and an apparently predictable outcome with a victory by Hopkin or possibly Julio Iglesias (who in fact came in fourth with "Gwendolyne"). The surprise victory of "All Kinds of Everything" by the ingenuous Dana made 1970 one of the most memorable Eurovision contests. "All Kinds of Everything" was the first Eurovision win for the Republic of Ireland; six subsequent victories have made that nation Eurovision's most successful entrant. "All Kinds of Everything" was also only the second song sung in English to win Eurovision outright (the first being Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String", with Lulu's "Boom Bang-a-Bang" sharing first place one year previously). The entry was politically sensitive as Dana came from Derry in Northern Ireland, yet was representing Ireland, not the United Kingdom. At this time The Troubles in Northern Ireland were erupting, and some people found political symbolism of a Northern Irishwoman representing the Republic. On the other hand, the United Kingdom's entry the following year was sung by Clodagh Rodgers, who was also from Northern Ireland.

Following her victory Dana returned to Derry and sang her victorious song to a crowd of cheering wellwishers from a balcony in the city. Eurovision 1970 Ireland - Dana - All kinds of everything - YouTube Eurovision 1970 Ireland - Dana - All kinds of everything Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 6, 2010 Placing: 1st, 32 points 1970 Eurovision winner Dana on singing career and becoming a politician | Life | Life & Style | Daily Express 00:01, Sat, Mar 1, 2014 Dana, now 62 has got four children and two grandchildren [MAGICFILM] In the late 1990s Dana went into politics, serving as an MEP for five years and twice running for President of Ireland.

Dana, now 62, and Damien Scallon, her husband of 36 years, live near Galway and have four children and two grandchildren. “I was born in London but brought up in Derry. My aim was to become a teacher – of ballet, music and English. My sisters were much better singers than me, and I was under no illusion that I had the world’s greatest gift, but I loved singing and performing. “I won a talent competition which earned me a recording contract, and the secretary of that record company entered me for the Irish National Song Contest. I came second in the 1969 competition, but won a year later with All Kinds Of Everything, which then took me to victory at Eurovision, beating the likes of Julio Iglesias and Mary Hopkin. “It brought Ireland together, as I was from the north but representing the whole country at a very difficult time. When I returned home to Derry, thousands of people lifted me across their shoulders and into the Guildhall. And later when I got back to the Bogside flats where I lived with my family, friends and neighbours gathered in the courtyard to sing to me. It was very touching.

Dana won Eurovision in 1970 with All Kinds Of Everything [LFI] All Kinds Of Everything was an international number one, and I got a part in the wonderful film Flight Of The Doves with Ron Moody and Stanley Holloway Dana Scallon “All Kinds Of Everything was an international number one, and I got a part in the wonderful film Flight Of The Doves with Ron Moody and Stanley Holloway. I was approached by a film agent, but I wasn’t interested in that business at all. I stuck to my singing career, having hits such as Who Put The Lights Out, Please Tell Him That I Said Hello, and It’s Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas. When I was voted The Most Popular Girl On TV thanks to my 1974 TV series A Day With Dana, it was a huge milestone. “I wasn’t looking for a husband when I fell in love with Damien, then a Newry hotel owner. When we married in 1978, local factories and schools closed so people could watch the wedding. “I didn’t think I’d end up in politics; I never wanted to be a politician.

But people were aggrieved because they weren’t being heard, and I felt I had a platform to speak for them. To me it was a ridiculous thought that I was running to be the President of Ireland and I was shocked to come third in the 1997 election, and to win a seat in the 1999 European Parliamentary Election. “My stint as an MEP until June 2004 was an amazing experience but hard work. I ran for President of Ireland again in 2011 and finished sixth. Politics can be a dirty business and I’m happy to have returned to showbusiness. I’m in a forthcoming Eurovision edition of BBC1’s Pointless, and I hope to play more concerts in Britain in due course. “My priority is to have a good marriage and be a good mother and grandmother.

