Euro-Vision
| "Euro-Vision" | ||||
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| Single by Telex | ||||
| from the album Neurovision | ||||
| B-side | "Troppical" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
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| Producer(s) | Telex | |||
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"Samson" (1981) ► | ||||
"Euro-Vision" (French pronunciation: [øʁo vizjɔ̃]) was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in French by Telex. It received 14 points, placing it 17th in a field of 19. Lead singer Michel Moers said "We had hoped to finish last, but Portugal decided otherwise. We got ten points from them and finished on the 19th [sic] spot".[1]
The song was the first entry ever to mention the contest by name as part of what is generally agreed to have been a send-up of the whole event (previous entries such as Schmetterlinge's "
Telex released the song in French and English language versions and subsequently re-recorded the track (as "(N)eurovision") for their first 'greatest hits' compilation More than Distance.[citation needed]
External links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1980.
- Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Euro-Vision".
- TELEX-MUSIC.COM
- Telex - Euro-Vision - Discogs
References
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