#BIRTHDAY: 1 May – Timna Brauer from Austria is 65

These days, our favourite TV show is fairly free and easy with language. If a country isn’t using its own language, then English is the favourite but not the only choice. Some songs even contain a plethora of tongues to appeal to a wider audience.

Back in 1986, our friends in Austria entered a song that had been written in English. Of course, they had to translate it into German for the big night. It was performed by today’s birthday girl Timna Brauer. Now, how would a translated song perform in those stricter days? Well, Timna’s performance was a little unorthodox. It meant that points were hard to come by from the juries who must have liked something a little ‘safer’. But she did get a ‘6’ from Finland.

Authors: Riigi Ametnik, John Stanton

Source: OnEurope