here <\/a>and celebrate 70 years of unforgettable song contest magic.<\/p>\nEUROVISION is turning 70\u2014and we\u2019re starting the party the best way we know how, with a dedicated special edition. In Legends of Eurovision, our song contest expert Paul Cole counts down 70 songs that helped shape the event, each with its own story, each artist earning their place in Eurovision history.<\/p>\n
From UK favourites Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man, Cliff Richard, Lulu, Sandie Shaw and Katrina and the Waves, to Eurovision royalty including Celine Dion, Johnny Logan, Dana, Lordi, Alexander Rybak, Conchita Wurst and, of course, Abba\u2014this is the ultimate celebration of the contest\u2019s greatest moments.<\/p>\n
And there are few more qualified than Paul to curate a standalone like this. He\u2019s lunched with ABBA in Manchester, partied with Bucks Fizz in Birmingham, and interviewed Eurovision names including Katrina & The Waves, Olivia Newton-John, Cliff Richard, Michael Ball, Johnny Logan, Sonia, Blue, Gina G, Engelbert Humperdinck and more. He\u2019s even shared a studio with Terry Wogan.<\/p>\n
Paul\u2019s Eurovision story runs even deeper: in 1976, he sat on the judging panel that sent Brotherhood of Man to the contest with Save All Your Kisses for Me\u2014a \u201ccatchy little tune\u201d that went on to become Eurovision history.<\/p>\n
Alongside the song countdown, we also spotlight the most iconic performances that make Eurovision, Eurovision. Consider it a definitive douze pointer.<\/p>\n
Pick up the Legends of Eurovision special edition now <\/a>and relive seven decades of unforgettable musical moments from across Europe. Postage and packaging applies. Available to purchase from all participating retailers and supermarkets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark Eurovision\u2019s 70th anniversary with our must-read edition from contest expert Paul Cole. Featuring the 70 songs, artists…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20858],"tags":[22761,22758,21153,22755,20859,20860,22757,22759,21154,22760,22756,21809],"class_list":{"0":"post-34166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurovision","8":"tag-abba","9":"tag-alexander-rybak","10":"tag-celine-dion","11":"tag-engelbert-humperdinck","12":"tag-eurovision","13":"tag-eurovision-song-contest-2026","14":"tag-gina-g","15":"tag-johnny-logan","16":"tag-olivia-newton-john","17":"tag-paul-cole","18":"tag-sandie-shaw","19":"tag-terry-wogan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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