EUROVISION'S TOP 40 RUNNERS-UP. This post: #20-16. Continues next week.

Caffé Latté presents:

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EUROVISION’S

GREATEST

RUNNERS-UP

Each year, the Eurovision Song Contest pits nations against each other, vying for a victory. Since 1956, the ESC has thrown up several unforgettable winning entries, but what about the songs that came close but finished in second place? Caffé Latté ranks 40 of the past 62 runners-up that still deserve special recognition.

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WHERE ARE YOU?

IMAANI

UNITED KINGDOM / 1998

The UK finished in second place for the 15th time with Imaani's song. She was the first black singer to represent the United Kingdom.

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LANE MOJE

ZELJKO JOKSIMOVIC 

& AD-HOC ORCHESTRA

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO / 2004

The beautiful "Lane Moje" was performed in Serbian. Its title translates as "My darling".

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FUEGO

ELENI FOUREIRA

CYPRUS / 1975

Cyprus came close to securing its first ever win at Eurovision with "Fuego" (Fire). The upbeat song lost to Netta's "Toy" last year.

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NEVER LET YOU GO

DIMA BILAN

RUSSIA / 2006

Dima Bilan almost brought the Eurovision trophy home to Russia in 2006. Although he finished second, the singer returned to represent his country again 2 years later. In 2008, Bilan was victorious, winning with "Believe".

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BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

SONIA

UNITED KINGDOM / 1975

In the years when countries had to sing in their national language(s), Ireland and the UK had an obvious advantage at Eurovision. In 1975, the Irish and UK entries finished (again) in 1st and 2nd positions respectively.