#Bobbysocks

[eurovisionart]

🇳🇴 Bobbysocks - La det swinge

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #442:

A female duo has only ever won the Eurovision Song Contest once. This occurred in 1985 when the duo Bobbysocks won with their song 'La Det Swinge' for Norway.

[Source]

Gothenburg 1985, Eurovision.tv.

[wardrobeoftime]

Hi, I love your work so much :)) would it be possible to get bobbysocks' Eurovision outfits (Norway 1985)? Because those are absolutely banger outfits <3

Thank you so much and if I can find some okay footage on youtube of their performance, sure.

Usually I use the actual performance artists competed with and not a reprise but with older Eurovisions I can't really be picky. This is the best quality I found in a few minutes. Might not be the best looking gifs but I'll try.

[fruluna]

Carola 💘💗💖💞

[eurovision-song-bracket]

Welcome to the Eurovision Song Bracket!

This will be a fairly large bracket, consisting of two "teams" of 68 songs for a total of 136 competitors!

The first team has been preselected, and will consist of all previous winners or popular vote winners if applicable.

This means that if your favorite song won, you do not need to submit them (a couple of exceptions apply, see list at the bottom/read more for details)

Submissions are closed!

Rules!

- Entries must have been a part of the main competition of Eurovision of any year (I might do a MGP mini bracket if the people want that)

- Once again, you do not need to submit winners, they are (mostly) automatically in. Again, see bottom for details and explanations.

- You may submit multiple songs, but please don't send the same song over and over.

- Propaganda is highly encouraged! There is a spot for it in the submission form, and adding it on to the poll itself or sending an ask is also allowed. You may send a DM, but I'll probably be slow to respond that way.

How it Works!

- There will be multiple brackets of 34 songs

- Each of the preselected winners will be randomly against one of the submitted songs. Pairings will be decided through number assignment and a random number generator.

- Vote for your favorite! I will include links to the songs in the poll so you can listen to both before voting. The winner will move onto the next round until we find the winner of that bracket.

- Once all brackets are complete, the winners of their individual brackets will go onto the finals to determine the (unofficial) Ultimate Eurovision Song Winner!

- There will be a preliminary around, as 1969 (hehe nice) had a four way tie, so we will need to determine which of those four will represent that year!

Tagging some other brackets to get the word out

@animalcrossingshowdown @ultimate-soup-showdown @least-sexy-man-competition @soulmatebracket @irlcats-bracket @little-cat-showdown @bestvegetablepoll @baby-brawl-bracket @died-but-not-dead-tournament @unusannusbracket

Click the read more for the list of songs that are automatically in the bracket!

(The colors are just to make it less of a wall of text and easier to read)

(Please let me know if a different color would work better)

1956 - “Refrain” by Lys Assia (Switzerland)

1957 - “Net Als Toen” by Corry Brokken (Netherlands)

1958 - “Dors, Mon Amour” by André Claveau (France)

1959 - “Een Beetje” by Teddy Scholten (Netherlands)

1960 - “Tom Pillibi” by Jacqueline Boyer (France)

1961 - “Nous Les Amoureux” by Jean-Claude Pascal (Luxembourg) 1962 - “Un Premier Amour” by Isabelle Aubret” (France)

1963 - “Dansevise” by Grethe and Jøren Ingmann (Denmark)

1964 - “Non ho l'età” by Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy)

1965 - “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” by France Gall (Luxembourg) 1966 - “Merci, Chérie” by Udo Jürgens (Austria)

1967 - “Puppet on a String” by Sandie Shaw (UK)

1968 - “La la la” by Massiel (Spain)

1969 – [FOUR WAY TIE – SPAIN UK NETHERLANDS FRANCE, PRELIM POLL] “Vivo Cantando” by Salomé (Spain) ; “Boom Bang-a-Bang” by Lulu (UK) ; “De Troubadour” by Lenny Kuhr (Netherlands) ; “Un jour, un enfant” by Frida Bocara (France)

1970 - “All Kinds of Everything” by Dana (Ireland)

1971 - “Un banc, un arbre, une rue” by Séverine (Monaco)

1972 - “Après Toi” by Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg)

1973 - “Tu te reconnaîtras” by Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg)

1974 - “Waterloo” by ABBA (Sweden)

