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Domenico Modungo - Nel blu dipinto di blu (1958) |
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numero uno is a real classic "Domenico Modungo - Nel blu dipinto di
blu" and comes from a country that currently doesn't participate in
Eurovision anymore: Italy. If you say "what the *** is this?"
think again . The song is (in all of it's cover versions) the most
successful Eurovision song ever! Maybe you'll know what I mean if I tell
you the inofficial title: Volare!. It was 1958, the third Eurovision
Song Contest with 10 countries competing. Domenico Modungo had to sing
first, but due to technical problems, which prevented the song to be
broadcast to all the participating countries he was allowed to sing
again after the other 9 countries had finished their performances.
Nevertheless, the song only came third but still became an international
mega hit, that almost everyone knows in one of its hundreds of versions
ranging from Dean Martin to Celine Dion. The Eurovision Times would like
to thank everyone who voted and commented the Best Eurovision Songs
Ever. We hope you had fun and don't forget to vote for the "Worst
Eurovision Songs Ever", our next big ranking!
And here it is: THE WINNER: Domenico Modungo - Nel blu delpinto di blu |
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#2 ABBA
- Waterloo (1974)
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big surprise: Your silver medal goes to the legendary ABBA! The 19th
Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton became legendary because of four
young Swedes, that were already quite popular in Scandinavia, but almost
completely unknown in the rest of Europe: Benny, Björn, Anni-Fried and
Agnetha. Waterloo won the contest and the rest is history! ABBA is one
of the most successful bands in pop music history and without a doubt
the biggest success story created by the Eurovision Song Contest!
And here it is: Your song number 2: ABBA - Waterlo
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Barbra Streisand The Way We Were
The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic dramatic film co-starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay by Arthur Laurents was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
A box office success, the film was nominated for several awards and won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score and Best Original Song for the The Way We Were. The soundtrack recording charted for 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually sold in excess of one million copies.
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| Serbia |
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| #3 Marija
Šerifovic - Molitva (2007) |
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entering the Top 3 now! and your bronze medal goes to Marija Serifovic
and Molitva (Prayer). 2006 in Athens: An earthquake rattles the
Eurovision Song Contest: Lordi, a hard rock band consisting of monsters,
wins the good old Eurovision Song Contest (and come 21st in our vote).
After this shock for some fans, Marija Serifovic brought credibility
back to the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song was in Serbian (first
non-English winner since 1996), it was a ballad and she didn't show half
of her body let alone her breasts, which is (let's be honest) not the
recipe for a win at the modern Eurovision Song Contest. Nevertheless,
the song won because of Marija's strong voice and the great and intimate
performance. Many of Šerifovic's fans were disappointed tough, with her
decision to support Mr. Tomislav Nikolic for president, considering that
his party, the Serbian Radical Party's platform is traditionally based
on a Greater Serbia ideal (considered dangerous by some countries
located near Serbia). There was also speculations about Marija's
homosexuality, that were never proven.
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"Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day (2006). The song was written by Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate and Knowles herself. "Irreplaceable" was originally a country record; it was re-arranged into a mid-tempo pop ballad with R&B influences by making modifications in the vocal arrangements as well as the instrumentation used. During the production and recording sessions, Knowles' and Ne-Yo's vision was to create a record that people could relate to, irrespective of their gender. Lyrically, the song refers to breaking up with an unfaithful man and thematically, it contains a message towards female empowerment.
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| France |
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Marie Myriam - L'oiseau et l'enfant (1977) |
Your
place 4 goes to Marie Myriam with L'oiseau et l'enfant (The bird and the
child). After the years before happy pop songs won the competition the
juries seemed to yearn for a old fashioned chanson... and they got it!
L'oiseau et l'enfant is a powerful and melodic song with a text as
harmless as can be. Marie Myriam was just an outsider that night and
surprised everyone. This was France's 5th and to this day last victory
at the Eurovision Song Contest. In recent years, Marie Myriam has read
out the votes of the French Jury at Contest and spent some years in
Zaire, Congo.
