"Colorado" was the entry in the

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, performed in

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by the six-piece group Xandra, fronted by

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. This was Reemer's third Eurovision entry; in 1972 she had finished 4th with " Als het om de liefde gaat", as part of the duo Sandra & Andres, and in 1976 9th with "

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", then as a solo artist. "Colorado" was written by brothers Rob & Ferdi Bolland and

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. Internationally

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are arguably best known for writing and recording the original version of

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's 1986 hit " In the Army Now" (#1 Austria & Switzerland, #2 UK, France & Norway, #6 Sweden, #15 The Netherlands). Xandra recorded the song in three languages: the original Dutch, English and German – all with the same title. The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following 's

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with " J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" and preceding 's

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with "

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". At the close of voting, it had received 51 points, placing 12th in a field of 19. Despite its moderate success in the Contest, "Colorado" was one of four entries to become a Top 10 hit in Sweden in 1979, the three others being the Swedish "Satellit", the Israeli winner "

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" and Germany's "

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". The English version of "Colorado" peaked at #9 and spent a total of 10 weeks on the Swedish singles chart. Furthermore, "Colorado" was covered in Swedish by singer Barbro 'Lill-Babs' Svensson, who previously had represented Sweden at the 1961 contest with "

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", and Svensson's recording of the song was also a minor hit on the

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radio chart in June 1979.Lill-Babs, official site, discography
/ref> "Colorado" was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1980 contest by

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with "

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External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest, history by year, 1979

Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Colorado".
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References

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