1998 Netherlands : Edsillia Rombley – Heme en aarde (Heaven and earth)
1999 Iceland : Selma - All out of luck
1984 Ireland : Linda Martin – Terminal Three
1989 Sweden :Tommy Nilsson – En dag (One day)
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many songs in the category. Songs already mentioned the challenge that ALSO fit under this banner include Amina 1989, Frederika 1994 and Urban Trad 2003.
Although we all have our personal favourites, there are songs which the consensus tells us will win, or songs that are mass fan favourites. There are also songs which appear to be 'too good for Eurovision' Many of the Dutch entrants in the nineties could be this. Edsillia really belted this fan favourite out with a professional stage show yet still only managed to come 4th behind Israel, UK and Malta.
Iceland were well and truly robbed of victory by those Euro-hijackers, Sweden. Their soon to be plastic faced Charlotte Nilsson flicked her hair during her ABBA-copied song about heaven. I wish did go to bloody heaven. Anyway, Selma's perfomance and song were just brilliant clever yet memorable, active yet not OTT. In my eyes she won.
Linda had to wait almost another decade before she won Eurovision. This Johnny Logan written number (which gained second place)proves that Ireland can do other stuff apart form dreary ballads or Celtic inspired folk songs. Love the hair !
To redress the Swedish balance here is one of my fave Swedish numbers. It came in fourth, behind Yugoslavia,UK and Denmark, although this song is much better than all of those put together.
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