EUROVISION'S 150 MOST INFLUENTIAL SONGS. This post: 1989. More: tomorrow.

EUROVISION

1956-2022

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SONGS

(in chronological order)

 

This year’s Contest will see the 70^th song declared a winner. Caffè Lattè lists all of the past winning entries and other songs that have had a lasting impact on the Eurovision Song Contest.

1989

It had taken 33 years, but the Eurovision Song Contest returned to the country where it had all begun in 1989: Switzerland. The first winning nation had finally secured its second victory. This time, Lausanne was the host city. With Cyprus complying with the rules, 22 participants showed up for the Contest.

 

ROCK ME Riva

Yugoslavia

 

Yugoslavia made its ESC debut in 1961. Croatian group Riva represented Yugoslavia in 1989 and secured the first and only Yugoslavian Eurovision win with the upbeat song “Rock Me”. The country would soon splinter and cease to exist, so this victory was timely. Various republics such as Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and North Macedonia have since competed in their own tight, with one of them scoring a win."Rock Me" was performed in Croatian.

 

J’AI VOLÉ LA VIE

Nathalie Pâque

France

 

In 1989, France and Israel had entries performed by minors. The rules regarding minimum age were changed to 16 at the time of competing. This made the 2 nations’ performers the youngest to ever compete in the Contest. Israel’s Gili was aged twelve. The French entry was sung by an 11-year old. Nathalie Pâque was the last minor to compete at Eurovision. Her entry’s title means “I’ve Stolen Life”. It finished in eighth place. Minors now have Junior Eurovision to participate in.