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.
50
GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY
ELINA BORN & STIG RASTA
ESTONIA 2015
This duet had a blend of retro with a modern twist, reminiscent of Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood collaborations. It finished 7th in the Grand Final. Stig Rasta penned the song.
49
UNDO
SANNA NIELSEN
SWEDEN 2014
This touching ballad finished 3rd in the 2014 Grand Final for popular Swedish performer Sanna Nielsen.
48
LONELY SYMPHONY (WE WILL BE FREE)
FRANCES RUFFELLE
UNITED KINGDOM 2016
This stunning UK entry finished in the Top 10 during the years of Irish Eurovision dominance.
47
NO DEGREE OF SEPARATION
FRANCESCA MICHIELIN
ITALY 2016
Also known by its original title "Nessun Grado Di Separazione", this well- crafted song was performed in Italian and English.
46
HOLD ME NOW
JOHNNY LOGAN
IRELAND 1987
Johnny Logan scored his 2nd win as a performer with "Hold Me Now", a pop ballad. He wrote this and another Irish ESC winner "Why Me?".
45
UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE
SEVERINE
MONACO 1971
With a title meaning "A Bench, A Tree, A Street", Severine gave Monaco a win at Eurovision, performing the song in French.
44
CROIRE
LARA FABIAN
LUXEMBOURG 1988
Lara Fabian was born in Belgium and later migrated to Montreal, Canada. In the same year that fellow French-Canadian performer Celine Dion entered the ESC representing Switzerland, Fabian performed the French song "Croire" ("Trust" / "Believe") for Luxembourg. In the Grand Final, Dion emerged victorious, with Fabian finishing in 4th position.
43
PAS POUR MOI
DANIELA SIMMONS
SWITZERLAND 1986
In 1986, the Top 3 songs were all sung in French. "Pas Pour Moi" ("Not For Me") finished as the runner-up.
42
MADNESS OF LOVE
RAPHAEL GUALAZZI
ITALY 2011
Italy ended its 14-year boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest with a pop jazz song written by Raphael Gualazzi. He performed it in English and Italian. Italy was welcomed back with a respectable finish in second place.
41
NOT ALONE
ARAM MP3
ARMENIA 2014
Aram MP3 performed the stunning "Not Alone" in English and was rewarded with a #4 ranking in the Grand Final.
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