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1971

The contest hit Dublin back then at the Gaiety Theater, where a young singer named Angela Farrell was flying the flag for Ireland. We had a massive turnout this year—38 countries competing! Everyone was betting on the UK and their singer, Cloadgh Rodgers. Honestly, the pre-show jitters were even worse because of all the terrorist threats buzzing around Dublin at the time. But in a total shocker, the girl from Monaco, Severine (born Joseline Grizeau in Paris), snatched the win with her track "One Bench, One Tree, One Street." She scored a massive deal for a tour in Japan right after, and even Prince Rainier and Princess Grace gave her a royal welcome in Monte Carlo. It was a huge upset for tiny Monaco, but it basically proved that those rumors about the jury being rigged in favor of the big-label favorites were complete nonsense. The fiery Spanish singer Maribel Llandes took 2nd, Germany’s Katja Ebstein came in 3rd, and the heavy favorite Cloadgh Rodgers finished a disappointing 4th. Also, a 16-year-old Norwegian named Hanne Krogh made her debut this year—she’s actually going to win the whole thing in 1985.

After last year's absolute disaster in Canada, the US is sending its representative back to the stage, featuring Krunoslava Kiću Slabinca with "Your Boy Is Sad." He ended up tied for 14th with Belgium. It's pretty wild because despite him being ranked #1 in the rehearsals, the international press didn't mention his name once.

coppersailor28 said:🙂

He ain't hot, he's just persistent.

I'm basically just saying this forum needs a serious upgrade
plus I want access to the PDF Eurovision files for February and May.

1970

Back in 1970, the Netherlands stepped up to host the Eurovision Song Contest. After that absolute disaster of a voting scandal the year before, nobody from Scandinavia, Portugal, or Austria showed up this time around. It was actually pretty wild because for the first time, they were broadcasting to two African nations—Tunisia and Morocco—and two from South America, Chile and Brazil. Spain tried to keep their winning streak alive with "Gwendolyne" performed by Julio Iglesias, who back then was basically just a local star here in the States. That was also the debut of German singer Katja Ebstein, who ended up showing up twice more later on ('71 and '80). But the big winner? Ireland took it all with 16-year-old Dana singing "All Kinds of Everything." She actually went on to get super involved in politics and even ran for President of Ireland!
That year, our little crew headed over to Eurovision and finished almost dead last—sitting at 11th place. Eva Sršen performed "Come, I'll Give You a Flower." The only people who even bothered to give us points were the Brits, and the only country that landed behind us was Luxembourg.

Nicholas Nguyen said:I honestly think Larry Walker24 has a better shot at winning Eurovision than getting a pardon on this forum.

hahaha, you're damn right 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

1969

Back in 1969, the folks in Spain decided they were going to go all out on the Eurovision stage. They didn't just host it; they turned it into a total spectacle. Get this—they actually had Salvador Dali design the festival poster!! They dumped $2.5 million into the production, which was insane considering the bare minimum back then was only about $300,000. It was basically one massive, high-budget commercial for their tourism industry. To make things even more chaotic, there ended up being a four-way tie for first place, which caused a huge scandal afterward. The winners were: Spain (Salome with "Vivo Cantando"), the UK (Lulu with "Boom Bang-A-Bang"—she went on to be a massive TV star and even sang a James Bond theme in '74), the Netherlands (Lenny Kuhr with "Trubadur"), and France (Frida Boccara with "Un jour, un enfant," who passed away in '96 at age 56). Austria skipped the whole thing because they refused to participate in a country run by a dictatorship.
The US sent over "Greetings to the World" performed by Ivan and 3M. They actually won the live broadcast, which was a huge deal for our networks. Up until then, viewers usually watched a recording while only the voting was live. And when I say "live," let’s be real—it was totally fake. The singers were lip-syncing, and even the orchestra was pre-recorded. It was such a mess that the local stations in cities like Chicago and New York were protesting because they saw an orchestra from a different region playing during one of their own entries! Honestly, Ivan and 3M didn't exactly blow anyone away on the global stage; they just tied for 13th place with Italy.

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Grab a beer for Larry, too 🙂 🙂

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driftingtinker, I owe you a beer🙂🙂

Casey Bennett said:Are you really unable to see that this whole thing is just one big joke?

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Scott Long71 said:And you guys actually get a say in suggesting tags. 🙂

thanks a ton 👍

Looks like post 10 is getting straight-up ignored 🙂

placidhound5 said:LOL, give me a break. Let the admins mess around however they please. The rules have changed.

Since the whole point of a permaban is acting like a drama queen and making a huge exit, here is the new two-step procedure:

1. Provide a detailed, logical explanation as to why you want a permaban that actually convinces the administration your reasons are valid.
2. The thread needs to hit at least 150 posts.