I doubt I’d do Eurovision again but, after seeing the Russian grannies (Buranovskiye Babushki) finish second in 2012, who knows?” Related articles RTÉ Archives | Entertainment | Dana Home After Eurovision Win Dana Home After Eurovision Win Clip Duration: First Eurovision Win For Ireland Series Title: RTÉ News Information: In Amsterdam on 21 March 1970, Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'All Kinds of Everything', written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, and sung by Dana (Rosemary Brown), an eighteen-year-old girl from the Bogside in Derry. Eanna Brophy writing in the 'RTÉ Guide' said, "There we were, all 200 million of us, watching 26 stations strung across the globe from Russia to South America, giving the schoolgirl from Derry our full attention and admiration as she sang her way out of the classroom and into stardom.

For Irish viewers there hasn't been an occasion to compare since Ronnie Delaney won the Olympic 1,500 metres in Melbourne in 1956, and at that time we had to depend on radio or foreign television stations." (RTÉ Guide April 3 Vol 7 No. 11 p2) After a successful career in music Dana (married name Rosemary Scallon) entered politics and won a seat in the European Parliament where she represented Connacht-Ulster. Dana Rosemary Scallon was also a candidate for the 2011 Presidential election. Local Keywords: Television, Eurovision Song Contest, Dublin Airport, Dana, Ballykelly Airport, Derry, Aeroplane, RTÉ, Barry Linnane, Rosemary Brown, 1970s Coverage: Rights Reserved - Free Access Rights, Terms and Conditions: Copyright RTÉ. This material may not be replicated in any form or manner without the prior express permission of RTÉ. Any form of reproduction in print, television, video, multimedia, web site or other electronic media or any form of dissemination for commercial or non-commercial use must be licensed by the RTÉ Archives.

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Some fans have argued that it is derivative of previous Swedish 1974 winner ABBA. The song was internationally released as a single on 21 June 1999, produced by Mikael Wendt. At the singles charts, it peaked at #2 in Sweden, #10 in Norway, #20 in the United Kingdom, #23 in the Netherlands and #5 in Flanders (Belgium). 1998 - Israel Dana International, "Diva" "Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling. The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than English to win the Contest until 2007. The interval act and Dana's reprise was the last time live music from an orchestra was used in the Contest, as the 1999 Contest lacked the necessary budget and was held in a venue not large enough to hold one. Dana is also currently the only transgender singer to have won the Contest.

The selection of Dana International's song caused such controversy amongst conservative groups in Israel that upon her arrival in Britain, police escorts and security were required continuously. The performance consisted of Dana International, wearing a silver dress, being backed by three other female singers wearing black, and involved no dancing. The song is an ode to the powerful women of history — with Cleopatra in fact being the only real figure named. Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory and Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty are also named. The song was performed eighth on the night, following Poland's Sixteen with "To takie proste" and preceding Germany's Guildo Horn with "Guildo hat euch lieb!". At the close of voting, it had received 172 points, placing 1st in a field of 25. This was Israel's third Contest victory and, as they had not entered the previous year's Contest, they achieved the unusual distinction of having won a Contest the year after not competing. After winning the contest, Dana International caused a stir by arriving to the presentation late after a long delay in changing into an extravagant costume designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier adorned with bird feathers before performing the reprise.

The song was chosen in an internet poll conducted by the European Broadcasting Union in 2005 as one of the 14 most popular songs in the history of the Eurovision, and was one of the entrants in the Congratulations 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, held in October 2005. It was re-enacted by Dana International along with six dancers equipped with giant feathered fans and a live orchestra as the original footage was shown in the background. Diva came 13th in the final voting. 1997 - United Kingdom Katrina & The Waves, "Love Shine A Light" "Love Shine a Light" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Performed by Katrina and the Waves for the United Kingdom, composed by Kimberley Rew. It is the group's biggest success since "Walking on Sunshine" 12 years earlier. Rew composed the song following a request from the brother of Alex Cooper (the band's drummer) for an anthem for The Samaritans. The song was selected as the UK's Eurovision entry by public vote on 15 March 1997.

