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Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Grethe Ingmann, Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (DR), the contest was held at on 21 March 1964, and was hosted by Danish TV presenter Lotte Wæver. Sixteen countries participated in the contest. made its debut this year, whereas decided not to enter. The winner of the contest was with the song "", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti, written by Nicola Salerno and composed by Mario Panzeri. At the age of 16 years and 92 days, Gigliola Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest yet; a record she held until . The entry had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition. It garnered almost three times as many points as the second-placed song. Besides the , the 1964 contest is the only other one of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Wæver
Lotte Wæver (born 17 February 1942) is a Danish former actress and television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in . Career Television During her time in university, Wæver worked as one of the first female continuity announcers in Danmarks Radio (DR). She is best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen in 1964, a position for which she says she was chosen over her peers because of her willingness to do it. The contest was famously overshadowed by a political protest from a man who trespassed onto the stage holding a banner reading "Boycott Franco and Salazar". In an interview in 2001, Wæver revealed that while she was visibly shaken by the protester, the incident did not affect her in the slightest because, as the presenter of the contest, when the light above the camera was on, her attention was focused on the camera. Commenting on the significance of presenting the largest event hosted by DR at the time, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardin De Tivoli, Paris
The Tivoli gardens of Paris were amusement parks located near the current site of the Saint-Lazare station, named after the gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli near Rome. There were several such gardens in succession between 1795 and 1842, none of which remain today. ''Folie-Boutin'' or Grand Tivoli (1795-1810) In 1766, Simon Gabriel Boutin (1720-1794), a son of the wealthy farmer-general Boutin, had several houses built in a park of eight hectares, resplendent with rare plants, English, Italian, and Dutch gardens, a bowling green, and follies including false ruins, rocky promontories, and a waterfall. He named the ensemble ''Tivoli'' in honor of the gardens of the Villa d'Este in Rome, and the ''Folie Boutin'', as it was often called, quickly became known for its splendid gardens. Its main entrance was located rue de Clichy, with a secondary entrance on rue Saint-Lazare. Two principal buildings were at n°102, la rue Saint-Lazare, and at n°27, la rue de Clichy. A pavilio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiodiffusion-télévision Belge
The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language VRT (), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (). The RTBF operates five television channels (, , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , , and . The organisation's headquarters in Brussels, which is shared with VRT, is sometimes referred to colloquially as ''Reyers''. This comes from the name of the avenue where the RTBF/VRT's main building is located, the /. History The National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (; ), the state-owned broadcasting organisation was established by law on 18 June 1930, and from 1938 was housed in the Flagey Building, also known as the ''Radio House'', a purpose-built building in the "paquebot" style of Art Deco architecture. On 14 June 1940, the INR was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Fehring
Johannes Fehring (November 14, 1926 – January 4, 2004) was an Austrian composer, who worked on a number of film scores.Bergfelder p.262 Selected filmography * ''Ideal Woman Sought'' (1952) * '' Emperor's Ball'' (1956) * '' Mariandl'' (1961) * '' Dance with Me Into the Morning'' (1962) * ''The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...'' (1962) * '' The Model Boy'' (1963) * '' Don't Fool with Me'' (1963) * '' Help, My Bride Steals'' (1964) * '' Schweik's Awkward Years'' (1964) * '' Call of the Forest'' (1965) * '' In Bed by Eight'' (1965) References Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim. ''International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s''. Berghahn Books, 2005. External links * 1926 births 2004 deaths Austrian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warum Nur, Warum?
