Eurovision Classics

At last night's welcome reception Norway's 1985 Eurovision Song Contest winners Bobbysocks made their appearance. They sang their winning song La' Det Swinge which you can see in this video.

In 2006 Kate Ryan was one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. But Belgium didn't get further than the semi-final. For a lot of journalists and Eurovision fans this was one of the biggest surprises ever in the contest.

Sertab Erener have won the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with her song Everyway That I Can.

Denmark won the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest by the Olsen Brothers and their Fly on the wings of love. This was Denmark's second victory with the first one being back to 1963.

United Kingdom won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with Katrina & the waves singing Love shine a light.

Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 giving Ireland its first out of so far seven victories with the song All kinds of everything.

James Fox represented the United Kingdom in 2004 with this Hold onto our love. Unfortunately he only scored 29 points which placed the country as 16th out of 24 participants.

Here is the Norwegian entry for the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest. It ended 16th with 15 points. The song Sámiid Ædnan is sung in Sami which is quite different from regular Norwegian. The song is now being used by English football fans.

t.A.T.u, the Russian representative at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest came third with their song Ne ver', ne boisia.

Marianne Antonsen, Jan Groth, Eiríkur Hauksson and Hanne Krogh represented Norway at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Mrs. Thompson.