Eurovision songs Eurovision songs (Ding-A-Dong) Ding a Dong was the English title of the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. It was sung by Teach-In, representing the Netherlands, and was written by Dick Bakker, Will Luikinga & Eddy Ouwens. The song was notable for consolidating the tradition of Eurovision winners that had quirky or entirely nonsensical titles and/or lyrics, following in the footsteps of Massiel's La la la in 1968 and Lulu's Boom bang-a-bang in 1969, and paving the way for the Herreys' Diggi-loo, diggi-ley in 1984. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ding-A-Dong"
"Draumur um Nínu" ("A Dream About Nína"), also known as just "Nína", is a song by Eyjólfur Kristjánsson. It was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. It was performed by Eyjólfur himself and Stefán Hilmarsson under the name "Stefán & Eyfi". The band was conducted by Jón Ólafsson. It placed 15th in the contest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Draumur um Nínu"
E Depois do Adeus (In English And After Goodbye) was Portugal's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. Sung by Paulo de Carvalho, it was also used as the signal for the start of the Carnation Revolution that year. ...more on Wikipedia about "E depois do adeus"
Everyway That I Can is the winning song of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, by Sertab Erener. It was also released as a CD single in several countries, with generally positive results, becoming a titanic hit in Eastern European countries and remaining in the turkish Top 100 singles for over a year and a half. Western releases, however, were less successful, the United Kingdom release charting at #74. ...more on Wikipedia about "Everyway That I Can"
"Gleðibankinn" ("The Bank of Joy") is a song by Magnús Eiríksson. It was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986. It was performed by the trio I C Y, consisting of Pálmi Gunnarsson, Eiríkur Hauksson and Helga Möller. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gleðibankinn"
(Hasheket Shenish'ar) "Ha'she'ket She'nish'ar" (Hebrew: השקט שנשאר The Silence which Left Over) is the Israeli song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The contest took place in Kiev, Ukraine in May. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hasheket Shenish'ar"
"Love Shine a Light" was the 1997 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, performed by Katrina and the Waves for the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Love Shine a Light"
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"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest and began a fairly successful pop career for the band that lasted until 1986. ...more on Wikipedia about "Making Your Mind Up"
My Number One is a song that was performed by Elena Paparizou at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the contest representing Greece. It was the first Eurovision victory for Greece. ...more on Wikipedia about "My Number One"
Tourada is the name of a song, sung by Fernando Tordo as Portugal's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg. The song was a beautiful metaphor that heavily criticised the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime that then ruled Portugal. Just one year later, Portugal's 1974 Eurovision entry E depois do adeus was played on the radio as a secret signal for left-wing elements in the military to move against the regime, heralding the Carnation Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tourada"
"Volare" (also known as "Nel blu, dipinto di blu") is a popular song. It was the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest entry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Volare (song)"
The English language version of "Waterloo" is the first single from ABBA's album Waterloo, their second album for Polar, and their first album for Epic and Atlantic. It was the song that won ABBA the Eurovision Song Contest, and made them famous in a number of countries, where, before then, they were previously unknown. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waterloo (English version)"
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