#eurovision song contest 1976

[escgaloreph]

Martin Lee, member of the band Brotherhood of Man (United Kingdom, 1976) - passed away at the age of 77.

The escgaloreph admin gives her deepest condolences to the family, friends and to the band itself who are in touch with Martin. 🙏🏻🕊️

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #788:

Martin Lee, member of the group Brotherhood of Man who won Eurovision in 1976 for the United Kingdom, passed away on September 29th, 2024 from, "heart failure after a short illness. Martin was 77."

[Source]

"Martin Lee, UK Eurovision winner, dies aged 77, aol.com.

[weaversweek]

"Non ho l'eta" - Gigliola Cinquetti

1964 Music: Mario Panzeri; lyric: Nicola Salerno

The greatest Eurovision winner of the period, if you ask me: there isn't a higher one in Let's Do It, my personal fifty favourite singles from 1954-76.

"Non ho l'eta" won the San Remo Festival of Songs in 1964, a thunderous piano-led ballad topped by Gigliola's tender and fragile vocal.

The song is a gentle ode, "I'm not old enough to love you, to go out alone with you." Later, Gigliola sings, "Let me live a romantic love, waiting, let that day come, but not now".

A huge hit at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, "Non ho l'eta" won with over half the available marks. It became a huge hit around the continent, and the Italian original eclipsed cover versions in translation by Linda Scott and Vera Lynn. Gigliola returned to the Eurovision stage in 1974, eclipsed by ABBA and the Wombles; she was back to co-host the car crash 1991 event, and the far more competent 2022 edition.

A song perfectly of its time, "Non ho l'eta" combines all the elements - lyric, tune, performance - to hammer home its message. You don't need to understand a word of Italian to get the emotion, and that's the heart of music.

[edgarmoser]

sandra reemer - the party is over now

1976

[robascoltayoutube]

Jeane Manson - "Toi jamais" [1976]

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

ABBA - Waterloo 1974

"Waterloo" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, with music composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics written by Stikkan Anderson. It is first single of the group's second studio album of the same name, and their first under the Atlantic label in the US. This was also the first single to be credited to the group performing under the name ABBA. The title and lyrics reference the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, and use it as a metaphor for a romantic relationship.

In 1974, "Waterloo" represented Sweden in the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, winning the contest and beginning ABBA's path to worldwide fame. The song differed from the standard "dramatic ballad" tradition at the contest by its flavour and rhythm, as well as by its performance. ABBA gave the audience something that had rarely been seen before in Eurovision: flashy costumes (including silver platform boots), a catchy uptempo song and simple choreography. It was the first winning entry in a language other than that of their home country; prior to 1973, all Eurovision singers had been required to sing in their country's native tongue, a restriction that was lifted briefly for the contests between 1973 and 1976 (thus allowing "Waterloo" to be sung in English), then reinstated before ultimately being removed again in 1999. Watch the performance in Swedish here. Sveriges Radio released a promo video for "Waterloo" that was directed by film director Lasse Hallström, whose first notable English-language film success was What's Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993. ABBA recorded the German and French versions of "Waterloo" in March and April 1974; the French version was adapted by Alain Boublil, who would later go on to co-write the 1980 musical Les Misérables.

The song shot to number 1 in the UK and stayed there for two weeks, becoming the first of the band's nine UK number 1's, and the 16th biggest selling single of the year in the UK. It also topped the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland, while reaching the Top 3 in Austria, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden. Unlike other Eurovision-winning tunes, the song's appeal transcended Europe: "Waterloo" also topped the charts in South Africa, and reached the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Rhodesia, and the US (peaking at number 6, their third-highest-charting US hit after number 1 "Dancing Queen" and number 3 "Take a Chance on Me"). In 2005, at Eurovision fiftieth anniversary competition Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, "Waterloo" was chosen as the best song in the contest's history.

"Waterloo" is featured in the encore of the musical Mamma Mia!. The song does not have a context or a meaning. It is just performed as a musical number in which members of the audience are encouraged to get up off their seats and sing, dance and clap along. The song is performed by the cast over the closing credits of the film Mamma Mia!, but is not featured on the official soundtrack. It is also performed as part of the story in the sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, by Hugh Skinner and Lily James.

The Australian film Muriel's Wedding (1994), features "Waterloo" in a pivotal scene in which lead Toni Collette bonds with the character played by Rachel Griffiths. The film's soundtrack, featuring five ABBA tracks, is widely regarded as having helped to fuel the revival of popular interest in ABBA's music in the mid-1990s. "Waterloo" features prominently in the 2015 science-fiction film The Martian. The song plays as the film's lead, played by Matt Damon, works to ready his launch vehicle for a last-chance escape from Mars. In "Mother Simpson", the eighth episode of the seventh season of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns plays "Ride of the Valkyries" from a tank about to storm the Simpson home, but the song is cut-off and "Waterloo" is played, to which Smithers apologizes, advising he "must have accidentally taped over that".

"Waterloo" received a total of 89% yes votes!

