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Un Jour, Un Enfant
"" (; "A Day, a Child") is a song recorded by French singer Frida Boccara, with music composed by Emil Stern and lyrics by Eddy Marnay. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid, and became one of the four winning songs. Boccara recorded the song in five languages: French, English, German, Spanish, and Italian. Background Conception "" was written by composer Emil Stern and lyricist Eddy Marnay. The song is a classical ballad, describing the wonders of the world as seen by a child. Boccara recorded the song in five languages: French, English –as "Through the Eyes of a Child"–, German –"Es schlägt ein Herz für dich", translated: "A Heart Beats for You"–, Spanish –"Un día, un niño", translated: "A Day, a Child"–, and Italian –"Canzone di un amore perduto", translated: "Song of a Lost Love"–. Eurovision The (ORTF) internally selected the song as for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. On 29 March 1969, the Eurovision Song Contest was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Boccara
Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a French singer of Italian descent, who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian. Early life Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco, into a family of Italian origin that lived in Tunisia before they settled in Morocco. When she was 17, she moved from Casablanca to Paris, France, where she eventually started her artistic career as a singer. Boccara also had a brother and a sister in show business, composers Jean-Michel Braque (born Roger Boccara) and Lina Boccara. Her son, Tristan Boccara, was born in the mid-1970s and also became a singer known as ''Goldinski'' (he is also a composer, pianist and arranger) Career In 1964, Boccara had submitted the song "Autrefois" ("In the past") to the Eurovision Song Contest selection panel, but she was unsuccessful. Five years later, at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo Cantando
"" (; "I Live Singing") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Salomé with music composed by María José de Ceratto and lyrics written by Aniano Alcalde. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid, and became one of the four joint winning songs and the second song from Spain –and last to date– to win. Salomé also recorded the song in Catalan, Basque, English, French, and Italian. Background Conception "" was composed by María José de Ceratto with lyrics by Aniano Alcalde. It is a very up-tempo number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing. Eurovision On 20–22 February 1969, "" performed by both Salomé and competed in the of the , the national final organized by (TVE) to select the song Salomé –who had already been internally selected– would perform in the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABBA
ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music acts in the history of popular music. In , ABBA became 's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo (ABBA song), Waterloo", which in 2005 was chosen as the best song in the competition's history as part of the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, 50th anniversary celebration of the contest. During the band's main active years, it consisted of two couples: Fältskog and Ulvaeus, and Lyngstad and Andersson. With the increase of their popularity, their personal lives suffered, which eventually resulted in the collapse of both marriages. The relationship changes were reflected in the group's music, with later songs featuring darker and more intros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysen
Mysen is the administrative center of the municipalities of Norway, municipality of Eidsberg in the counties of Norway, county of Østfold in Norway. The town is named after the old farm of Mysen (Old Norse, Norse ''Mysin'', from ''*Mosvin''), since the town is built on its ground. The first element is ''mosi'' m 'bog, marsh', and the last element is '' vin '' m 'meadow, pasture'. History Between 1920 and 1961, it was a separate municipality. Mysen became an independent municipality on 1 July 1920, when it was spun off from Eidsberg. On 1 January 1961, Mysen was merged again with Eidsberg. As with many other places in Eastern Norway, Mysen has grown up around a railway station, after Østfold Line's Eastern Line opened in 1882. Today, the station is an end stop for most local trains on the eastern line. Therefore, Mysen is a communication center for inner Østfold, with bus routes to most of the surrounding area, as well as Töcksfors in Sweden. The village had 6,084 inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Of Europe (1981 Concert)
''Songs of Europe'' is a concert television programme commemorating the Eurovision Song Contest's twenty-fifth anniversary. The event was held in Mysen, Norway in 1981, featuring all but eight of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest from its first edition in 1956 to 1981, and broadcast to more than 100 million viewers all over Europe. The concert, which was the largest ever in Norway at the time, and still the largest in Mysen, was hosted by Norwegian television personalities Rolf Kirkvaag and children's television character Titten Tei, who led the two-hour live broadcast in English, German, French, Norwegian and Spanish. The majority of entries were conducted by Sigurd Jansen, although the song "Hallelujah" was conducted, as it was in 1979, by composer Kobi Oshrat. "Nous les amoureux" was conducted by Raymond Bernard, "La, la, la" by Manuel Gas, and "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Kenny Clayton. Background The concert was an annual fund raiser for the International Red Cross, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Bonnet
