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Caffè
Lattè looks back on
THIS CENTURY’S TOP 100
€UROVISION
SONGS
Since 2000, the Eurovision Song Contest has seen major changes.
Many countries have hosted for the first time. New countries have dominated.
While some nations have sadly withdrawn, Italy has returned and new countries –
including Australia - have been welcomed.
The first 2 decades of this century has provided us with new ESC heroes
and memories, including Conchita Wurst, Verka Serduchka and Ruslana. The
quality of songs and number of participants- spread out over 2 semi-finals –
has catered for a wide range of tastes. Here are 100 songs that stand out –
some won, some qualified for the Grand Final while others were culled early;
but each one carried its nation’s hopes for Eurovision glory in the annual
music event.
IT
HURTS
Lena
Philipsson
SWEDEN 2004
An example of the traditional Swedish formula put to effective use for Eurovision. In 2004, Istanbul was the host city. Sweden was automatically in that year's Grand Final because of its #5 placing in the 2003 ESC. "It Hurts" also claimed 5th place.
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