Bobbysocks performing the first winning Norwegian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, "La Det Swinge" in 1985. This is the performance after the award was handed to them.
Sandie Shaw performing "Puppet On A String" on what seems to be a revue show made in the early 2000's.
Still performing barefoot after all these years!
Sandie Shaw performing "Monsieur Dupont" live on TVE. This is not lip synched, but performed with a live orchestra in english and spanish.
Notice how she motions to the orchestra to pick up the pace in the beginning, and how she improvises the words in the middle.
Sandie Shaw presents the award of the Eurovision Grand Prix 1968 to Massiel.
Sandie talks about the "nerves" she felt back stage to the presenter, Katie Boyle.
Lulu singing "Im A Tiger". She sings while in front of a caged tiger, and then plays with a tiger stuffed animal. ADORABLE! Guessing this was made circa 1968?
Here is Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson performing Sweden's 1966 Eurovision song, live at the contest. This song came in 2nd that year.
Lill has had major success in Scandinavia as a singer and an actress. She also hosted the 1985 eurovision song contest, Live from Sweden.
Here is Markku Aro and The Koivisto Sisters performing "Tie Uuteen Päivään" at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest.
They seem to be having fun performing this song... Its one of Finland's better entries of the 70's..
In honor of Finland winning the 2006 Eurovision song contest, I am uploading my favourite Finnish entries from years past.
Here's my favourite Eurovision act to come out of Scandinavia... This was perhaps the most original performance of 1969..
Since Eurovision, Jarkko and Laura have gotten married. Jarkko is currently a photographer, and Laura is still persuing music, and released a new album in 2004.
Please visit their website for more information:
http://www.jarkko jalaura.com
The host of the show, Lill Lindfors has a "Wardrobe Malfunction". She has said in interviews after the contest that this was planned, but not performed at rehearsals the night before.
Commentary by Terry Wogan.
"They've got a knock about sense of humour, the swedes, havent they?"