"Love Shine a Light" is a song by British rock band Katrina and the Waves written by Kimberley Rew. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 held in Dublin,resulting in the country's fifth and most recent win at the contest. It was released as a single on 28 April 1997 and was later included on the band's ninth studio album,Walk on Water (1997),serving as the album's lead single.
"Wild Dances" is a song composed and recorded by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana,with lyrics by herself,Oleksandr Ksenofontov,Jamie Maher,Michael Fayne,and Sherena Dugani. It represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004,held in Istanbul,resulting in the country's first win at the contest.
Gina G is an Australian singer who represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996,with the song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit",which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the US top 20 in 1997 and earned her a 1998 Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "I Belong to You" #6 (1996),"Fresh" #6 (1997),"Ti Amo" #11 (1997) and "Gimme Some Love" #25 (1997).
Javine Dionne Hylton,often known simply as Javine,is a retired English singer and songwriter. She represented the UK at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with "Touch My Fire" and she has also had a few hit singles in the UK. Javine's cover version of "You've Got a Friend" was the theme music to Garfield:The Movie in 2004.
"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.
"Hold Me Now" is a song written and recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Logan. It represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels,resulting in his second win at the contest,as well as the country's third victory.
"Je t'adore" is a song by Belgian singer Kate Ryan. It was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006,performed in English. It was the seventh song to be performed in this contest and the 999th by counting all songs which had ever performed on Eurovision Song Contest. "Je t'adore" was released in 2006 as the lead single from Ryan's third studio album Alive (2006).
"Nocturne" is a song recorded by Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden –Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Løvland–with music composed by Løvland and lyrics written by Petter Skavlan. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin,resulting in the country's second win at the contest.
"Fly on the Wings of Love" is a song recorded by Danish pop-rock duo Olsen Brothers –Jørgen and Niels Olsen–,with music composed and lyrics written by Jørgen Olsen. It represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000,held in Stockholm,resulting in the country's second win at the contest.
"Best of My Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter Javine. The single was released on 14 June 2004 and was the third single from her album Surrender (2004). The single reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart,her third consecutive top-20 song.
"Out of Touch" is a song by American duo Daryl Hall &John Oates from their twelfth studio album Big Bam Boom (1984). The song was released as the lead single from Big Bam Boom on Thursday,October 4,1984,by RCA Records. This song was their last Billboard Hot 100 number-one single,topping the chart for two weeks in December 1984. It also became the duo's fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.
"Bathwater" is a ska punk song written by Tom Dumont,Tony Kanal,and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt's fourth studio album Return of Saturn (2000). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on November 14,2000.
"Touch" is a song by American singer Amerie from her second studio album of the same name (2005). Written by Amerie,Lil Jon,Sean Garrett,Craig Love,LRoc,and LaMarquis Jefferson and produced by Lil Jon,the track was released on May 31,2005,as the album's second single. While "Touch" reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and number 33 in Australia,it failed to match the success of "1 Thing" in the United States,missing the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number 95 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
"Take Me to Your Heaven" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson,with music composed by Lars Diedricson and English lyrics by Marcos Ubeda. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 held in Jerusalem,winning the contest,having previously won that year's Melodifestivalen as "Tusen och en natt" with Swedish lyrics by Gert Lengstrand.
"Rock Bottom" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977,performed in English by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran. It was also written and produced by de Paul and Moran and released on the Polydor record label. Originally it was written for the group Blue Mink;and submitted unbeknown to de Paul and Moran as an entry for A Song For Europe by the publishers;when it was selected,de Paul agreed to perform the song if Moran would join her. On 9 March 1977,"Rock Bottom" was selected to represent the UK at the A Song for Europe 1977 event held at the New London Theatre,presented by Terry Wogan.
Popstars (UK) is a British reality television show produced for ITV that aired for two series. The first series,Popstars,aimed to find five singers to form a new pop group. During the second series,Popstars:The Rivals,two music groups were formed to compete for the Christmas number-one single in the United Kingdom.
"Hang On in There Baby" is a song written by American musician Johnny Bristol and arranged by H. B. Barnum as the title track from his first album. It was released as a single in 1974,reaching No. 8 on the U.S. Hot 100 and No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart. In the UK it reached No. 3.
"Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)" (rendered on digital platforms as "Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)",and also simply known as "Ante Up") is a song by American hip hop duo M.O.P. from their fourth studio album Warriorz (2000). Seen as their breakthrough single,it was released in 2000 and reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. A remix of the song features Busta Rhymes,Remy Martin and Teflon. The remix CD includes an additional version which features Funkmaster Flex.
"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.
John Themis is an Australian-born musician,songwriter and record producer,best known for his long-term work with Boy George and Culture Club,collaborating on many of their songs and albums since the 1990s. He also worked on Taboo,a musical roughly based on Boy George's life.
