MY EUROVISION
Follow the links for some pictures of my Eurovision experiences since 1986.
08 JULY 08 - Eurovision Experience Table added (updated May 09)
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 (updated 2009)
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
- GreeceBang! 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 - SpainLa 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 |
1989
- NetherlandsJustine Pelmelay Blijf Zoals Je Bent |
Sweden, Spain, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Israel, Italy, Greece |
EN DAG SE |
| 1990 |
ZAGREB Full Accreditation |
1990 -
SwedenEdin-Ådahl Som En Vind |
Israel, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Yugoslavia, France |
BANDIDO ES |
| 1991 |
ROME Did not attend |
1991
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SpainSergio Dalma Bailar Pegados |
Switzerland, Greece, France, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal, UK |
BAILAR PEGADOS ES |
| 1992 |
MALMÖ Full Accreditation |
1992
- CyprusEvridiki Teriazoume |
Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria, Sweden, Malta, Ireland, Spain |
RAPSODIA IT |
| 1993 |
MILLSTREET
Full Accreditation |
1993 -
NetherlandsRuth Jacott Vrede |
Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Bosnia, Croatia |
VREDE NL |
| 1994 |
DUBLIN Full Accreditation |
1994 -
GermanyMekado Wir Geb'ne Party |
Bosnia, Poland, Portugal, UK, Hungary, Spain, Cyprus |
TO NIE JA PL |
| 1995 |
DUBLIN Full Accreditation |
1995
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SloveniaDarja Svajger Prisluhni Mi |
Cyprus, UK, Poland, Denmark, Israel, Spain, France |
FRA MOLS TIL SKAGEN DK |
| 1996 |
OSLO Full Accreditation |
1996
- United KingdomGina G Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit |
Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Norway |
KAELAKEE HÄÄL EE |
| 1997 |
DUBLIN Friday night Rehearsal & Final |
1997
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HungaryVIP 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 -
EstoniaInes Once In A Lifetime |
Netherlands, Macedonia, Latvia, Denmark, Russia, Israel, Norway |
MY STAR LV |
| 2001 |
COPENHAGEN Saturday Rehearsal & Final |
2001-
FranceNatasha St. Pier Je n'ai Que Mon Âme |
Slovenia, Sweden, UK, Spain, Malta, Greece, Croatia |
JE N'AI QUE MON ÂME (FR) and ENERGY (SI) |
| 2002 |
TALLINN Friday night Rehearsal & Final |
2002
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LatviaMarie N I Wanna |
Sweden, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Finland, UK |
RUNAWAY EE |
| 2003 |
RIGA Friday night Rehearsal & Final |
2003
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Bosnia-HerzegovinaMija Martina Ne Brini |
Latvia, Norway, Iceland, Turkey, Ukraine, Croatia, Spain |
EVERYWAY THAT I CAN TR |
| 2004 |
LONDON Foreign Office EU Enlargement Open Day |
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| 2004 |
ISTANBUL Semi Final, Friday Rehearsal & Final |
2004
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BelgiumXandee 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 -
LatviaWalters & 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 VILÁG (HU) and ANGEL (MT) and COOL VIBES (CH) |
| 2005 |
LONDON Eurovision 50th Birthday Celebration! |
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| 2006 |
ATHENS
Semi Final, Friday Rehearsal & Final |
22006 - RomaniaMihai 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 Media Accreditation Semi Final x 2 plus Final (& some Rehearsals) |
Maria Hold On, Be Strong
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Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden | HOLD ON BE STRONG (NO) and SHADY LADY (UA) and SENORA DO MAR (PT) and DJ TAKE ME AWAY (BG) |
| 2009 |
Media Accreditation Semi Final x 2 plus Final (& some Rehearsals)
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![]() 2009 - Sweden Malena Ernman La Voix |
Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Albania, Greece, France, Finland, UK | Time will tell |
| 2010 | OSLO (pics coming soon) Media Accreditation Semi Final x 2 plus Final (& some Rehearsals)
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![]() 2010 - Spain Daniel Diges Algo Pequeñito |
Bulgaria, Albania, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Latvia, Turkey, Romania, Moldova | Time will tell |
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and for the record, my Favourites for earlier 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 - Après Toi
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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 |
EUROVISION EXPERIENCE TABLE
No involvement 1987, 1991, 1999
As well as the National Finals in Belgium and the Netherlands in 1989, Eurovision has so far taken me to 14 countries, some more than once!
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UK Jury Member (1) |
Accreditation for Contest (10) |
Arena for Final (18) |
Arena for Semi Final/s (7) |
Press Centre for Final (1) |
Rehearsal Only (2) |
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01 |
1986 |
Bergen |
Norway |
Y |
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02 |
1988 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
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Y |
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03 |
1989 |
Lausanne |
Switzerland |
Y |
Y |
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04 |
1990 |
Zagreb |
Yugoslavia |
Y |
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Y |
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05 |
1992 |
Malmo |
Sweden |
Y |
Y |
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06 |
1993 |
Millstreet |
Ireland |
Y |
Y |
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07 |
1994 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Y |
Y |
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08 |
1995 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Y |
Y |
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09 |
1996 |
Oslo |
Norway |
Y |
Y |
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10 |
1997 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Y |
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11 |
1998 |
Birmingham |
UK |
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Y |
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12 |
2000 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Y |
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13 |
2001 |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Y |
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14 |
2002 |
Tallinn |
Estonia |
Y |
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15 |
2003 |
Riga |
Latvia |
Y |
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16 |
2004 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Y |
Y |
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17 |
2005 |
Kyiv |
Ukraine |
Y |
Y |
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18 |
2006 |
Athens |
Greece |
Y |
Y |
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19 |
2007 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Y |
Y |
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20 |
2008 |
Belgrade |
Serbia |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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21 |
2009 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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| 22 | 2010 | Oslo | Norway | Y | Y | Y |