1975 - “Ding a Dong” by Teach-in (Netherlands)

1976 - “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Brotherhood of Man (UK)

1977 - “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant” by Marie Myriam (France)

1978 - “א-ב-ני-בי / A-Ba-Ni-Bi” by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta (Israel)

1979 - “הללויה /Hellelujah” by Milk and Honey (Israel)

1980 - “What's Another Year” by Johnny Logan (Ireland)

1981 - “Making Your Minds Up” by Bucks Fizz (UK)

1982 - “Ein bißchen Frieden” by Nicole (Germany)

1983 -Si la vie est cadeau” by Corinne Hermès (Luxembourg)

1984 - “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” by Herreys (Sweden)

1985 - “La det swinge” By Bobbysocks! (Norway)

1986 - “J'aime la vie” by Sandra Kim (Belgium)

1987 – “Laß die Sonne in dein Herz“ by Wind (Germany) [REPEAT WIN BY JOHNNY LOGAN(Ireland), USING 2ND PLACE]

1988 - “Ne partez pas sans moi” Céline Dion (Switzerland)

1989 - “Rock Me” by Riva (Yugoslavia)

1990 - “Insieme: 1992” by Toto Cutugno (Italy)

1991 – “Fångad av en stormvind” by Carola (Sweden)

1992 - “Why Me?” by Linda Martin (Ireland)

1993 - “In Your Eyes” Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland)

1994 - “Rock 'n' Roll Kids” Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan (Ireland)

1995 - “Nocturne” by Secret Garden (Norway)

1996 - “The Voice” by Eimear Quinn (Ireland)

1997 - “Love shine a Light” by Katrina and the Waves (UK)

1998 - “דיווה /Diva” by Dana International (Israel)

1999 - “Take Me to Your Heaven” by Charlotte Nilsson (Sweden)

2000 - “Fly on the Wings of Love” by Olsen Brothers (Denmark)

2001 - “Everybody” by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL (Estonia)

2002 - “I wanna” by Marie N (Latvia)

2003 - “Everyway That I Can” by Sertab Erener (Turkey)

2004 - “Wild Dances” by Ruslana (Ukraine)

2005 - “My Number One” by Helena Paparizou (Greece)

2006 - “Hard Rock Hallelujah” by Lordi (Finland)

2007 - “Молитва / Molitva” by Marija Šerifović (Serbia)

2008 - “Believe” by Dima Bilan (Russia)

2009 - “Fairytale” By Alexander Rybak (Norway)

2010 - “Satellite” by Lena (Germany)

2011 - “Running Scared” by Ell and Nikki (Azerbaijan)

2012 - “Euphoria” by Loreen (Sweden)

2013 - “Only Teardrops” by Emmelie de Forest (Denmark)

2014 - “Rise Like a Phoenix” by Conchita Wurst (Austria)

2015 - “Heroes” by Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden)

2016 - “1944” by Jamala (Ukraine)

2017 - “Amar pelos dois” by Salvador Sobral (Portugal)

2018 - “Toy” by Netta (Israel)

2019 - “Arcade” by Duncan Laurence (Netherlands)

2020 – [CANCELLED]

2021 - “Zitti e buoni” by Måneskin (Italy)

2022 - “Стефанія / Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine)

2023 - “Cha Cha Cha” by Käärijä (Finland) [Second highest popular vote ever, also repeat win by Loreen(Sweden)]

[henk-heijmans]

Bobbysocker, 2013 - by Arkadiy Bogatyryov (1967), Russian/American

[goat-esc-winner-showdown]

GOAT Eurovision Winner Showdown - Round 3 Poll 3

[unibrowzz]

The Signs and their Eurovision winners

Here we are again, with just one new name this time, but one for a rarely seen sign for once 👀

♈ Aries: Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA, 1974), Ard Weeink (Teach-In, 1975) Lee Sheridan (Brotherhood of Man, 1976), Elisabeth Andreassen (Bobbysocks, 1985), Céline Dion (1988), Nenad Nakić (Riva, 1989), Linda Martin (1992), Rolf Løvland (Secret Garden, 1995) Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Nils Olsen (Olsen Brothers, 2000), Sergei Morgun (2XL, 2001) Duncan Laurence (2019)

