MY EUROVISION   

Pictures from my Eurovision Experiences

Follow the links for some pictures of my Eurovision experiences since 1986.

02 JUN 08 - ESC08 Photos added

14 MAY 07 - ESC07 Photos added

01 JAN 07 - ESC06 Photos added

23 SEP 06 - Check this new list - my favourite song from each country

19 OCT 05 - Now listed - My favourite song from each year (at the time of the Contest) plus other greats at the time, plus the most enduring Classic song/s now.

ENJOY!

Gary

© all photos copyright G. Speirs

YEAR DETAILS - click city for Picture Page FAVOURITE OTHER GREATS CLASSIC/S
1986 LONDON

Member of the UK Jury for Bergen

1986 - Sweden

Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell

E' De' Det Här Du Kallar Kärlek?

UK, Turkey, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Spain ŽELJO MOJA

YU

1987 BRUSSELS

Did not attend

1987 - Greece

Bang!

Stop

Yugoslavia, Sweden, Turkey, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland GENTE DI MARE

IT

1988 DUBLIN

Day pass and tickets to the Friday rehearsal and official reception, thanks to Irish Television (RTE)

1988 - Spain

La Decada

La Chica Que Yo Quiero (Made in Spain)

Yugoslavia, Norway, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal FOR VÅR JORD

NO

1989 LAUSANNE

First year with full Accreditation, thanks to Swiss Television (SSR)

1989 - Netherlands

Justine Pelmelay

Blijf Zoals Je Bent

Sweden, Spain, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Israel, Italy, Greece EN DAG

SE

1990 ZAGREB

Full Accreditation, thanks to Yugoslav Television (JRT)

1990 - Sweden

Edin-Ådahl

Som En Vind

Israel, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Yugoslavia, France BANDIDO

ES

1991 ROME

Did not attend

1991 - Spain

Sergio Dalma

Bailar Pegados

Switzerland, Greece, France, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal, UK BAILAR PEGADOS

ES

1992 MALMÖ

Full Accreditation, thanks to Swiss Television (SSR)

1992 - Cyprus

Evridiki

Teriazoume

Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria, Sweden, Malta, Ireland, Spain RAPSODIA

IT

1993 MILLSTREET

Full Accreditation, thanks to the BBC

1993 - Netherlands

Ruth Jacott

Vrede

Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Bosnia, Croatia VREDE

NL

1994 DUBLIN

Full Accreditation, thanks to the BBC

1994 - Germany

Mekado

Wir Geb'ne Party

Bosnia, Poland, Portugal, UK, Hungary, Spain, Cyprus TO NIE JA

PL

1995 DUBLIN

Full Accreditation, thanks to the BBC

1995 - Slovenia

Darja Svajger

Prisluhni Mi

Cyprus, UK, Poland, Denmark, Israel, Spain, France FRA MOLS TIL SKAGEN

DK

1996 OSLO

Full Accreditation, thanks to the BBC

1996 - United Kingdom

Gina G

Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit

Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Norway KAELAKEE HÄÄL

EE

1997 DUBLIN

Friday night Rehearsal & Final

1997 - Hungary

VIP

Miért Kell, Hogy Elmenj?

Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Iceland, Cyprus,. Poland, Denmark PRIMA DONNA

RU

1998 BIRMINGHAM

Saturday Rehearsal

1998 - Slovenia

Vili Resnik

Naj Bogovi Slišijo

Romania, Israel, Croatia, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden NEKA MI NE SVANE

HR

1999 JERUSALEM

Did not attend

1999 - Croatia

Doris Dragovic

Marija Magdalena

Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK MARIJA MAGDALENA

HR

2000 STOCKHOLM

Friday night Rehearsal & Final

2000 - Estonia

Ines

Once In A Lifetime

Netherlands, Macedonia, Latvia, Denmark, Russia, Israel, Norway MY STAR

LV

2001 COPENHAGEN

Saturday Rehearsal & Final

2001- France

Natasha St. Pier

Je n'ai Que Mon Āme

Slovenia, Sweden, UK, Spain, Malta, Greece, Croatia JE N'AI QUE MON ĀME (FR)
and ENERGY (SI)
2002 TALLINN

