Happy Niamh day!

[jawnbc]

14 years ago today something unusual happened at the Eurovision: the best song and best singer won.

Ireland - In Your Eyes - music & lyrics by Jimmy Walsh

And sung by the incredible Niamh Kavanagh

Give a listen here. Or a look here. Though the video quality ain't great.

She sure is though....

Comments

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Paul and Charlie were more professional, but "To Nie Ja" had more soul, and was all around a better song.

Hehehe, I never noticed the "robo-polish" -- it certainly wasn't in "Hemel en Aarde" ^_- As for "Vrede", Ruth Jacott made it engaging for me -- there's something I adored about her performance that made me almost completely not notice the silly "I'm hip" white boy keyboardist.

Almost. ^o^

As for the DVD's, I managed to get them from Tzachi. I'm kind of disappointed with some of their selections of songs, and it just seems hastily put together. I don't even get lyrics on subtitles?? ;_; Booo!!

[jawnbc]

Watch Vrede 3 times in a row. She uses the them gestures to the same cameras again and again. I agree Edsilia was an exception...hence her higher finish? I think robo-pop is what got "I'll face the big white wide world" turfed last year.

To Nie Ja!

[seomra101.livejournal.com]

One of the most amazing performances ever.

I still suspect Edyta came at the end.

Wonderful.

She caused a storm at the Saturday morning dress rehearsal in the Point by singing some of the song in English for which some delegations tried to get her disqualified! Ah, them were the days!

1994 was a classic year though... Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Germany, Poland, France, the UK all stand out in my mind...