♉ Taurus: Teddy Scholten (1959), Jacqueline Boyer (1960), Jørgen Ingmann (1963), Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA, 1974), Marie Myriam (1977), Johnny Logan (1980 and 1987), Jay Aston (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Emilija Kokić, Dalibor Musap AND Zvonimir Zrilić (All Riva, 1989), Paul Harrington (1994), Alexander Rybak (2009), Victoria de Angelis (Måneskin, 2021), Oleh Psiuk and MC KylymMen (both Kalush Orchestra, 2022)

♊ Gemini: Grethe Ingmann (1963), Anne-Marie David (1973), Salomé (Spain, 1969), Koos Versteeg (Teach-In, 1975), Kaido Põldma (2XL, 2001), Ruslana (2004), Lena Meyer-Landrut (2010), Eldar Qasımov (Ell & Nikki, 2011), Måns Zelmerlöw (2015)

♋ Cancer: John Gaasbeek (Teach-In, 1975), Toto Cutugno (1990), Amen and OX (both Lordi, 2006)

♌ Leo: Isabelle Aubret (1962), Massiel (1968), Vicky Leandros (1972), Per and Richard Herrey (Herreys, 1984), Bobby Gee (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Marie N (2002), Nemo (2024)

♍ Virgo: Dana (1970), Boško Colić (Riva, 1989), Carola (1991), Fionnuala Sherry and Hans Frederik-Jacobsen (Secret Garden and Co, 1995), Indrek Soom (2XL, 2001), Nigar Jamal (Ell & Nikki, 2011), Jamala (2016)

♎ Libra: France Gall (1965), Udo Jürgens (1966), Séverine (1971), Chris de Wolde (Teach-In, 1975), Smulik Bilu (Milk and Honey, 1979), Sandra Kim (1986), Åsa Jinder (Secret Garden and Co, 1995) Vince de la Cruz (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Charlotte Nilsson (1999), Loreen (2012 and 2023), Ethan Torchio (Måneskin, 2021), Sasha Tab and Vitalii Duzhyk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)

♏ Scorpio: Jean-Claude Pascale (1961), Frida Boccara (France 1969), Lulu (UK, 1969), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA, 1974), Rudi Nijhuis (Teach-In, 1975), Reuven Erez (Alphabeta, 1978), Nicole (1982), Corinne Hermès (1983), Louis Herrey (Herreys, 1984), Tanel Padar (2001), Marija Šerifović (2007), Conchita Wurst (2014)

♐ Sagittarius: Corry Brokken (1957), André Claveau (1958), Gigliola Cinquetti (1964), Benny Andersson (ABBA, 1974), Martin Lee, Nicky Stevens AND Sandra Stevens (all Brotherhood of Man, 1976), Reuven Gvirtz (Milk and Honey, 1979), Mike Nolan (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Charlie McGettigan (1994), Eimear Quinn (1996), Kimberley Rew (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Sertab Erener (2003)

♑ Capricorn: Esther Tzuberi (Alphabeta, 1978), Gali Altari (1979), Aleksandra Kalafatović (Riva, 1989) Dima Bilan (2008), Salvador Sobral (2017), Damiano David and Thomas Raggi (both Måneskin, 2021), Ihor Didenchuk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)

♒ Aquarius: Yehuda Tamir (Milk and Honey, 1979), Hanne Krogh (Bobbysocks, 1985), Niamh Kavanagh (1993), Gunnhild Tvinnereim (Secret Garden and Co, 1995), Dana International (1998), Dave Benton (2001), Helena Paparizou (2005), Mr Lordi and Kita (both Lordi, 2006), Netta Barzilai (2018), Tymofii Muzychuk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)**

♓ Pisces: Lys Assia (1956), Sandie Shaw (1967), Lenny Kuhr (Netherlands, 1969), Getty Kaspers (Teach-In, 1975), Yizhar Cohen (1978), Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz, 1981) Jørgen Olsen (Olsen Brothers, 2000), Lauri Pihlap (2XL, 2001) Awa (Lordi, 2006), Emmelie de Forest (2013)

UNKNOWN: Lisa Gold-Rubin*, Itzhak Okev and Nehama Shutan* (all Alphabeta, 1978), Alex Cooper (Katrina and the Waves, 1997)

*I did uncover some information regarding Lisa Gold-Rubin and Nehama Shutan which would make them Pisces and Leo respectively, however I was unable to confirm whether they were the actual Eurovision performers or whether they just happened to share the same names. The lead for Gold-Rubin is stronger... but still unconfirmed 😅

**Some sites list Tymofii's birthday as being in September, however his actual Ukrainian Wikipedia page shows it as February 6th, so that's what I'm going with

Corrections/additional information welcome!

