#OBITUARY: Richard Oesterreicher from Austria Austrian conductor and jazz musician Richard Osterreicher has died aged 90. Between 1978 and 1991, he fulfilled the role of conductor a total of 12 times, making him one of the most recognised Eurovision personalities in that time. Outside of Eurovision appearances, he […]
#OBITUARY: Timur Selçuk from Turkey has died aged 74 The Turkish conductor and musician Timur Selçuk has died of a heart attack. He will be best remembered in Eurovision circles for the two occasions he conducted for his country. In 1975, he did the honours on the podium […]
BIRTHDAY: Anders Berglund from Sweden is 71 today In a change to our performers’ birthday, it’s worth remembering that for 43 contests, an important part of Eurovision was the orchestra. do we miss them? Some conductors only did their job once or twice. Others were more notorious. And […]