gcreptile 11,060 Posted July 22 Our german winner Lena has had to cancel 3 concerts within 3 weeks, always with the promise of showing up for the next one: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/lena-meyer-landrut-wieder-notfall-absage-kurz-vor-dem-auftritt-669df9dfef3837161e38c2ea 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,755 Posted July 22 41 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Our german winner Lena has had to cancel 3 concerts within 3 weeks, always with the promise of showing up for the next one: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/lena-meyer-landrut-wieder-notfall-absage-kurz-vor-dem-auftritt-669df9dfef3837161e38c2ea Hope she's ok, loved Satellite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,843 Posted July 22 20 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: Hope she's ok, loved Satellite. That’s where we differ. I thought Satellite was the weakest winner of the last 20 years. Had an okay melody but the lyrics are a total joke. An intelligent 10 year old could write a better song than this: “I went everywhere for you I even did my hair for you I bought new underwear, they're blue And I wore 'em just the other day I even painted my toenails for you I did it just the other day“ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,755 Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: That’s where we differ. I thought Satellite was the weakest winner of the last 20 years. Had an okay melody but the lyrics are a total joke. An intelligent 10 year old could write a better song than this: “I went everywhere for you I even did my hair for you I bought new underwear, they're blue And I wore 'em just the other day I even painted my toenails for you I did it just the other day“ That's *why* I loved it! It's silly, it's playful, it bops and was catchy. Add in the fairly awful mockney accent and I have a real soft spot for Lena. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkF 60 Posted July 24 Ekaterina Shklyaeva of Buranovskiye Babushki has died. "Buranovskaya grandmother" Ekaterina Shklyaeva died - MK 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted September 3 Goran Fristorp of the band Malta which competed at the 1973 Eurovision for Sweden and came 5th with You're Summer, reportedly dead: https://eurovoix.com/2024/09/03/sweden-eurovision-1973-participant-goran-fristorp-has-died/ They had to perform under the name Nova to avoid confusion with the country Malta. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted October 1 Reports coming in that Martin Lee of Brotherhood of Man has died. I'll try and find a concrete obit. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 962 Posted October 1 6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Reports coming in that Martin Lee of Brotherhood of Man has died. I'll try and find a concrete obit. The band announced it on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Brotherhoodofman/posts/pfbid02peZQoH4JNpobofCDGFqSyDD4Q9gnSEj3wdjTsgqJkicVTCGw19NAUKUooLEjMgcKl 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted October 1 3 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: The band announced it on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Brotherhoodofman/posts/pfbid02peZQoH4JNpobofCDGFqSyDD4Q9gnSEj3wdjTsgqJkicVTCGw19NAUKUooLEjMgcKl Thanks so much. Martin Lee is a DDP pick. Additionally, as if anyone needed reminding, first to perform and winning the competition is some achievement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted October 1 Very sad news. Will get a BBC obit surely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 392 Posted October 1 Sad news. I’m surprised it was him first, to be frank. When BOM retired a few years ago, I assumed it was down to Lee Sheriden as he seemed frail. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 577 Posted October 1 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Reports coming in that Martin Lee of Brotherhood of Man has died. I'll try and find a concrete obit. bbc.obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted October 7 On 18/01/2018 at 15:41, bladan said: Hans van Hemert (72), who wrote and produced all LUV hits, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, after which he underwent surgery. Last June he told that it has returned. https://www.story.nl/artikel/showbizz/producer-hans-van-hemert-onthult-waarom-hij-marga-scheide-niet-langer-voor-de Hans van Hemert reportedly dead: https://www.shownieuws.nl/entertainment/bners/artikelen/luv-oprichter-hans-van-hemert-79-overleden He wrote 3 top ten finishing songs for Netherlands. Als het om leifde gaat for Sandra and Andres in 1972 and The Party's Over for Sandra Reemer in 1976, but highest finisher was Mouth and MacNeal's I See A Star which finished third in 1974: 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 852 Posted October 7 38 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Hans van Hemert reportedly dead: https://www.shownieuws.nl/entertainment/bners/artikelen/luv-oprichter-hans-van-hemert-79-overleden He wrote 3 top ten finishing songs for Netherlands. Als het om leifde gaat for Sandra and Andres in 1972 and The Party's Over for Sandra Reemer in 1976, but highest finisher was Mouth and MacNeal's I See A Star which finished third in 1974: Love that song. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 566 Posted October 7 58 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Hans van Hemert reportedly dead: https://www.shownieuws.nl/entertainment/bners/artikelen/luv-oprichter-hans-van-hemert-79-overleden He wrote 3 top ten finishing songs for Netherlands. Als het om leifde gaat for Sandra and Andres in 1972 and The Party's Over for Sandra Reemer in 1976, but highest finisher was Mouth and MacNeal's I See A Star which finished third in 1974: What a coincidence. Just this morning I was looking at my Dutch Shadow List and considered it a miracle he was still alive, as in July of last year he mentioned the treatment for his prostate cancer would give him 12 more months, if he was lucky. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,060 Posted October 30 Vicky Leandros, greek singer for Luxembourg, just had to cancel some concerts of her final tour: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/vicky-leandros-muss-noch-ein-konzert-ihrer-abschiedstournee-absagen-67223490b54ff317ce96b138?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F BILD gives it the breaking news treatment, it's a "sudden illness" and she's in hospital. Btw, it is unclear if she's 72 or 75. The german Wiki gives an age of 72, the english wiki up to 75. I was also shocked to learn that her father Leo Leandros is still alive at age 101. He had previously been mentioned here once before by Ulitzer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Leandros 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted November 10 Emre Tukur, keyboardist with Klips ve Onlar from Turkey who competed at the 1986 contest, reportedly dead: https://eurovoix.com/2024/11/10/turkey-eurovision-1986-participant-emre-tukur/ They finished 9th that year, the highest then for a Turkish entry, with Halley: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,183 Posted December 6 On 21/11/2021 at 12:19, DCI Frank Burnside said: Dickie Rock who finished 4th for Ireland in the 1966 contest retires from singing at the age of 85 due to Hearing Loss Dickie Rock dead: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/dickie-rock-dead-showband-legend-34267130 DDP pick. Come Back To Stay was the choon in 1966 (great year): 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,263 Posted Saturday at 23:53 On 21/09/2023 at 03:27, gcreptile said: Danny Estrin, of Australian band Voyager has some kind of cancer that requirs immediate treatment: https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music/voyager-singer-danny-estrin-reveals-devastating-cancer-diagnosis--c-11973278 Voyager represented Australia in this year's ESC. Immediate treatment means they can probably still cure it, but you never know.... Danny Estrin’s cancer battle isn’t doing too well as cancer has spread, though he says there’s treatment to try and combat it 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