[sonicskullsalt]

It's Eurovision Week, and here's the next poll!

Let's find the best loved winning song from each decade, and then let's make a final poll to determine the supreme winner of eurovision.

Today, only the 80s poll will take place.

Each poll will go on for 24 hours and will be tagged as 'my eurovision poll'.

Here goes:

To help you decide, you can listen to excerpts from the songs in the following video. The 80s start at 9:22.

[duskodair]

oh the eurovision arena is so lovely and ahhhhh. they were playing bobbysocks as we came in (song of all time) and we're right at the top and its wonderful wonderful wonderful. im going to cry

[laforzadelvoila]

All My Eurovision Winners

Here I will register my winners of all the years of Eurovision. This list will always be subject to change.

1956 — 🇳🇱 De vogels van Holland [Jetty Paerl]

1957 — 🇦🇹 Wohin, kleines Pony? [Bob Martin]

1958 — 🇨🇭 Giorgio [Lys Assia]

1959 — 🇸🇪 Augustin [Brita Borg]

1960 — 🇫🇷 Tom Pillibi [Jacqueline Boyer]

1961 — 🇮🇹 Al Di Là [Betty Curtis]

1962 — 🇫🇮 Tipi-tii [Marion Rung]

1963 — 🇩🇰 Dansevise [Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann]

1964 — 🇩🇪 Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne [Nora Nova]

1965 — 🇮🇪 Walking the Streets in the Rain [Butch Moore]

1966 — 🇵🇹 Ele e Ela [Madalena Iglésias]

1967 — 🇪🇸 Hablemos del amor [Raphael]

1968 — 🇲🇨 À chacun sa chanson [Line & Willy]

1969 — 🇳🇱 De Troubadour [Lenny Kuhr]

1970 — 🇬🇧 Knock, Knock Who's There? [Mary Hopkin]

1971 — 🇲🇨 Un banc, un arbre, une rue [Séverine]

1972 — 🇮🇪 Ceol an Ghrá [Sandie Jones]

1973 — 🇪🇸 Eres Tú [Mocedades]

1974 — 🇸🇪 Waterloo [ABBA]

1975 — 🇹🇷 Seninle Bir Dakika [Semiha Yankı]

1976 — 🇬🇷 Panagia mou, Panagia mou [Mariza Koch]

1977 — 🇱🇺 Frère Jacques [Anne-Marie B.]

1978 — 🇲🇨 Les jardins de Monaco [Caline & Olivier Toussaint]

1979 — 🇵🇹 Sobe, sobe, balão sobe [Manuela Bravo]

1980 — 🇲🇦 Bitaqat hub [Samira Bensaïd]

1981 — 🇩🇪 Johnny Blue [Lena Valaitis]

1982 — 🇨🇾 Mono i agapi [Anna Vissi]

1983 — 🇮🇱 Chai! [Ofra Haza]

1984 — 🇮🇪 Terminal 3 [Linda Martin]

1985 — 🇳🇴 La det swinge [Bobbysocks!]

1986 — ⭐️ Željo moja [Doris Dragović]

1987 — 🇧🇪 Soldiers of Love [Liliane Saint-Pierre]

1988 — 🇱🇺 Croire [Lara Fabian]

1989 — 🇹🇷 Bana Bana [Grup Pan]

1990 — 🇪🇸 Bandido [Azúcar Moreno]

1991 — 🇫🇷 C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison [Amina]

1992 — ⭐ Ljubim te pesmama [Extra Nena]

1993 — 🇧🇦 Sva bol svijeta [Fazla]

1994 — 🇬🇧 We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony) [Frances Ruffelle]

1995 — 🇳🇴 Nocturne [Secret Garden]

1996 — 🇵🇹 O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor [Lúcia Moniz]

1997 — 🇮🇹 Fiumi di parole [Jalisse]

1998 — 🇫🇮 Aava [Edea]

