#performer: Lado Leskovar

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Eurovision 1967 my top 17

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of this long series about the ESC. Now it’s time to review what happened on April 8th 1967 in Vienna, Austria after Udo Jürgens’ victory in Luxembourg the last year. 17 countries took part and Denmark said goodbye for 11 years. Again the voting system was changed to the one that was applied on the first years of the contest. The contest was won by the United Kingdom with the song Puppet on a string, making this their first victory ever. And now, with the songs. 

1st Place: UNITED KINGDOM/Sandie Shaw-Puppet on a string (Real Placing: 1st-47 points)

This song has and will have an special place on my heart because it was one of the first ESC songs I heard, the song is catchy, the performance is so amazing and she is a nice singer, another song that the contest needed to get into the 60′s. Worthy winner indeed and thumbs up for Sandie. 

2nd Place: SPAIN/Raphael-Hablemos del amor (Real Placing: 6th-9 points)

Again this man manages to win my heart with his amazing voice and performance, another good entry from him and the music in the chorus is the best part, one of Spain best early entries and the lyrics are very good actually. Oh Raphael, I love you so much. 

3rd Place: LUXEMBOURG/Vicky Leandros-L’amour est bleu (Real Placing: 4th-17 points) 

Oh what a song!!!! One of my absolute favorites ever, and Vicky is such a wonderful singer, this song is catchy, the music is marvelous and Vicky returned some years later with another result that I’ll discuss at the time of that review. A classic song and one of the pearls of the contest. 

4th Place: GERMANY/Inge Brück-Anouschka (Real Placing: =8th-7 points) 

And this is one of Germany’s best entries of the 60′s, sounds modern and she is a very good singer, the la la la is catchy and the chorus is amazing, the music makes this entry a good one, and this one makes me happy. 

5th Place: FRANCE/Noëlle Cordier-Il doit faire beau là-bas (Real Placing: 3rd-20 points)

This sounds so 60′s for a reason I can’t describe, the verses are very groovy and the chorus is amazing, the music is very good and she is an amazing singer. This is what France needed after their fiasco last year. 

6th Place: BELGIUM/Louis Neefs-Ik heb zorgen (Real Placing: 7th-8 points)

I like a lot this one, so funny and the troll finish is amazing, his voice is good as well and yeah, overall a good song. Such an enjoyable entry. 

7th Place: PORTUGAL/Eduardo Nascimento-O vento mudou (Real Placing: =12th-3 points)

The music on this one is amazing, and his voice is very good, I love it. The chorus is amazing and the beginning is excellent. Such a nice entry and again, an entry that IMO deserved more than some songs that finished higher on the night. 

8th Place: ITALY/Claudio Villa-Non andare più lontano (Real Placing: 11th-4 points) 

This one is so dramatic in a good way, Claudio’s voice is superb and the orchestra makes this wonderful, an absolute delight to hear this one. Both of his entries are amazing, but this one is superior and excellent. 

9th Place: NORWAY/Kirsti Sparboe-Dukkemann (Real Placing: =14th-2 points) 

Again an underrated song for this lady, her voice is so cute and amazing, an absolute delight, and the song is good and the orchestra sounds okay, nice entry overall. 

10th Place: THE NETHERLANDS/Thérèse Steinmetz-Ring-dinge-ding (Real Placing: =14th-2 points) 

This one is repetitive, but makes me feel good at some point, sounds like something from a Christmas movie soundtrack, maybe if the song was a bit shorter would’ve been better. Such an energetic entry. 

11th Place: MONACO/Minouche Barelli-Boum-badaboum (Real Placing: 5th-10 points) 

This one is interesting... it really sounds like an explosion, quite repetitive and maybe too noisy for my taste. 

12th Place: IRELAND/Sean Dunphy-If I could choose (Real Placing: 2nd-22 points)

Also I like this, his voice is something amazing and the music is good, overall a nice entry but not a runner up. 

13th Place: FINLAND/Fredi-Varjoon-suojaan (Real Placing: =12th-3 points)

I like this one and his voice is amazing, and the music is very good, but somehow turns repetitive with the chorus, anyway, a nice entry. 

14th Place: SWEDEN/Östen Warnerbring-Som en dröm (Real Placing: =8th-7 points)

A dark entry, and his voice is good, but sadly bores me a little, the chorus is the best part. 

15th Place: SWITZERLAND/Géraldine-Quel cœur vas-tu briser? (Real Placing: 17th-0 points/last)  

This one sounds promising and good, but then she sings and everything breaks inside of me, I love the music and with another singer, this would’ve been on my top 5. That note at the end is scary. 

16th Place: YUGOSLAVIA/Lado Leskovar-Vse roze sveta (Real Placing: =8th-7 points) 

This one is sweet on the chorus, but as with Austria, I can’t remember this at all. Nice voice though. 

17th Place: AUSTRIA/Peter Horton-Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt (Real Placing: =14th-2 points) 

I always forget about this one, boring, uninteresting, sorry but not for me.