(the video is posted by ABBA's own account, not Eurovision's = safe to watch)

[vintageurovision]

Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest: The 1970s

1970 - Marlène, Dominique Dussault

1971 - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue, Séverine 🏆

1972 - Comme On S'aime, Anne-Marie Godart and Peter MacLane

1973 - Un Train Qui Part, Marie

1974 - Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'en Va, Romuald

1975 - Une Chanson C'est Une Lettre, Sophie

1976 - Toi, La Musique Et Moi, Mary Christy

1977 - Une Petite Française, Michèle Torr

1978 - Les Jardins De Monaco, Caline and Olivier Toussaint

1979 - Notre Vie, C'est La Musique, Laurent Vaguener

[vintage-london-images]

Look at my home, Kingston Upon Thames in 1976, do you remember these now lost brands and shops? Please enjoy accompanied by the Brotherhood of Man with Save Your Kisses For Me, which won the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain in 1976 and was the top selling single that year with six weeks at number 1

Please check out other posts with hashtag #video on @vintage-london-images

[have-a-hiddles]

Happy Birthday to me!

Here’s some (mostly positive) stuff about the year I was born:

Chinese Year of the Horse

United States Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.

The People's Republic of China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.

The first global positioning satellite, the Rockwell International-built Navstar 1, is launched by the United States.

The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.

San Francisco's City Council signs the United States's most comprehensive gay rights bill.

Dallas debuts on CBS, and gives birth to the modern day primetime soap opera.

At the 50th Academy Awards, Annie Hall won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen), and Best Actress (Diane Keaton). On the other hand, Star Wars won six Oscars, including Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction. Finally, Madame Rosa (France) won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta win the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 for Israel with their song A-Ba-Ni-Bi.

The Bee Gees' album, Saturday Night Fever, went #1 for 24 weeks.

Sarajevo is selected to host the 1984 Winter Olympics, and Los Angeles is selected to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Mavis Hutchinson, 53, becomes the first woman to run across the U.S.; her trek took 69 days.

The Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl, the Washington Bullets were the NBA champs, and the Montreal Canadiens clinched the Stanley Cup.

Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.

Charon, a satellite of Pluto, is discovered.

The rainbow flag of the LGBT movement flies for the first time (in its original form) at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK.

Pope John Paul I succeeds Pope Paul VI as the 263rd Pope.

NASA unveiled the first group of women astronauts: Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride.

Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days of papacy.

United States President Jimmy Carter signs a bill that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.

Pope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul I as the 264th pope, resulting in the first Year of Three Popes since 1605.

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman became the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp.

Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy is arrested.

Cabbage Patch Kids are first created.

The video game Space Invaders launched a craze for computer video games.

The first email system was created at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, N.J.

The first spam email was sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager who was promoting a new model of computer. Thuerk sent the correspondence out to about 600 prospects via ARPANET, and “complaints started coming in almost immediately.”

Illinois Bell Company introduced the first-ever Cellular Mobile Phone System.

Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Carl Sagan for his book, The Dragons of Eden.

 At the 30th Primetime Emmy Awards, All in the Family (CBS) won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Rockford Files (NBC) won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family) won an Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series, and Jean Stapleton (All in the Family) won an Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series.

At the 35th Golden Globe Awards, The Turning Point won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama, and The Goodbye Girl won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Actor Ashton Kutcher was born on Feb. 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Actor James Franco was born in Palo Alto, Calif. on April 19, 1978.

Actor Jason Biggs was born on May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, N.J.

Actress Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978.

Singer Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978.

Actor Josh Harnett was born on July 21, 1978.

 NBA star Kobe Bryant was born on Aug. 23, 1978.

Singer Usher was born on Oct. 14, 1978.

Actress Katherine Marie Heigl was born in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 24, 1978.

Popular movies included: Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Star Wars (the first one), Superman: The Movie, and Halloween.

 The most popular baby names for boys were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, and James. 

The most popular baby names for girls were Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica, Amy, and Heather. 

[justforbooks]

Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri OQ (Greek: Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican.

Mouskouri became well known throughout Europe for the song "The White Rose of Athens", recorded first in German as "Weiße Rosen aus Athen" as an adaptation of her Greek song "Σα�� σφυρίξεις τρείς φορές" (San sfyríxeis tris forés, "When you whistle three times"). It became her first record to sell over one million copies.

Later in 1963, she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier". Her friendship with the composer Michel Legrand led to the recording by Mouskouri of the theme song of the Oscar-nominated film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. From 1968 to 1976, she hosted her own TV show produced by BBC, Presenting Nana Mouskouri. Her popularity as a multilingual television personality and distinctive image, owing to the then unusual signature black-rimmed glasses, turned Mouskouri into an international star.

"Je chante avec toi Liberté", recorded in 1981, is perhaps her biggest hit to date, performed in at least five languages – French, English as "Song for Liberty", German as "Lied der Freiheit", Spanish as "Libertad" and Portuguese as "Liberdade". "Only Love", a song recorded in 1985 as the theme song of TV series Mistral's Daughter, gained worldwide popularity along with its other versions in French (as "L'Amour en Héritage"), Italian (as "Come un'eredità"), Spanish (as "La dicha del amor"), and German (as "Aber die Liebe bleibt"). It became her only UK hit single when it reached number two in February 1986.