1999 — 🇱🇹 Strazdas [Aistė Smilgevičiūtė]

2000 — 🇫🇮 A Little Bit [Nina Åström]

2001 — 🇩🇪 Wer Liebe lebt [Michelle]

2002 — 🇮🇱 Light a Candle [Sarit Hadad]

2003 — 🇧🇪 Sanomi [Urban Trad]

2004 — 🇪🇪 Tii [Neiokõsõ]

2005 — 🇨🇭 Cool Vibes [Vanilla Ninja]

2006 — 🇧🇦 Lejla [Hari Mata Hari]

2007 — 🇬🇪 Visionary Dream [Sopho Khalvashi]

2008 — 🇷🇸 Oro [Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugic]

2009 — 🇦🇲 Jan Jan [Inga and Anush Arshakyan]

2010 — 🇸🇰 Horehronie [Kristína Peláková]

2011 — 🇧🇬 Na Inat [Poli Genova]

2012 — 🇸🇪 Euphoria [Loreen]

2013 — 🇳🇴 I Feed You My Love [Margaret Berger]

2014 — 🇳🇱 Calm After The Storm [The Common Linnets]

2015 — 🇲🇪 Adio [Knez]

2016 — 🇺🇦 1944 [Jamala]

2017 — 🇵🇹 Amar Pelos Dois [Salvador Sobral]

2018 — 🇪🇪 La Forza [Elina Nechayeva]

2019 — 🇦🇱 Ktheju Tokës [Jonida Maliqi]

2020 — 🇺🇦 Solovey [Go_A]

2021 — 🇫🇷 Voilà [Barbara Pravi]

2022 — 🇺🇦 Stefania [Kalush Orchestra]

2023 — 🇪🇸 Eaea [Blanca Paloma]

2024 — 🇺🇦 Teresa & Maria [Jerry Heil feat. Alyona Alyona]

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #451:

Before taking part in 1985 as a member of the iconic Norwegian duo Bobbysocks, Hanne Krogh participated as a solo act in 1971. However, her song 'Lykken Er...' did not do as well, placing only 17th -- second to last.

[Sources]

Dublin 1971, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Dublin 1971: Hanne Krogh, Eurovision.tv.

Dublin 1971 Final Scoreboard, Eurovision.tv.

Gothenburg 1985, Eurovision.tv.

[columba1234]

A country: Norway - my favourite esc country !!!!!. My top 5 is:

Fairytale - Alexander Rybak (2009)

Nocturne - Secret Garden (1995)

Let Det Swinge - Bobbysocks (1985)

A Monster Like Me -  Debrah Scarlett, Kjetil Mørland (2015)

Sprit In The Sky - Keiino (2019)

A year: 2018 - (my fave year) My Top 10 and shout-outs:

Lie To Me - Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic)

La Forza - Elina Nechayeva (Estonia)

You Let Me Walk Alone - Michael Schulte (Germany)

Mercy -  Madame Monsieur. (France)

Higher Ground -  Rasmussen (Denmark)

That’s How You Write A Song - Alexander Rybak (Norway)

O Jardim -  Cláudia Pascoal (Portugal)

Under The Ladder - Melovin (Ukraine)

Viszlát nyár - AWS (Hungary)

Non mi avete fatto niente -  Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro (Italy) Shout-outs for Oniro Mou (Greece), Outlaw In ‘Em (The Netherlands), Forever (Belarus) and Storm (UK)

[makotoscoffee]

9 17 and 23 for music asks

9: a song that makes you happy

unfortunately I have the superpower to make any happy song sad. BUT my answer is gonna be Hrvatica Baby! by Le Filip (the song made for her drag race finale number) because it immediately cheers me up when I listen to it, it's sooo catchy

17: a song you would sing as a duet on karaoke

This Norwegian classic, one of the 3 times we've won Eurovision: La det swinge by Bobbysocks. This is most peoples go-to for a duet, actually! But somehow, I haven't done this yet! successful duets have been It's Oh So Quiet by Björk, and The girl, so confusing remix with Lorde by Charli xcx

23: a song that you think everybody should listen to

ohhh boy that's a big one.... hmm... Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

[residentraccoon]

BOBBYSOCKS SJJDKSMS

[goat-esc-winner-showdown]

GOAT Eurovision Winner Showdown -Round 0 Poll 2