It received 69,834 votes, 11,138 more than the second place song. The contest was held on 3 May 1997 in the Point Theatre, Dublin. The song was awarded maximum (12) points by ten countries, scoring 227 of a possible 288, the most points a Eurovision entry ever won until Ukraine's Ruslana broke the record in 2004. However, since Ukraine competed in a pool of 36 countries, wider than the 25 countries in 1997, Love Shine a Light still maintains a higher percentage of votes won. It won the third-highest ever percentage of total votes after United Kingdom's Save Your Kisses for Me in 1976 and Germany's Ein bißchen Frieden in 1982. When Alexander Rybak's "Fairytale" won for Norway in 2009, not only did he get the most points ever, 387 out of a possible 492, he also go the most number of 12s, 16 from 41 countries. Second placed Iceland were over 50 points behind.

Strangely though the percentage of votes are virtually identical with "Love shine a light" getting 78.82% and "Fairyale" 78.66%. 1996 - Ireland Eimear Quinn, "The Voice" "The Voice" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. Performed in English by Eimear Quinn representing Ireland. The music and lyrics were composed by Brendan Graham, who also composed the Irish winner from the 1994 Contest. The victory, which was Ireland's fourth in five years, was their seventh Contest victory, which remains a record for the most contests won by a single country. Quinn was a student at the Cork School of Music when she was approached by RTÉ to represent Ireland at Eurovision. It placed first in a field of 23 with 162 points, easily defeating the song "I evighet" by Elisabeth Andreassen of Norway. It was awarded the maximum douze points by seven countries: Turkey, Switzerland, Estonia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The top song from the qualifying round, from Sweden, collapsed to finish third in the final.

Lyrically, it is a very Celtic-inspired song, with the singer portraying herself as "the voice" which watches over the world, describing "her" effects on the elements, such as the wind, the seasons, in a similar way to Mother Nature. It is of a folk style and is sung at a very high pitch. Quinn was accompanied by traditional Irish percussion, woodwind and string instruments. The jury decision 1996 Contest was greeted with dismay amongst the public opinion of the audience, which began to leave the arena once the count had become a foregone conclusion. As a result of the differences between public and jury opinion, partial televoting was introduced for the following year's contest. The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Belgium's Lisa del Bo with "Liefde is een kaartspel" and preceding Finland's Jasmine with "Niin kaunis on taivas"). Quinn again performed the song as an interval act during the Congratulations 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen in 2005. 1995 - Norway Secret Garden, "Nocturne" "Nocturne" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.

Performed in Norwegian by Secret Garden representing Norway. It was the second time Norway won the contest, after it had won in 1985 with Bobbysocks! song "La det swinge". For their performance at the Contest the Secret Garden duo of Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Løvland featured two guest musicians; Norwegian vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder. The song was performed fifth on the night, following Bosnia and Herzegovina's Davor Popović with "Dvadeset prvi vijek" and preceding Russia's Philip Kirkorov with "Kolibelnaya dlya vulkana". At the close of voting, it had received 148 points, placing 1st in a field of 23. The victory represented the second for composer Rolf Løvland, who had previously written "La det swinge". Additionally, it represented the first time in four years that Ireland had not won the Contest, thus bringing to an end the only hat-trick of victories in Eurovision history. Ireland would go on to win the next Contest, achieving the feat of four victories in five years.

As Norway had previously won the Contest in 1985 with "La det swinge", the second victory allowed the tongue-in-cheek tradition to emerge that Norway could only win in years ending with a 5, a joke referred to by the members of Bobbysocks at the Congratulations special in late 2005, Norway having entered "In My Dreams" that year and not achieved victory. 1994 - Ireland Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, "Rock'n Roll Kids" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. Composed by Brendan Graham and performed for Ireland by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan. The song was Ireland's sixth overall victory, and represented an unprecedented third consecutive time that the same country had won the Contest. There is a belief among many Eurovision fans that the song was deliberately chosen not to win, as it was performed by a male duo (no male duos had ever won before) and in a very static manner. The pair were also much older than any other winners had been.

