EUROVISION'S TOP 40 RUNNERS-UP. This post: #10-6. This countdown concludes 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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THEATER

KATJA EBSTEIN

GERMANY / 1980

Germany's entry "Theater" was unable to beat Johnny Logan who represented Ireland in 1980. The Australian born singer achieved the first of his 2 Eurovision wins for Ireland. Ebstein represented Germany for the third and final time, having previously participated in 1970 and 1971.

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PARTY FOR EVERYBODY

BURANOVSKIYE BABUSHKI

RUSSIA / 2012

This group of Russian grandmothers remains one of the unforgettable Eurovision entrants. The Buranovskiye Babushki beat off all the competitors, except winning song "Euphoria", the Swedish entry performed by Loreen.

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CALM AFTER THE STORM

THE COMMON LINNETS

NETHERLANDS / 2014

The country-flavoured "Calm After The Storm" is one of the best examples of a contemporary and well-crafted entry that performs exceptionally well at Eurovision. It ultimately proved unable to surpass "Rise Like A Phoenix", the winning song from Austria's Conchita Wurst.

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1,2,3

CATHERINE FERRY

FRANCE / 1976

France offered one of Eurovision's catchiest foreign-language songs in the 1976 Contest. In the end, "1, 2,3" was unable to deny a victory to the Brotherhood Of Man's "Save Your Kisses For Me".

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KNOCK, KNOCK WHO'S THERE?

MARY HOPKIN

UNITED KINGDOM / 1970

The UK should have easily achieved another Eurovision victory in 1970 with the infectious "Knock, Knock Who's There?". It was denied a win by young Dana who gave Ireland its first win with her sweet song "All Kinds Of Everything".