And here it is: Your song number 4: Marie Myriam - L'oiseau et l'enfant
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Rod Stewart Tonight's The Night
This was never released as a single in England because it was banned on British radio stations due to suggestive lyrics. The offending lyric is: "Spread your wings and let me come inside."
Stewart's girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, sings the French part at the end. In the May, 1995 issue of Mojo magazine, Stewart said: "I was going out with Britt Ekland. I'd just moved here. So that's 20 years ago. I remember I got her drunk, pissed as a fart to sing that old French bollocks on the end, because she didn't want to do it." When asked if he paid her a royalty, Stewart replied, "Bollocks! I bought her a nice frock."
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section played on this. They were a famous group of session musicians who made a living playing on hits for prominent singers like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Bob Seger.
In 2003, a musical called Tonight's The Night opened in London. The show featured Rod Stewart's hits in much the same way as Abba's show Mamma Mia! and Billy Joel's Movin' Out. Tonight's The Night didn't do nearly as well; it closed a year later.
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Spain
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Mocedades - Eres tu (1973) |
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place 5 goes to Spain. In 1973 Mocedades came second after Anne-Marie
David, who won for Luxembourg. Nevertheless, "Eres tu"
revealed itself as the actual hit of the evening. The song achieved
success in charts all over Europe and in the English version "Touch
the wind" it even conquered the American charts. The 1973
Eurovision Song Contest was marked by a scandal, with charges that
"Eres Tú" was plagiarized and merely a rewrite of the
Yugoslav entry from the 1966 contest ("Brez Besed", sung by
Berta Ambrož). Nevertheless, "Eres Tú" was not disqualified,
possibly for political reasons, as Francisco Franco's Spain was
considered more a part of the European mainstream than Tito's
Yugoslavia. The band was founded in Bilbao and most of its members are
from the Basque country. After their participation in the Eurovision
Song Contest they continued to have success in Spain and Latin America
for many years.
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Tony and Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Early in 1973, Tony and Dawn cut the single that was to become their all-time classic and the number one single of that year -- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree."
The song was based on an actual incident that occurred aboard a southern bus bound for Miami. One of the passengers explained to the driver that he was just out of prison, having served three years for passing bad checks. In a letter to his wife, he had written that she didn't have to wait for him; but, if she was still interested, she could let him know by tying a yellow ribbon around the only oak tree in the city square. As the bus rolled down U.S. 17, nearing the man's hometown of White Oak, Georgia, the driver was asked to slow down so that all could see whether the ribbon was in place. To the man's tearful relief, it was. The driver pulled over and phoned the story in to the wire services, which spread it all over the country, soon it was very difficult to find people who did not know the story. Songwriters Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown read it in the newspaper, then put together their million-selling ballad.
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| Germany |
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Lena - Satellite (2010) |
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place 6 goes to this year's winner: Lena! It's not really a surprise
that the winner of 2010 is so high in our ranking. Recent winners are
always privileged in Eurovision rankings. Nevertheless, the song and the
performance were great and felt like a breath of fresh air between
hundrets of ballads and cheesy popsongs. Lena is the first German winner
since 1982 and has declared that she wants to defend her title in 2011!
She is unique in every respect and that's why she charmed Germany, later
Europe and obviously you, our readers.
