Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi]; born 17 January 1944) is a French singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released. She rose to…
Esther Zaied, better known by her married name Esther Ofarim (Hebrew: אסתר עופרים; born June 13, 1941), is an Israeli singer. She came second in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song „T’en va pas“, representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim in 1958, she was half of the husband-and-wife folk duo Esther & Abi…
Ioanna „Nana“ Mouskouri (Greek: Ιωάννα „Νάνα“ Μούσχουρη [i.oˈana ˈnana ˈmusxuri]) (born on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican.…
Annie Palmen (born Anna Maria Palmen; 19 August 1926 – 15 January 2000) was a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. Early careerPalmen was born in IJmuiden. She started her career singing with dance orchestras around the city of Haarlem, then sang on various radio stations before her…
Anita Thallaug (born 14 February 1938 in Bærum) is a Norwegian actress and singer. BiographyShe has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo. She featured frequently in NRK children’s programs of the 1950s. Thallaug was the…
Name : Alain Bellec Born : 18-11-1935 Nationality : French National Finals : – ESC Entries : Elle était si jolie (1963) Website : – Biography Alain Barrière was a French singer and musician. As a student he bought a guitar and started to write songs. After graduating in…
The Danish Final was held on February 24th at the Tivoli Concerthall in Copenhagen, hosted by Marianne Birkelund. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 10 people. 1 Abstrakt Abstract Preben Marth 8th 2 Amiga mia Amiga mia Bjørn Tidmand 2nd 3 Dansevise A dance tune Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann 1st 4 Harlekin…
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after France, who had won the 1962 edition, declined to host…