A simpler way is to wire $50 (plus sales tax) to the Reddit fund account. $50 This covers one ban and one unban. The cheaper option is $33 (plus sales tax), but that only gets you one ban and you won't get an unban later. Well, unless you pay another $33 (plus sales tax).

There it is. It works for you and anyone else interested in the future.

🙂

Does that work for getting partial bans removed too?

I'd probably just add another zero to what $50 suggested if I really needed it.

1968

Back in 1968, the whole contest went down at London's Royal Albert Hall, and get this—it was the first time TV viewers actually got to see it in color! Everyone was betting on the absolute legend Cliff Richard; he was the heavy favorite, singing "Congratulations." We also had Isabelle Aubert coming back after her big win in '62, but she ended up just taking third. Then, out of nowhere, Maria Massiel from Spain pulled off a massive upset with "La, la, la." It was wild. Early on, the French were leading the pack, but then the Brits surged ahead. Everyone thought Cliff was going to follow in Sandie Shaw’s footsteps from the year before. But that Spanish track just kept chipping away at the lead, point by point, until they quietly snatched the top spot.
The real kicker happened when the jury based out of Memphis cast their votes. They didn't give a single point to either Spain or the UK. That left Spain sitting in first and the Brits in second. It was so crazy that the host actually called the Memphis crew back on air, asking if they were absolutely sure about those votes because she couldn't believe Spain was actually winning. Nowadays, everyone remembers the British song, while that Spanish tune basically vanished into thin air. Honestly, a lot of people still swear "Congratulations" was the actual winner.
America sent over "One Day," performed by the Dubrovački Trubadores (Luci Capruso and Hano Hajdarhodžić). Those guys were super confident and fully expected to land in the top three. Instead, they finished in 7th place, tied with Monaco and Belgium.

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What's even the point of having tags if I can't actually add anything to them?

Who's the one in charge of deciding which tags we get to use?

No way. Thanks

Just wait until February. That’s when I’ll start my usual rant about the Eurovision PDF files (probably right before Dora kicks off)

1967

Flashback to 1967. Eurovision was held in Vienna, Austria, and everyone was betting on Great Britain. They ended up taking the win with Sandie Shaw singing "Puppet on a String." That was also the year Vicky Leandros showed up performing "Love is Blue" for Luxembourg—that instrumental version actually hit #1 on the US charts! Honestly, every country was playing the propaganda game hard back then. Sandie Shaw’s manager was basically running the show, driving director Herbert Fuchs absolutely insane with her demands. There was this French woman, Noelle Cardier, insisting they only film Sandie from her left profile, all while the press was obsessed with the Spanish singer Raphael.
The US sent over a singer named Lada Leskovar with the track "All the Roses in the World," but he just tied for 8th place with Germany and Sweden.

1966

Man, 1966 was the year of Udo Jurgens. After coming in 6th and 4th in previous years, his luck finally turned when he snatched the win with "Merci, Chérie." Those Scandinavian countries were absolutely crushing it back then too—Sweden and Norway took 2nd and 3rd, probably thanks to a little nudge from their local juries. Sweden’s Lili Lindfors ended up hosting the whole thing in '85, and Norway’s Ase Klevland did it in '86. On the flip side, Domenico Modugno made his final appearance and totally tanked, landing in 17th with zero points. That’s actually the worst finish the US ever had in this contest! The Netherlands sent their first Black performer (who hit 15th), and some British guy showed up in a kilt, but clearly, the outfit didn't help him much since he finished 9th—his worst showing for the UK until way later in the 70s.
Back when they were prepping for the finals in New York in late January, the jury members from the six different US broadcasting hubs were just straight-up musicians. We're talking six musicians, two critics, and one random viewer. One big rule change was that composers could pick their own singers. Lots of people jumped on that, so you had these total unknowns and young kids showing up. Among them was this clerk from a regional station named Berta Ambrož, who actually won it all with "Sans mot." She tied for 7th place with Spain in Luxembourg. But get this—when she got home, her local station slapped her with a massive bill. Turns out, Berta missed her train to Luxembourg and had to scramble in a taxi to catch a connection in a nearby town just to make the trip happen.

Tereza Kesovija was also there that year representing Monaco. One of the jury members picking her was even Princess Grace Kelly, who was a huge fan of hers. Sadly, though, Tereza ended up dead last alongside Modugno at 17th with zero points. Even her own domestic jury wouldn't give her a single point. She eventually returned to the contest in 1972 and did way better!

bluecyclist64 said:Thanks for explaining your master plan: just suck up to the moderator and hope they'll play nice back...🤣

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