Friday night Rehearsal & Final

2002 - Latvia

Marie N

I Wanna

Sweden, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Finland, UK RUNAWAY

EE

2003 RIGA

Friday night Rehearsal & Final

2003 - Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mija Martina

Ne Brini

Latvia, Norway, Iceland, Turkey, Ukraine, Croatia, Spain EVERYWAY THAT I CAN

TR

2004 LONDON

Foreign Office EU Enlargement Open Day

     
2004 ISTANBUL

Semi Final, Friday Rehearsal & Final

2004 - Belgium

Xandee

1 Life

Russia, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Greece THE IMAGE OF YOU (AL) and WILD DANCES (UA) and IN THE DISCO (BA) and FOR REAL (TR) and SHAKE IT (GR)
2005 KYIV

Semi Final, Friday Rehearsal & Final

2005 - Latvia

Walters & Kazha

The War Is Not Over

Romania, Malta, Hungary, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland, Bosnia LET ME TRY (RO) and THE WAR IS NOT OVER (LV) and FOROGJ VILĮG (HU) and ANGEL (MT) and COOL VIBES (CH)
2005 LONDON

Eurovision 50th Birthday Celebration!

     
2006 ATHENS

Semi Final, Friday Rehearsal & Final

22006 - Romania

Mihai Traistariu

Tornero

Greece, Bosnia, Belgium, Sweden, Armenia, Germany, Ukraine, Russia TORNERO (RO) and EVERYTHING (GR) and JE T'ADORE (BE) and NO NO NEVER (DE) and INVINCIBLE (SE)
2007 HELSINKI

 Semi Final (& Rehearsal), Final (& Rehearsal)

2007 - Belarus

Koldun

Work Your Magic

Andorra, Greece,  Moldova, Norway, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

WORK YOUR MAGIC (BY) and DANCING LASHA TUMBAI (UA) and YIASOU MARIA (GR) and SHAKE IT UP SEKERIM (TR)
2008 BELGRADE (NEW)

Media Accreditation, thanks to the BBC

Semi Final x 2 plus Final (& some Rehearsals)

 

2008 - Norway

Maria

Hold On, Be Strong

 

Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden ?

and for the record, my Favourites for other ESC Years as a TV Viewer -

1985 - NORWAY - La' Det Swinge

1984 - YUGOSLAVIA - Čao Amore

1983 - YUGOSLAVIA - Džuli

1982 - TURKEY - Hani

1981 - UNITED KINGDOM - Making Your Mind Up

1980 - GREECE - Autostop

1979 - GERMANY - Dschingis Khan

1978 - GERMANY - Feuer

1977 - NORWAY - Casanova

1976 - GERMANY - Sing Sang Song

1975 - SWITZERLAND - Mikado

1974 - SWEDEN - Waterloo

1973 - GERMANY - Junger Tag

1972 - LUXEMBOURG - Aprčs Toi

and those years I only know from Video & Audio -

1971 - SPAIN - En Un Mundo Nuevo

1970 - LUXEMBOURG - Je Suis Tombé Du Ciel

1969 - SPAIN - Vivo Cantando

1968 - UNITED KINGDOM - Congratulations

1967 - MONACO - Boum Badaboum

1966 - FINLAND - Playboy

1965 - SPAIN - Que Bueno, Que Bueno

1964 - ITALY - Non Ho L'Eta

1963 - MONACO - L'Amour S'en Va

1962 - NETHERLANDS - Katinka

1961 - UNITED KINGDOM - Are You Sure?

1960 - NORWAY - Voi-Voi

1959 - NETHERLANDS - Een Beetje

1958 - SWITZERLAND - Giorgio

1957 - NETHERLANDS - Net Als Toen

1956 - ITALY - Amami Se Vuoi

Garianna.jpg (92900 bytes) WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR? (No Marianna in 2003 though!)