Mouskouri became a spokesperson for UNICEF in 1993 and was elected to the European Parliament as a Greek deputy from 1994 to 1999.

In 2006 she was a special guest on Eurovision Song Contest 2006's final, presented as the best selling artist of all time.

In 2015, she was awarded the Echo Music Prize for Outstanding achievements by the German music association Deutsche Phono-Akademie.

Mouskouri has been married twice: first at age 25, to Yorgos (George) Petsilas, a guitarist in her backing band (the trio "The Athenians") They had two children (Nicolas Petsilas in 1968 and Hélène (Lénou) Petsilas in 1970) but divorced when Mouskouri was 39. Not long after that, she started a relationship with her record producer André Chapelle, but they did not marry then because she "didn't want to bring another man into the family" and divorce was against her conservative upbringing. They eventually married on January 13, 2003, and live primarily in Switzerland.

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #338:

Eurovision songs have snuck their way into the popular children's program Sesame Street many times.

In 1978, a Sesame Street LP was released entitled 'Sing Sang Song Singalong,' which featured the 1976 German Eurovision entry, 'Sing, Sang, Song' by Les Humphries Singers. In 2010, the Danish production of Sesame Street, Sesamgade, aired an episode that featured Elmo dancing to the 1979 Danish entry 'Disco Tango's by Tommy Seebach.

(Fact co-written with @muppet-facts)

[Sources]

Sesamgade Afsnit 117: EN stjerne på dansegulvet. February 14, 2010.

Eurovision 1976 Germany - Les Humphries - Sing Sang Song (15th), YouTube.com.

Participants of The Hague 1976: Les Humphries Singers, Eurovision.tv.

Sing, Sang, Song Singalong. Side one, track one, 'Sing, Sang, Song.' LP. 1978.

Participants of Jerusalem 1979: Tommy Seebach, Eurovision.tv.

Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - Denmark - Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango, YouTube.com.

[weaversweek]

"Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" - Domenico Mudugno

1958 Music: Domenico Mudugno; lyric: Domenico Mudugno and Franco Migliacci

The Eurovision Song Contest has produced many hits. None are as recognisable as this one. It's number 11 in Let's Do It, my personal fifty favourite singles from 1954-76.

Volare! (Fly!) Oh-oh! (Oh-oh!) Cantare! (Sing!) Oh-o-oh-oh! (Oh-o-oh-oh!)

Domenico Modugno co-wrote "Volare" after having a weird dream, and then he turned his song about that weird dream into this massive smash. It's a hulking great piece of ham, this cheese dream song, as subtle as being hit over the head with a brick.

A proper piece of light opera, Domenico performs "Volare" with great vocal capacity. And he remembers that it is just a silly little song, performed with a little chuckle in his voice.

In short, it's exactly what any contest of popular song should reward. No wonder that it won the San Remo festival in 1958, and swept to an overwhelming third place at that year's Eurovision festival.

Popular taste has always been a strange and inexplicable thing, "Volare" was later covered (in English translation) by Dean Martin; he has the vocal brilliance, but doesn't quite have the playfulness Domenico brings to the song.

It was the most successful of a squillion covers, ranging from the sublime (David Bowie on the Absolute Beginners soundtrack), to the flamenco (Gypsy Kings), to the unspeakable (Aled Jones and Russell Watson).

And if you can't sing well, there's always a call-and-response section. "Volare" is the one Eurovision song that a desperate producer can expect a crowd to know and love. Chantel Janzen led the crowd in a singalong when technical problems delayed a rehearsal in 2021; producers in Istanbul used "Volare" to fill a gap when an item proved unbroadcastable in the 2004 final. These days, they might use "Snap".

[edsmusicblog]

sandra reemer - the party is over now

1969

(eurovision song contest 1976 - netherlands)

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #681

Two Eurovision Song Contest entries have been performed in Sesame Street productions. "Sing Sang Song," Germany's entry from 1976, performed by the Les Humphries Singers, and "Disco Tango," Denmark's 1979 entry by Tommy Seebach.

The German entry was the title track of the disco Sesame Street LP Sing, Sang, Song Singalong. Elmo, Signe and the letter "D" all danced to "Disco Tango" in Sesamgade, the Danish co-production of Sesame Street.

(Fact co-written with @eurovision-facts)

Sources:

Sesamgade. Afsnit 117: En stjerne på dansegulvet. February 14, 2010.

Sing, Sang, Song Singalong. Side one, track one, "Sing, Sang, Song." LP. 1978. (YouTube link).

"Sing, sang, song - Germany 1976 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra." escLIVEmusic1. YouTube. June 9, 2014.

"Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - Denmark - Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango." ESC Fan. YouTube. June 13, 2018.

[merylqueenstreep]

Happy 50th Anniversary of winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo!

A letter from ABBA to the fans! April 6, 2024

I've been a fan since 1976 and will forever be.

[mediamonarchy]

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