Joy Fleming (born Erna Raad, 15 November 1944 – 27 September 2017) was a German singer. She is best known for her performance in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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 pr ...
in 1975. She performed the song "
Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" and was placed seventeenth out of nineteen countries. Despite its relatively low placing, the song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans.
She had a hit Disco record with the song and album "The Final Thing" in 1978 on Atlantic Records in the U.S. This was a covered song by the
original artist Steve Bender (a member of the German Disco Group Dschinghis Khan) who also did the first version in 1976.
She made a further Eurovision bid in 1986, participating in the German national contest with the song "Miteinander". Her next involvement with Eurovision came in 2001 when, under a somewhat confusing arrangement with Swiss television she co-sang their contribution to the German final. The song, "Power of Trust" was performed with two other singers,
Lesley Bogaert and
Brigitte Oelke
Brigitte Oelke (born c. 25 May 1975 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss singer, actress, and dancer.
Vita
Brigitte Oelke's affection for music started very early in her life. Her mother was the leader of the children's choir at the St. Gallen Stadtthe ...
, and was placed second. Fleming made another attempt in 2002 and finished as runner-up yet again, this time performing "
Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is an English Christmas carol. The carol was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are an interpretation of Psalm 98 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Today, the carol is usua ...
" with the group Jambalaya.
References
External links
Joy Fleming Management
1944 births
2017 deaths
German emigrants to the United States
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany
German women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1975
Musicians from Rhineland-Palatinate
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
People from Donnersbergkreis
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