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🇩🇪 Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
Elpida representing Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, with the song Sokrati (Σωκράτη)
JEANE MANSON: J'AI DÉJÀ VU ÇA DANS TES YEUX [1979/LUXEMBOURG]
Jeane Manson was born as Jean Manson on October 1, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the August 1974 issue. She had a few film roles before she was a Playmate, but her entertainment career took a major turn forward when she moved to France soon after she appeared in Playboy. Performing under the name Jeane Manson, she became a recording artist in Europe. Her albums have covered several genres, from pop to gospel and country. Jeane also has hosted several television specials in France and had a regular role on the long-running primetime soap Riviera. She represented Luxembourg in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, achieving 13th place for her song “J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux”. Tracks: “J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux” / “Ma pauvre musique”
Eurovision Fact #948:
In 1979, left-wing groups including the workers' representative association CAFIT (Collectif d'Animation pour la Formation et l'Information des Travailleurs) and the activist group Pour le Socialisme hosted an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Held in Brussels at the Cirque Royal concert hall on March 31st and April 1st, the Counter Eurovision was supposed to provide people with an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest, which many leftists at the time considered cheesy and host to only conservative pop music. Additionally, the event was considered to be a protest against Eurovision being hosted in Jerusalem that same year.
The Counter Eurovision was meant to host progressive music and give the stage to marginalized groups with small amounts of political influence.
The event had a very different format to the Eurovision Song Contest, as those taking part played a set as opposed to a single song. The most famous of these sets was the 40 minute set by the reggae band Misty in Roots, also known simply as Misty. The set was later turned into the celebrated album Live at the Counter Eurovision 79.
Aside from the album, little information survives about the event.
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"Eurovision dissenters and the making of a classic reggae album," RTE.ie.
🇫🇮 Katri Helena - Katson Sineen Taivaan
Eurovision Fact #338:
Eurovision songs have snuck their way into the popular children's program Sesame Street many times.
In 1978, a Sesame Street LP was released entitled 'Sing Sang Song Singalong,' which featured the 1976 German Eurovision entry, 'Sing, Sang, Song' by Les Humphries Singers. In 2010, the Danish production of Sesame Street, Sesamgade, aired an episode that featured Elmo dancing to the 1979 Danish entry 'Disco Tango's by Tommy Seebach.
(Fact co-written with @muppet-facts)
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🇮🇱 Gali Atari & Milk and Honey - Hallelujah/הללויה