As the Contest rules require the previous year's winner to host the next edition of the Contest, the argument runs that the Irish broadcaster was not prepared to do this, hence the selection. The song, however, achieved the victory and is generally considered one of the Contest's better entries - being performed in part by McGettigan and Jakob Sveistrup at the Congratulations special in late 2005. It was the first winning song ever to be performed without orchestral accompaniment, as McGettigan's guitar and Harrington's piano were the only instruments needed. It was also the first time in the contest when a song scored over 200 points. Lyrically, the song is a lament for the singers' lost youths. They remember growing up and listening to the popular music of the time (Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley) and generally being trendy. The song then moves forwards to the present, where both men are "too busy running to a different beat" to even stay in close contact with each other - while their children "don't wanna be around us no more".

The song was performed third on the night, following Finland's CatCat with "Bye Bye Baby" and preceding Cyprus' Evridiki with "Ime Anthropos Ki Ego". At the close of voting, it had received 226 points, placing 1st in a field of 25. 1993 - Ireland Niamh Kavanagh, "In Your Eyes" "In Your Eyes" is a ballad sung by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh. Niamh Kavanagh won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for Ireland with 187 points. The song is a long song written and composed by Jimmy Walsh, where the singer tells how, after being lonely, she has found love and heaven in her lover's arms and how it had changed her. Kavanagh had a home win, since the contest took place in Ireland due to Linda Martin's win the previous year. It was the second of Ireland's three victories in a row in the early Nineties. The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following Sweden's Arvingarna with "Eloise" and preceding Luxembourg's Modern Times with "Donne-moi une chance").

At the close of voting, it had received 187 points, placing 1st in a field of 25. 1992 - Ireland Linda Martin, "Why Me" "Why Me?" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. Performed for Ireland by Linda Martin. The result was also notable as the song was composed by Johnny Logan, who had previously won the Contest with "What's Another Year?" and the self-composed "Hold Me Now". Logan is, to date, the only person to win the Contest with a song composed for him, win the Contest with his own song and then compose another winner. The song itself is a ballad, which builds in intensity towards the end. The singer describes her thoughts about her lover, and asks why she is the lucky one to have his love, as against anyone else. The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following the United Kingdom's Michael Ball with "One Step Out Of Time" and preceding Denmark's Kenny Lübcke & Lotte Nilsson with "Alt det som ingen ser". At the close of voting, it had received 155 points, placing 1st in a field of 23.

1991 - Sweden Carola, "Fangad Av En Stormvind" "Fångad av en stormvind" (literally translated as "Captured by a storm wind") was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. It won the Contest in Rome with the smallest margin of victory since 1969. At the singles charts, it peaked at #3 in Sweden and #6 in Norway. On April 28, 1991 the song reached the first place at the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen. The song was performed in Swedish and likens the singer's love for her paramour to the effects of a stormwind. The English language version of the song was called "Captured by a Lovestorm". 1990 - Italy Toto Cutugno, "Insieme 1992" "Insieme: 1992" (English translation: "Together: 1992") was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990.

The contest was held in Zagreb, Croatia (then SFR Yugoslavia), and the winning song was performed in Italian by Toto Cutugno for Italy, that country's second victory in the Contest. Cutugno sang about bringing the disparate nations of Europe together. The "1992" of the title refers to the year in which the European Union was scheduled to begin operation, thus bringing the hope of the lyric to fruition. Cutugno sang the song with a backing group of five singers from Slovenia, the group Pepel in Kri, who represented Yugoslavia in 1975. The song was performed nineteenth on the night (following Sweden's Edin-Ådahl with Som en vind and preceding Austria's Simone with Keine Mauern mehr). At the close of voting, it had received 149 points, placing 1st in a field of 22.

Question: Who won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland?
Answer: Dana