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Kesha Tik Tok signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records through Dr. Luke's imprint, after negotiations with Lava Records and Flo Rida's record label, Atlantic Records as
well. Having spent the previous six years working on material for her debut
album, she began putting finishing touches to the album with Luke and Max Martin. She had accumulated over 200 songs
First single, "Tik Tok" topped the charts in eleven countries and set the weekly record for the most digital downloads of a female artist and became the second best-selling single in a week in the US, after "Right Round", by shifting 610,000 copies
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| Serbia
Montenegro |
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Željko Joksimovic - Lane moje (2004) |
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place 7 goes to Zeljko Joksimovic and Lane moje. In 2007
Serbia-Montenegro made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. The
country had been banned from the EBU due to political reasons. As a part
of Yugoslavia, the country had participated many times until 1989 and
thus had some experience with the contest. Their 2nd place was a big
success especially because the song was completely in Serbian! Zeljko
Joksimovic would return to the contest in 2008 as a host and as the
composer of the Serbian entry that same year. He is one of the most
popular composers and singers in the Balkan region.
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Usher
"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher, released on 3 February 2004 as the lead single from his hit fourth studio album Confessions. The song was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon, who combined crunk and R&B in the song's beat. The song features vocals from Lil Jon and Ludacris. The song was remixed with Tego Calderón. It features a three-note melody that continues throughout the track. The song reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries, and gained several platinum certifications, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. The single topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks
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| Germany |
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| #8 Joy
Fleming - Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (1975) |
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place number 8 is arguably one of the most underrated songs ever: Joy
Fleming - Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein. Her 17th place was the worst
result for Germany until then. Her dress was just a little too green
(she wanted to wear jeans, but the officials told her a woman in jeans
couldn't represent Germany) and her style was at least 10 years too
earlier. Her soulful, danceable song with the politically correct
message (A song can be a bridge) and the fact that she sang her heart
out, didn't impress the juries at all. Nevertheless, the song became a
fan favourite, mostly in Germany and you made it our place number 8!
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Captain & Tennille are American pop music recording artists who achieved chart success from 1975 to 1980. The duo consists of "Captain" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942), and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940), who are also married. They are best known for their singles "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That to Me One More Time". Their television variety series appeared on the ABC network in the 1976-77 season.
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| Norway |
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Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (2009) |
Your
place number 9 is Fairytale by Alexander Rybak. This third song from
2009 makes that year the most successful in this vote! The package
seemed unbeatable: A cute, talented guy from Norway (Viking bloc) with
Belarussian roots (Eastern bloc) with a fiddle and a great pop song. And
it worked! Alexander Rybak secured the third Norwegian victory with the
highest number of points and margin to the second place ever. The song
also became the most successful winner in years. Fairytale is truly a
Eurovision record breaker!
And here it is: Your song number 9: Alexander Rybak - Fairytale
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The Black Eyed "Boom Boom Pow" is a song released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of Electro-rap, dance-pop, electro hop and hip hop."Boom Boom Pow" topped the Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's first U.S. number-one single. It is the second longest-running single to stay atop the Hot 100 in 2009, beaten only by The Black Eyed Peas' second single from The E.N.D., "I Gotta Feeling", which held the top spot for 14 consecutive weeks. It has also topped the Australian, Canadian and UK singles charts as well as reaching the top 10 in more than 20 countries. The song was named 7th on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the
Decade.
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| Turkey |
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| #10 Sertab
Erener - Everyway that I can (2003) |
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We enter the Top 10 with your place 10
, which goes to Sertab Erener and Every way that I can! For the first
time since their debut in 1975 Turkey could win the contest. In a very
exciting and tight race with Belgium and Russia (at the end only 3
points separated the first three places)Turkey could win. The song is
about a woman in a harem in the 19th century, who wants to win back a
Sultan that had expelled her. With an extravagant performance with
female belly dancers (Terry Wogan didn'T like it ) from Germany and
Austria, Sertab Erener confirmed her superstar status in her home
country. The song had (compared to earlier winners) quite a lot of
success.
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In Da Club is a hip hop song performed by rapper 50 Cent from his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The song was produced by Dr. Dre with co-production from Mike Elizondo. 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Elizondo wrote the song. The track was released in January 2003 as the album's lead single and it was positively received by music critics. "In Da Club" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming 50 Cent's first number one single. At the 46th Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. |
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