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Go (Scott Fitzgerald Song)
"Go", written and composed by Julie Forsyth (a member of the pop group Guys 'n' Dolls and the daughter of English entertainer Bruce Forsyth), was the 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Scott Fitzgerald. Bruce Forsyth and his wife were in the audience at the contest, supporting their daughter. Fitzgerald won the right to perform at the contest, held in Dublin, by winning the UK national final, ''A Song for Europe'', where he was the eighth singer to perform. Fitzgerald was also the first singer to be chosen to represent the United Kingdom via a national telephone vote. In Dublin, the song was performed fourth on the night, after 's Boulevard with "Nauravat silmät muistetaan", and before 's Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan with " Sufi." At the end of judging that evening, "Go" took the second-place slot with 136 points. Turkey, Belgium and Italy awarded their 12-point designations to the UK that evening. In one of the closest voting rounds up to that time, the UK lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Fitzgerald (singer)
Scott Fitzgerald (born William McPhail; 28 April 1948) is a Scottish singer and musical actor, who experienced international music chart success in the 1970s and later represented the UK at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Career Fitzgerald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and began his career on the GTO label, releasing the singles "Judy Played The Jukebox" in 1974 and the title track to glam rock movie ''Never Too Young To Rock'' in 1975, where he featured alongside glam rock acts Mud, The Glitter Band and The Rubettes. "If I Had Words" Fitzgerald's greatest success was with " If I Had Words", a duet with Yvonne Keeley and also featuring the St. Thomas More School Choir. The lyrics and arrangement were by Jonathan Hodge, a prolific writer of television jingles and movie themes, who also produced the single. The tune was taken from the main theme of the Maestoso from Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor (''Symphony with organ'') with an added reggae beat. It reached numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Ballads
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. Curtis, ''Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, 1954-1984'' (Popular Press, 1987), p. 236. Ballads are generally melodic enough to get the listener's attention. Sentimental ballads are found in most music genres, such as pop, R&B, soul, country, folk, rock and electronic music. Usually slow in tempo, ballads tend to have a lush musical arrangement which emphasizes the song's melody and harmonies. Characteristically, ballads use acoustic instruments such as guitars, pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set. Many modern mainstream ballads tend to feature synthesizers, drum machines and even, to some extent, a dance rhythm. Sentimental ballads had their origins in the early Tin Pan Alley music industry of the later 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Singles
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In British Music
This is a summary of 1988 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Summary The growing popularity of house music was evident in the charts by the start of 1988, with many songs of this genre becoming big hits, such as " House Arrest" by Krush, "Beat Dis" by Bomb the Bass and "Rok da House" by The Beatmasters. Acid house band S'Express had two Top 10 hits this year including a number 1 in April with the song " Theme from S'Express", but the biggest dance hit of the year came from London singer Yazz, who had first had a big hit with producers Coldcut on the song "Doctorin' The House". Still with Coldcut, but now with her name billed as the lead artist, her song " The Only Way Is Up" topped the chart for five weeks, becoming the second biggest-selling single of the year, and paved the way for a successful solo career, including the follow-up "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" which hit No.2 in October. One of the biggest successes of the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Songs Of 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and Live radio, radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Songs Of The United Kingdom
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Report
Live Report, originally called Midnight Blue, composed of Ray Caruana (vocals), John Beeby, Brian Hodgson, Maggie Jay, Mike Bell (keyboards) and Peter May. Brian Hodgson was a musician, producer and composer and former member of the UK pop group Matchbox, writing many of their 8 hits in the UK. Biography They were finalists in the BBC Television's ''A Song for Europe'' contest in 1989 with the song, " Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?". The original title of the song had been "No More Sad Songs". It scored 111,996 votes, compared to runner-up Julie C's (a.k.a. Julie Coulson) 51,449 votes. Live Report went on to represent the UK in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne, where they finished second to the Yugoslav entry, " Rock Me" performed by Riva. "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" spent one week in the UK Singles Chart at #73 in May 1989. Since drummer Peter May was requested to play with Cliff Richard in a concert tour, he was replaced by Richard Marcangelo. Ray Caruana was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?
"Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?", written and composed by Brian Hodgson and John Beeby, was the 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by the sextet Live Report, led by Ray Caruana. Composition For the second year in a row, the UK entered a ballad at the Eurovision final. This song revolved around a man who took off running "where is loverwon't find im, as they cause him to hurt, and leaving their presence for good is the only way to stop the pain. Crying out against his illogical love for the person who has treated him so badly, Caruana asks, "why do I always get it wrong?". Selection process Live Report won the right to perform at the contest, held in Lausanne, by winning the UK national final, ''A Song for Europe'', where they were the sixth act to perform. For the second of four consecutive years, Live Report was picked via a nationwide telephone vote, receiving more than twice as many votes as the second-place finisher. At Eurovision At Lausanne, the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with its entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald and written by Julie Forsyth. The song was chosen through the "A Song for Europe" national final which consisted of eight songs in 1988. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Fitzgerald and his song was placed second with 136 points. Before Eurovision A Song for Europe 1988 A total of 182 songs were submitted and at no time during the judging phase were the names of either the composers, authors or publishers divulged. On the first listening phase, seven sessions at 26 songs per session were heard. Every song entered was played for 150 seconds each and voted upon. Eight judges consisting of music publishers' professional staff and members of the record buying public represented by staff of PRS and MCPS. When adding the votes, the MPA office checked whether any member of the panel had any interest in the songs and if found that an interest existed, that member's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times. It first took part in the second contest in and has entered every year since . Along with Sweden and the Netherlands, the UK is one of only three countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades. It is one of the " Big Five" countries, along with France, Germany, Italy and Spain, that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The British national broadcaster, the BBC, broadcasts the event and has, on multiple occasions, organised different national selection processes to choose the British entry. The United Kingdom has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times, and has finished as runner-up on a record sixteen occasions. The UK has hosted the contest a record eight times, four times in London (, , and ) and once each in Edinburgh (), Brighton (), Harrogate () and Birmingham (), and will h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikki (British Singer)
Richard Winters Peebles (born 1956), who performs under the name Rikki, is a Scottish singer, songwriter and producer who is known for having written songs for the band Middle of the Road. Peebles's song " Only the Light" won the BBC's ''A Song for Europe'' contest in 1987 going on to be the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brussels, Belgium, following the country's victory at the with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. Organised by the European Broadc ... where it placed 13th out of 22 .Barclay, Simon (2010) ''The Eurovision Song Contest: Lugano 1956 - Oslo 2010'', lulu.com, , p. 84 It failed to reach the UK Top 75 singles chart. Discography Albums Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rikki Musicians from Glasgow Scottish songwriters Scottish pop singers British hi-NRG musicians CBS Records artists Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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