Whitehouse 872 Posted April 24, 2020 Dries Holten, one half of Sandra & Andres, died at the age of 84. They were the Dutch entrants of the 1972 ESF which was won by Vicky Leandros with Apres Toi. S&A ended fourth. Watch at your own risk.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted May 2, 2020 On 02/05/2016 at 00:01, Cat O'Falk said: Happy birthday to Engelbert Humperdinck, 80 today. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Famous-fans-wish-Engelbert-happy-80th/story-29207588-detail/story.html Engelbert turns 84 today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted July 1, 2020 Do non-British Eurovision contestants typically obit? I'm looking through my masterlist and am trying to update obitability odds and honestly have no clue of this realm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Banana said: Do non-British Eurovision contestants typically obit? I'm looking through my masterlist and am trying to update obitability odds and honestly have no clue of this realm. Unless they're also "Slovenia's Elvis Presley" or something like that - it's relatively unlikely. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,592 Posted August 4, 2020 Winning Eurovision composer Rajko Dujmić has died after being involved in traffic accident. he was 65. He composed Yugoslavia's winner 'Rock Me'. He'd previously been a singing competitor, unlucky Scavengers! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 5, 2020 On 02/05/2020 at 03:53, Ulitzer95 said: Engelbert turns 84 today. I knew a drag artist who called himself Englebert Humpadick once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted August 5, 2020 Death at 65 of Agathonas Iakovidis, who along with Koza Mostra represented Greece in 2013 with the debt-related track "Alcohol Is Free". They finished 6th. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Death at 65 of Agathonas Iakovidis, who along with Koza Mostra represented Greece in 2013 with the debt-related track "Alcohol Is Free". They finished 6th. For him, I hope he more or less drank himself to death. That song was THE financial crisis song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted August 24, 2020 Ulla Pia, Danish singer who came 14th in the 1966 competition, reportedly dead: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=https://www.seoghoer.dk/kendte/ulla-pia-er-doed&prev=search&pto=aue Stop - mens legen er go: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted August 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Ulla Pia, Danish singer who came 14th in the 1966 competition, reportedly dead: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=https://www.seoghoer.dk/kendte/ulla-pia-er-doed&prev=search&pto=aue Stop - mens legen er go: Good lord, I was looking her up yesterday for the Scavenger and this was my exact thought: "her ill health was in the 70s, so presumably she's better nowadays." Kiss of death, clearly! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 24, 2020 Was hoping she'd be a unique, but she didn't even make the starting line. She only had months to live with cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,696 Posted September 1, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Maijanen Pekka "Pave" Maijanen, a known Finnish singer, songwriter, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, guitarist and producer has revealed he suffers from ALS. His 70th birthday is going to be in three days, I wonder how long he's got He was the last in the 1992 competition with this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted September 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, arghton said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Maijanen Pekka "Pave" Maijanen, a known Finnish singer, songwriter, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, guitarist and producer has revealed he suffers from ALS. His 70th birthday is going to be in three days, I wonder how long he's got He was the last in the 1992 competition with this: He announced it hours after the Scavenger deadline? That's the biggest trolling act on this forum since notaguest... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,696 Posted September 1, 2020 Yes, he announced it today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted October 24, 2020 German-Italian singer Nino De Angelo, Germany's 1989 ESC entry, says he has COPD and maybe 5 years left to live: https://m.bild.de/bild-plus/unterhaltung/leute/leute/nino-de-angelo-unheilbar-lungenkrank-ich-habe-nur-noch-fuenf-jahre-73562896,view=conversionToLogin.bildMobile.html He's a precarious existence. Bankruptcies, lymphoma in the 90s, confessed cocaine user and obsessive gambler. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted October 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, gcreptile said: He's a precarious existence. Bankruptcies, lymphoma in the 90s, confessed cocaine user and obsessed gambler. So why wasn't he at Germanys "I'm a Celebrity... get me out of here" yet? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted November 2, 2020 Esteban Santos of the group Bravo, the Spanish entry to the 1984 Eurovision, has reportedly died aged 69. Their song Lady, Lady finished third. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted November 5, 2020 Reynaert, who represented Belgium in 1988, dead at 65 from COVID-19. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted November 5, 2020 Another Scavenger Hunt miss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted November 5, 2020 Even for 1988, that was a hard watch - in recent years Belgium really have some of the catchiest/dramatic numbers and I always watch out for their entries now. 1988 - wasn't that the year Scott Fitzgerald narrowly missed out to some dame called Celine Dion? Don't get me wrong, both great choons! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsewipe 202 Posted November 6, 2020 4 hours ago, drol said: Reynaert, who represented Belgium in 1988, dead at 65 from COVID-19. Jeans and slip on shoes with white socks? I'm amazed the lord almighty didn't strike him down years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted November 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Toast said: Another Scavenger Hunt miss. I keep seeing this thread pop up and think 'ooh a hit!' and it never has been so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted November 6, 2020 Well the contest has been running for 60 years and if on average there are at least 25 entries each year then without taking account of groups that is 1500 to pick from. Great category choice. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted November 6, 2020 Timur Selcuk, who composed and wrote Bana Bana for Turkish group Pan at Eurovision 1989, dead at 74. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,026 Posted November 6, 2020 Timur giving it laldy as the conductor there! Bring back the orchestras! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
