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TOP 10 ALBUMS – APRIL 2018

1  EUROVISION SONG CONTEST LISBON 2018

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

NEW

2 REVAMP: THE SONGS OF ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN      NEW

3 ABBA GOLD Abba      8 2

4 MORE ABBA GOLD Abba      9 2

5 MAN OF THE WOODS Justin Timberlake      1 3

6 I HEAR A SONG Dami Im      7 2    

7 GOLDEN Kylie Minogue      NEW

8 A BRAND NEW ME Aretha Franklin & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra      2 6

9 A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra       3 6

10 DEEPER Lisa Stansfield      NEW

 

ESC PREVIEW Today: #11- CYPRUS.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

11.

CYPRUS

FUEGO

Eleni Foureira

Albanian-born Eleni Foureira will represent Cyprus with the catchy "Fuego" (Spanish for Fire). Sung in English, the dance track should qualify in Semi Final 1. It is unlikely to give the country its first win at Eurovision. Cyprus has competed 34 times. Its best result so far is 5th place in the years 1982, 1997 and 2004.

12 ARMENIA

313 AZERBAIJAN

14 DENMARK

15 SWITZERLAND

16 SPAIN

17 ICELAND

18 NORWAY

19 UKRAINE

20 MONTENEGRO

21 F.Y,R. MACEDONIA

22 CROATIA

23 PORTUGAL

24 CZECH REPUBLIC

25 ROMANIA

26 BELARUS

27 LATVIA

28 POLAND

29 AUSTRIA

30 GREECE

31 IRELAND

32 BULGARIA

33 GERMANY

34 GEORGIA

35 LITHUANIA

36 MALTA

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

ESC PREVIEW Today: #12- ARMENIA.  A preview of the 43 songs in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which begins this May in Lisbon, Portugal. The preview begins with the weakest songs and works its way to the best in this year's line-up.The songs are ranked in order of quality as heard in the studio versions.

EUROVISION 2018 PREVIEW

12.

ARMENIA

QAMI

Sevak Khanagyan

Armenia has yet to win at Eurovision. It debuted in 2006 and its best result thus far is 4th place, achieved in 2008 and 2014. This year, Armenia will be represented by local artist Sevak Khanagyan. He composed the music for "Qami" ("wind" in English), a stunning song that deserves to qualify in Semi Final 1.

13 AZERBAIJAN

14 DENMARK

15 SWITZERLAND

16 SPAIN

17 ICELAND

18 NORWAY

19 UKRAINE

20 MONTENEGRO

21 F.Y,R. MACEDONIA

22 CROATIA

23 PORTUGAL

24 CZECH REPUBLIC

25 ROMANIA

26 BELARUS

27 LATVIA

28 POLAND

29 AUSTRIA

30 GREECE

31 IRELAND

32 BULGARIA

33 GERMANY

34 GEORGIA

35 LITHUANIA

36 MALTA

37 RUSSIA

38 SLOVENIA

39 NETHERLANDS

40 ALBANIA

41 SERBIA

42 HUNGARY

43 SAN MARINO

Hear a special playlist with all the songs from this year’s contest as they are released on spotify.

spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte:playlist:3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/3aFWyVHxGLWZ3Xwb6K3tf2?si=XiLET1zpTlabrf3yAVNfiw

EUROVISION'S CLASSIEST SONGS of all -time. #20-16. Continues next weekend.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

EUROVISION’S

ALL-TIME CLASSIEST

SONGS

The Eurovision Song Contest has a reputation for cheesy, camp, over the top and downright ridiculous entries, but there have been exquisite gems too. This countdown looks back on 60 of the finest songs performed as part of the ESC spanning the years 1956 to 2017.

20

THE VOICE

EIMEAR QUINN

IRELAND 1996

Ireland's 7th and most recent winning entry, "The Voice", was performed by Eimear Quinn. Its final result was 162 points, leaving the Norwegian runner-up "I Evighet" behind with a score of 114.

19

ET S'IL FALLAIT LE FAIRE

PATRICIA KAAS

FRANCE 2009

Patricia Kaas is one of the leading French vocalists. She delivered "Et S'Il Fallait Le Faire" (And If It Had To Be Done) with precision and grace in the Grand Final held in Moscow.

18

MONO I AGAPI

ANNA VISHY

CYPRUS 1982

Anna Vissy (aka Vishy) has entered the Contest twice. In 1980, she represented Greece. Two years later, she was back, this time singing a song in Greek meaning "Only Love" this time representing Cyprus. She finished in 5th place with "Mono Agapi". 

 

17

CITY LIGHTS

BLANCHE

BELGIUM 2017

Despite a shaky start in her live performances, Blanche gained confidence and finished in 4th place in the Grand Final in Kiev representing Belgium with "City Lights" performed in English.

16

RISE LIKE A PHOENIX

CONCHITA WURST

AUSTRIA 2014

Austria's 2nd win was realized by the unforgettable Conchita Wurst with the anthemic "Rise Like A Phoenix". The country had not won Eurovision since 1966.

The Caffe` Latte` Top 10 Tracks this week

1 Breeze Off The Pond JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 1wk                                                       2 4

2 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me DAMI IM                                                        3 4

3 In The Rain ALEXANDRA BURKE                                                       4 3

4 Dance You Off BENJAMIN INGROSSO                                                        7 2

5 Every Single Day FELIX SANDMAN                                                          1 6

6 Patrick Swayze SIGRID BERNSON                                                        5 3

7 Escapate Conmigo WISIN ftg. OZUNA                                                        9 2

8 We Got Love JESSICA MAUBOY                                                         NEW

9 A Matter Of Time SENNEK                                                              NEW

10 Fuego ELENI FOUREIRA                                                              NEW

EUROVISION'S CLASSIEST SONGS of all -time. #25-21. Continues tomorrow.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

EUROVISION’S

ALL-TIME CLASSIEST

SONGS

The Eurovision Song Contest has a reputation for cheesy, camp, over the top and downright ridiculous entries, but there have been exquisite gems too. This countdown looks back on 60 of the finest songs performed as part of the ESC spanning the years 1956 to 2017.

25

MOJ SVIJET

SERGEJ CETKOVIC

MONTENEGRO 2014

This engaging song has a title that means "My World" in Montenegrin. It qualified for the Grand Final in Copenhagen.

24

DEN VILDA

ONE MORE TIME

SWEDEN 1996

This Enya-esque song finished in 3rd place for One More Time. "Den Vilda" (The Wild One) features Peter Gronvall, the son of ABBA's Benny Andersson, who co-wrote the entry with his wife Nanne Gronvall.

23

MOLITVA

MARIJA SERIFOVIC

SERBIA 2007

Serbia's only Eurovision victory so far was with "Molitva" (Prayer), performed with force by Marija Serifovic.

22

APRES TOI

VICKY LEANDROS

LUXEMBOURG 1972

Greek singer Vicky Leandros represented  Luxembourg with the French song "Apres Toi". Greece made its debut as a competitor in 1974. Leandros had sung for Luxembourg previously in 1967.  The song's title means "After You". On this 2nd attempt, Leandros emerged victorious. 

 

21

NON HO L'ETA

GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI

ITALY 1964

Gigliola Cinquetti was only 16 when she brought Italy its first Eurovision win with "Non Ho L'Eta`" which translates as "I'm Not Old Enough".