Ireland has won it more times than any country, but the Eurovision Song Contest does not have a home. It will be held in Ireland again, the year after Ireland next win it.
He never sung "Summer Holiday" in the Eurovision Song Contest. He was in it twice. He performed in it in 1968, singing "Congratulations" and again in 1973 singing "Power To All Our Friends".
Italy rejoined Eurovision in 2011. They participated in the 2011 and 2012 contests and will do so again in 2013. Before that, Italty had not participated since 1997.
Italy @ EurovisionAccording to wikipedia: "The reason behind the (Italians) refusal to participate is explained by the fact that "Italians are so passionate about their many singer-songwriters, cantautori. It's just for this reason that Italy no longer participates every year in the Europe-wide song festival called the Eurovision Song Festival.""A few years back, when Italy came in a terrible position with a song and performance by one of their most treasured singer-songwriters, Enrico Ruggeri, they took their ball and well home, refusing to play with Eurovision any more. They accused their fellow broadcasters of catering to the masses' lack of musical sophistication and of politicized voting."Hope that helpsItaly rejoined the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 and competed again in 2012, in both cases earning a respectable position in the final.
By chance, maybe.
France has won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times in the years, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969 and 1977.
The composer is the Peruvian musician Manuel Jimenez Fernandez. The tune was made popular by famous Cuban singer Orlando Contreras, who died in 1994 in Colombia. Lately the song has been popularized again by Pink Martini, which leads some people to believe that they are the authors.
Dallas Holmes
Rokstone Studios, London
I believe it was Johnny Logan who won in 1980 and again in 1987 for Ireland
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She's a singer, turned broadway star, turned TV actress, turned singer again, turned actress again.