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This Saturday sees the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest live from Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv. GR80’s celebrated by remembering some classic 80’s Eurovision tunes!
1982 Nicole with A Little Peace. Nicole performed her winning reprise not only in German, but English, French and Dutch as well, in what would prove to be a masterstroke considering the release of the single throughout Europe.
1984 – Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley sung by trio of brothers named Herrey’s. Fellow Swedish Eurovision participant Tommy Körberg famously dubbed them “the dancing deodorants” in the press, a derogatory nickname that stuck with them for the rest of their career.
Other 80’s winners include: Johnny Logan (who won twice for Ireland; with “What’s Another Year” in 1980, and “Hold Me Now” in 1987) and Bucks Fizz (“Making Your Mind Up“, United Kingdom 1981),
The French Canadian singer Céline Dion, who won the contest for Switzerland in 1988 with the song “Ne partez pas sans moi“, which subsequently helped launch her international career.
SONGS PLAYED
Black – Wonderful Life
Level 42 – The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
Men at Work – Down Under
Modern Romance – Best Years of Our Lives
Diana Ross – Chain Reaction
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Queen – Play the Game
Aneka – Japanese Boy
ABC – Tears Are Not Enough
Status Quo – The Wanderer
Bananarama – Shy Boy
Sam Braown – Stop!
Michael Sembello – Maniac
Nicole – A Little Peace (1982)
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (1981)
Herry’s – Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (1984)
Johnny Logan – Hold Me Now (1987)
Celine Dion – Ne partez pas sans moi (1988)
Shakatak – Down on the Street
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Genesis – Invisible Touch
Doctor and the Medics – Spirit in the Sky
Paul Hardcastle – 19
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Grace Jones – Private Life
Chris Rea – Road to Hell
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
Roachford – Cuddly Toy
The Style Council – Walls Come Tumbling Down