Guy Bonnet (; (12 May 1942 – 8 January 2024) was a French author, composer, and singer. He wrote the lyrics and composed the music for "", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed by Isabelle Aubret. In , he participated himself in the contest for France, with " Marie-Blanche" coming fourth out of twelve contestants; he repeated the experience in with "", finishing eighth out of twenty. Bonnet wrote and composed songs for various artists, including Mireille Mathieu, Sylvie Vartan, Franck Fernandel, and Massilia Sound System. He also wrote a contemporary pastorale "". Bonnet died in Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ... on 8 January 2024, at the age of 81. References External links Official website* * {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Blanche
France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song "Marie-Blanche", composed by Guy Bonnet, with lyrics by André-Pierre Dousset, and performed by Bonnet himself. The French participating broadcaster, (ORTF), selected its entry through a seven-week televised show titled . "Marie-Blanche" came in fourth place out of twelve, and received eight points at the contest. Before Eurovision National final For 1970, after eight years of internal selections, (ORTF) organized a televised national final which lasted seven weeks. A professional jury chose 16 out of the 143 songs submitted to go to the Saturday evening music show titled which would choose the entrant for 1970. consisted of four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, and a final with shows taking place each Saturday. Four songs were performed each week and were voted on by various juries representing the regional stations of ORTF. The juries could qualify one song to go to the next round. By the fifth and si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown; 30 August 1950) known professionally as Dana (), is an Irish singer, songwriter and politician. While still a schoolgirl she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with "All Kinds of Everything". It became a worldwide million-seller and launched her music career. She entered politics in 1997, as Dana Rosemary Scallon, running unsuccessfully in the 1997 Irish presidential election, Irish presidential election, but later being elected as an MEP for Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency), Connacht–Ulster in 1999. Scallon was again an independent candidate in the 2011 Irish presidential election, Irish 2011 presidential election, but was eliminated on the first count. Scallon served as a politician as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004. Background Scallon was born Rosemary Brown in Islington, London, England, one of seven children. Her father Robert Brown worked as a porter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Kinds Of Everything
"All Kinds of Everything" is a song recorded by Irish singer Dana written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 held in Amsterdam, resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest. The recording became an international hit. Background Conception "All Kinds of Everything" was written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, two twenty-eight-year-old amateur songwriters who worked as compositors for a Dublin newspaper. It sings about all the things which remind the singer of her sweetheart (such as wishing-wells, wedding bells and an early morning dew) with the admission at the end of every verse that "all kinds of everything remind me of you". Scottish songwriter Bill Martin, who was responsible for the song's publishing, has on numerous subsequent occasions claimed that he and his song writing partner Phil Coulter (the team behind both " Puppet on a String" and "Congratulations") actually wrote the song themselves, but were preven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kuhr
Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Career In 1967, she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with her composition " De troubadour" (lyrics by David Hartsema; orchestra conducted by Franz de Kok). She was one of the four winners that year. In the early seventies, Kuhr was more successful in France than in her home country. In 1970 she toured with Georges Brassens. Late 1971 she had a top 10 hit in France with "Jesus Christo". In 1980, she had her biggest hit in the Netherlands: "Visite", a song she performed with the French group Les Poppys. She has been releasing records ever since, though without major chart success. Lenny Kuhr was one of the artists who recorded the song "Shalom from Holland" (written by Simon Hammelburg and Ron Klipstein) as a token of solidarity with the Israeli peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Troubadour
"De troubadour" ("The troubadour"), is a song recorded by Dutch singer Lenny Kuhr, with music composed by and lyrics by Kuhr herself. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, held in Madrid, and became one of the four winning songs. Kuhr recorded the song in six languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Background Conception "De troubadour" music was written by and lyrics by Lenny Kuhr. It is a ballad inspired both musically and lyrically by folk-song traditions. It is about a troubadour of the Middle Ages, describing the impact the music has on his audiences. Eurovision On 26 February 1969, "De troubadour" performed by Lenny Kuhr competed in the of the ''Nationaal Songfestival'', the national final organized by the Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) to select their song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the for the contest. Kuhr recorded the song in Dutch, English –as "The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
