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Love Is (Vikki Watson Song)
"Love Is…", written and composed by James Kaleth and Vikki Watson, was the 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Watson, credited at Eurovision and on the single by just her given name. The first female soloist to compete for UK at Eurovision since Olivia Newton-John with " Long Live Love" in and also the second female composer of a UK Eurovision entrant to sing her composition in the contest (after Lynsey de Paul),Evening Times May 3, 1985 p.37 Watson won the right to perform at Gothenburg by winning the UK national final, ''A Song for Europe'', where she was the first singer to perform. In Gothenburg, the song was performed fourteenth on the night, after 's Bobbysocks! with "La det swinge", and before 's Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with "Piano, piano". At the end of judging that evening, "Love Is…" took the fourth-place slot with 100 points. At the time, it was one of the few entries that managed to receive 100 points without receiving any 12 poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikki Watson
Aeone Victoria Watson (born 22 April 1959, Liss, Hampshire, England), best known as her mononym Aeone (pronounced ay-own), is a British musician and singer-songwriter, who now lives in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her music has been classified as new age, folk or world music. She has released four albums, one of which was an internet only release. She now works extensively in film and TV and has over 60 movie trailers to her credit. Early in her career, as Vikki, she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the European ... with the song "Love Is..." which came in fourth place. Discography Albums References External links Official website* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aeone 1959 births Living people Eurov ... [...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] |
1985 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1985 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) * Parliament – 49th Events January * January ** The Fraud Investigation Group is set up for cases of financial and commercial fraud. ** The Waterside Inn at Bray, Berkshire, founded by the brothers Michel and Albert Roux, becomes the first establishment in the UK to be awarded three Michelin Guide stars, a distinction which it retains for at least twenty-five years. ** The first mobile phone network in the UK is launched by Vodafone. (The second would be Cellnet, on 7 January.) * 7 January – Nine striking coalminers are jailed for arson. * 10 January ** The Sinclair C5, a battery-assisted recumbent tricycle, designed by the British inventor Clive Sinclair is launched. ** Eight people are killed in an explosion in Putney. * 16 January – London's Dorchester Hotel is bought by the Sultan of Brunei. * 17 January – British Telec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Songs Of 1985
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] |
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