The sad news is coming through that Eurovision’s first Winner Lys Assia has died today at the age of 94 according to Swiss Broadcaster SRF. https://youtu.be/IyqIPvOkiRk Assia shot to international fame when she won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 with the now legendary song ‘Refrain’. […]
#OBITUARY: Doyen of Eurovision Katie Boyle has died News has reached us that one of the greatest presenters in Eurovision, Katie Boyle, has died aged 91. She had been ill for some time. Katie’s association with Eurovision goes back to 1960, when she was known as Catherine. The […]
France Gall, who won the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, has died aged 70. She had been ill for some time, and was undergoing treatment in Paris. Fans of Eurovision will know her for representing Luxembourg in 1965, when the contest was held in Naples. Her song ‘Poupée de […]
News has emerged that former Eurovision entrant Margot Hielscher has died, aged 97. She represented Germany in back-to-back contests in 1957 and 1958. Margot was born in 1919 in Berlin. During the 1940s she became a film star before having a go at the fledgling Eurovision Song Contest. […]
Performer of three Dutch entries in the 1970s, Sandra Reemer, has died at the age of 66. She succumbed to cancer after a long battle. Indonesian-born Sandra’s three attempts at Eurovision were in three subtly different guises. First, she collaborated with Andries Holten in Edinburgh in 1972. Their […]
It’s been announced that the winner of the second Eurovision Song Contest, Corry Brokken, has died. She was 83. Corry had a long association with the Eurovision Song Contest, as she was there in Lugano for the first contest – which celebrated its 60th anniversary only last […]
Our sweet diva Conchita added an exclusive cover of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ into her set list on Friday night in Linz. In true Conchita style it was a flawless performance, full of emotion and perfectly staged. It’s not the first time we’ve seen her sing it, you might […]
UK –Sir Terry Wogan Dies Aged 77 His family has just broken the news that the veteran Eurovision commentator and host “died today after a short but brave battle with cancer” He passed away surrounded by his family. The BBC director general Tony Hall commented “Terry truly was […]
Many people forget the composers and lyricists of the songs that we love to listen to time and time again at the Eurovision Song contest. So it is sad that we bring you the news of the death of French composer Hubert Giraud. As the age of 94 he […]
TURKEY : Kayahan Acar In Memoriam (1949-2015) It is with sad news that we tell of the passing of Turkish Eurovision representative Kayahan Acar. Kayahn Acar composed and sang the Turkish entry at Eurovision in 1990. He performed the song ‘Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim’. https://youtu.be/RKWWwK6qkgU He died yesterday at the […]
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