"Warum nur, warum?" (; "Just why, why?") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, sung in German by Udo Jürgens. "Warum nur, warum?" was succeeded as the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 by " Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" ("Tell her, I send my love"), also performed by Jürgens. The song was performed sixth on the night (following 's Lasse Mårtenson with " Laiskotellen" and preceding 's Rachel with " Le Chant de Mallory"). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing sixth in a field of 16. Background The song is in the ''chanson'' style and features Jürgens wondering why bad things need to happen, such as flowers dying and the object of his affections ignoring him. The song was recorded in English (first by Matt Monro, with later versions by Brenda Lee with Richard Williams, Peter Grant, Al Martino, Nancy Wilson and Timi Yuro among others), in Italian and in Spanish as "Vete por favor" by Matt Monro Matt Monro (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Jürgens
Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), generally known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship. In 2010, he legally changed his name to Udo Jürgens Bockelmann. He is credited with broadening German-language pop music beyond the traditional post-war "Schlager music, schlager" (hit song) in the 1950s by infusing it with a modern pop appeal and French chanson style. His compositions and arrangements attracted fans of all ages, and he continued to fill venues in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until his death at age 80. Career In 1952, Udo Bolan, as he was called then, formed the Udo Bolan Quartet in Klagenfurt, Austria, appearing regularly at the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with Englishman Johnny Richards on drums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ORF (broadcaster)
(ORF ; , ) is the national public broadcaster of Austria. Funded from a combination of television licence fee revenue and limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media. Austria was the last country in continental Europe after Albania to allow nationwide private television broadcasting, although commercial TV channels from neighbouring Germany have been present in Austria on Pay television, pay-TV and via Signal overspill, terrestrial overspill since the 1980s. History of broadcasting in Austria The first unregulated test transmissions in Austria began on 1 April 1923 by Radio Hekaphon, run by the radio pioneer and enthusiast (1887–1958), who applied for a radio licence in 1921; first in his telephone factory in the Brigittenau district of Vienna, later in the nearby TGM technical college. On 2 September, it aired a first broadcast address by Austrian President Michael Hainisch (1858–1940). One year later, a powerful transmitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telos Publishing
Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series '' Urban Gothic'' in 2001. The name comes from that of the fictional planet Telos from the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. History Since being formed, Telos Publishing Ltd. has published a wide variety of works, from original novellas based on ''Doctor Who'' to original horror and fantasy novels. They also produce a variety of unofficial guide books to popular television and film series, as well as the '' Time Hunter'' series of novellas. '' Starburst magazine'' called them "perhaps the UK's best-known independent publishers of Doctor Who books". Telos have employed many unknown writers, in addition to works by established and award-winning authors. Telos, and its co-founders, have been nominated for a variety of awards in their own right, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Traversi
Anita Traversi (25 July 1937 – 25 September 1991) was a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1960 and 1964. Early career Born in Giubiasco, Traversi was encouraged by her father, a musician, and started singing with an orchestra in the mid-1950s, including with the orchestra of the Italian language Swiss radio channel. In 1956, she took part in the Swiss selection for the first Eurovision Song Contest, but "Bandanelle Ticinese" was not chosen. The same year she was a member of the Quintetta Radiosa, who sung the backing vocals for both of Lys Assia's entries, including the winner "Refrain". In 1959, Traversi obtained a recording contract in Italy, and went on to record a number of songs with Adriano Celentano, including the top 10 hit "Piccola". Anita Traversi represented Switzerland at several Song Festivals in the world with great success, as the Sopot International Song Festival (Poland), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), " Golden Orpheus" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los TNT
Los TNT () were an Italian-Uruguayan rock 'n' roll band, popular in the 1960s. The band consisted of two brothers and a sister from Udine, Italy: Edelweiss "Tim" Croatto (born 1936), Hermes "Tony" Croatto (1939 - 2005), and Argentina "Nelly" Croatto (born 1941). The acronym and word play TNT comes from their nicknames. The family emigrated to La Paz, Uruguay in 1946, and in 1953 they moved to Montevideo, where they started to sing. In 1959 they moved to Buenos Aires, and they were discovered and hired by Argentine record label RCA Victor in 1960. Their first single was "Eso", which sold more than 100,000 copies in Argentina and became a success also in Mexico and most South American countries. Their first album, , was published late in 1960. The second album, was published right after a tour through Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Chile, in 1961. In 1962 they moved to Spain to work with record label Belter, and in 1964 they were chosen by (TVE) to represent the country (as Nell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anneke Grönloh
Johanna Louise "Anneke" Grönloh (; 7 June 1942 – 14 September 2018) was a Dutch singer. She had a successful career starting in 1959 that lasted throughout the 1960s, and scored a hit with " Brandend Zand", one of the best-selling Dutch songs of all time. Early life Grönloh was born in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), and spent her early years in the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies in a Japanese concentration camp in Fukuoka. Her father, an officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), had been interned before her birth. She was a third cousin once removed of Dutch writer Nescio. After the war, the family moved to the Netherlands, and Grönloh grew up in Eindhoven. Career During her time in secondary school, she met Peter Koelewijn with whom she began performing at parties. In 1959, her career took off after she won a talent show. On 31 August 1964 she married Wim-Jaap van der Laan, a DJ at the Dutch radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television licence, licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Riksdag, Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation. No advertising is permitted. Its legal status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. History The company – which was founded as AB Radiotjänst ("Radio Service Ltd") by a consortium of newspaper companies, the Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, TT news agency, and radio manufacturing interests on 21 March 1924 – made its first broadcast on 1 January 1925: a relay of High Mass from Saint James's Church, Stockholm, St James's Church in Stockholm. It was officially renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957. Sveriges Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
