To get the blog rolling, I'll start with posting my FAVOURITE Eurovision song EVER!
It's a bit of a random one this. It's hardly one of the more common tracks, but there's something about it I love.
Quand Je Te Rêve was the entry from Luxembourg in 1990. Sung by Céline Carzo, who, like most singers who represented Luxembourg, didn't actually come from there. (She hailed from Nice.)
The song hardly set the scoreboard on fire, finishing mid-table in 13th place, with 38 points, including 12 points from neighbours France. In fact, surprisingly, this was only the second and last time Luxembourg would get douze points from France, after their winning entry by Corinne Hermès in 1983.
The disappointing result was probably largely due to Céline's shaky vocals and rather static performance, where she seemed to stand rooted to the spot with her left arm superglued to her side! She also looked a bit like a deer in headlights. I guess the whole thing was a bit too much for her, poor thing. Looking back, it's hard to believe Céline was just 17 years old at the time of the contest, as she looks much older, I'd have said she was in her mid 20s!
Despite the lacklusture performance, what I love about the track so much are the 80s style synths, and the way the song builds to a dramatic finish. This is particularly evident in the full single version of the track which includes a cheesy 80s guitar solo, which cruelly had to be cut for the Eurovision performance to bring the track down to 3 minutes, but really adds to the whole drama of the song!
The song also had an English version "Looking For Love", which appeared on the B-side of the single, and the CD single, which I'm told exists but is VERY rare. (How I'd love to get my hands on a copy of that!)
After the contest, Céline disappeared into that black hole that many other performers who have graced the Eurovosion stage have gone. I wonder where she is now...
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