"My Number One" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish singer Helena Paparizou with music composed by Manolis Psaltakis and Christos Dantis,lyrics written by Dantis and Natalia Germanou,and produced by Dantis. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005,held in Kyiv,resulting in the country's only ever victory in the contest.
"La det swinge" is a song recorded by the pop duo Bobbysocks! –Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreassen–with music composed and Norwegian lyrics written by Rolf Løvland. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 held in Gothenburg,resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest.
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan is a Russian singer and model. He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go",finishing second,and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade,with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian number one hit records. He is sometimes referred to as "Russia's Iglesias" due to his similarity to the Spanish singer.
"What's Another Year" is a song recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Logan with music composed and lyrics written by Shay Healy. It represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 held in The Hague,resulting in his first win at the contest,as well as the country's second victory.
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" is a song recorded by Swedish trio Herreys –brothers Per,Louis,and Richard Herrey–,with music composed by Torgny Söderberg and Swedish lyrics written by Britt Lindeborg. It was produced by Anders Engberg and Torgny Söderberg. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984,held in Luxembourg,winning the contest.
"Merci,Chérie" is a song composed and recorded by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens with lyrics by himself and Thomas Hörbiger. It represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966,held in Luxembourg,resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest.
"Više nisam tvoja" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,performed bilingually in Croatian and English by Claudia Beni. Beni first entered the song in Dora 2003,public broadcaster HRT's contest to choose Croatia's Eurovision entry. It prevailed,placing second in the semi-finals and first in the final contest. Following a debate over whether Beni should perform the song in Croatian or English at Eurovision,HRT hosted another contest,with Beni performing both versions of the song and allowing Croatians to cast votes via phone. The Croatian version won overwhelmingly,though it was ultimately decided that Beni would perform the song in a mix of the two languages.
"Gimme" is a song recorded by Cypriot boy band One,written by Giorgos Theofanous. It represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002,held in Tallinn.
"(I Would) Die for You" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish duo Antique –Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis–. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 held in Copenhagen,placing third.
"Shake It" is a song recorded by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas with music composed by Nikos Terzis and lyrics written by Nektarios Tirakis. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004,held in Istanbul.
"Parlez-vous français ?" is a song recorded by Spanish disco duo Baccara –Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola–,with music composed by Rolf Soja and lyrics written by Frank Dostal and Peter Zentner. It represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978,held in Paris.
"Yassou Maria" is a song recorded by Greek-British singer Sarbel,with music composed by Alex Papakonstantinou and Marcus Englöf and lyrics written by Markus Sepehrmanesh. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007,held in Helsinki,placing seventh.
"Molitva" is a song recorded by Serbian singer Marija Šerifovićwith music composed by Vladimir Graićand Serbian lyrics written by Saša MiloševićMare. It represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007,held in Helsinki,resulting in the country's only ever win at the contest.
Adamantia Stamatopoulou,known as Mando,is a Greek singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Piraeus by her jazz pianist father,Nikos Stamatopoulos and a classic soprano opera mother,Mary Apergi.
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Let's Get Happy" written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. The song was performed by German pop singer,Louise Hoffner,more commonly referred to as Lou. The German entry for the 2003 contest in Riga,Latvia was selected through the national final Countdown Grand Prix Eurovision 2003,organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 7 March 2003 and featured fourteen competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public voting. "Let's Get Happy" performed by Lou was selected as the German entry for Riga after placing second in the top three during the first round of voting and ultimately gaining 38% of the vote in the second round.
Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,held on 24 May 2003 at the Skonto Hall in Riga,Latvia. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised a public selection process entitled Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 26 February 2003 in Athens,the event saw 10 songs compete to be the Greek entry;the results were determined by a combination of jury,SMS and televoting. Singer Mando with the song "Never Let You Go" received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation. The song was written by Mando and Terry Siganos.
"Believe" is a song recorded by Russian singer Dima Bilan written by Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 held in Belgrade,resulting in the country's only ever win at the contest.
Marios Tofi is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Cyprus at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Onira".
"Everyway That I Can" is a song recorded by Turkish singer Sertab Erener,with music composed by herself and Demir Demirkan,lyrics written by Demirkan,and production and arrangement by Ozan Çolakoğlu. It represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,held in Riga,winning the contest. It was the first entry from Turkey in the contest that did not feature any Turkish lyrics.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Feeling Alive" performed by Stelios Constantas. The song was written by Constantas,who had previously attempted to represent the nation at the contest after taking part in the 1997 and 1999 selection processes.
