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Caffè
Lattè looks back on
THIS CENTURY’S TOP 100
€UROVISION
SONGS
Since 2000, the Eurovision Song Contest has seen major changes.
Many countries have hosted for the first time. New countries have dominated.
While some nations have sadly withdrawn, Italy has returned and new countries –
including Australia - have been welcomed.
The first 2 decades of this century has provided us with new ESC heroes
and memories, including Conchita Wurst, Verka Serduchka and Ruslana. The
quality of songs and number of participants- spread out over 2 semi-finals –
has catered for a wide range of tastes. Here are 100 songs that stand out –
some won, some qualified for the Grand Final while others were culled early;
but each one carried its nation’s hopes for Eurovision glory in the annual
music event.
RISE
UP
Freaky
Fortune ftg. RiskyKidd
GREECE 2014
This Greek entry fused the traditional with electronic dance music. It deserved a better finish than #20 out of 26 contenders.
SHAME ON YOU
Tomas Thordarson
DENMARK 2004
Each year, some gems shock the audience by not scoring high enough in the Semi-Finals. This catchy Danish entry failed to qualify for the Grand Final in Istanbul.
LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTBEAT
Friends
SWEDEN 2001
This irresistible Swedish entry earned 5th place in Copenhagen.
ORO
Jelena Tomasević with Bora Dugić
SERBIA 2008
Belgrade was the host city for Eurovision in 2008, following Serbia's entry "Molitva" emerging the victor in the previous year. The quality was even higher with the Balkan ballad performed in Serbian which ended the evening in 6th position in 2008.
DON'T PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN
Nicki French
UNITED KINGDOM 2000
Two performers of UK entries this century have charted with a version of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart": Bonnie Tyler ("Believe In Me") in 2013 and Nicki French (Don't Play That Song Again") in 2000. The 2 women achieved a ranking of #19 and #16 respectively with their ESC entries.
LOVE SYMPHONY
Quartissimo
SLOVENIA 2009
Classical music mixed with dance music for this energetic entry that was performed in English and Slovene. The fact that it failed to progress into the Grand Final is disappointing.
LEJLA
Hari Mata Hari
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 2006
This quality ballad was performed in Bosnian. In the Grand Final, the song finished third.
DRAMA QUEEN
DQ
DENMARK 2007
This catchy entry failed to attract enough votes in the Semi -Final to qualify for the Grand Final in Helsinki. Both the song and performed were named Drama Queen (or DQ).
HERO
Charlotte Perrelli
SWEDEN 2008
The first ESC this century was held in Stockholm, following Charlotte's win in 1999 with the very ABBA-esque "Take Me To Your Heaven". She was back 9 years later representing Sweden. This time, she only managed #18 out of 25 competitors in the Grand Final with "Hero".
ALLEZ OLLA OLÉ
Jessy Matador
FRANCE 2010
France dominated the early years of Eurovision. As one of the "Big 5" countries, it automatically is slotted into the Grand Final. "Allez Olla Olé" remains one of the country's most memorable entries. Performed in French, the song finished ranked in 12th position.
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