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Vikki Vikki Watson Performed At The 1985 Eurovision Song Contest For The United Kingdom She Now Performs Under The Name Aeone. Http //www.Last.Fm/music/Aeone Her Official Website Is Http //www.Aeone.Com/ Song Number 1 In Song For Europe 1985 Was Written By Vikki Watson From Hampshire And James Kalleth American Born Raised In Liverpool And Now Living In London Vikki Sang The Song "Love Is" With Two On Stage Backing Singers The Legendary Sunny And Sue Who Had Previously Provided Backing For Lulu In 1969 And Joy Fleming In 1975. Vikki Would Go On To Win The Heat And Would Wear The Same Costume At The Eurovision Song Contest. There Were Minor Differences In The Arrangement Of The Song When Compared To The Live Eurovision Version. The UK Entered Vikki And "Love Is" In The 1985 Eurovision Song Contest And It Came In Fourth Place Gaining 100 Points Overall. She Gained A Top 50 UK Hit Peak 49 With The Single On PRT Records In 1985. The Lowest Charting UK Entry For Many Years. Eurovision Song Contest 1985 - Gothenburg
Entry For United Kingdom Performer Vikki
Song Title Love Is...
Song Writer S Song Composer S Vikki Watson James Kaleth Sang In Position 14
Final Position 4
Total Points 100 The City Of Gothenburg Was Chosen By The Swedish Broadcaster To Be Host City To The 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.This Year The Netherlands Chose To Withdraw From The Contest Because It Collided With The Country's National Rememberance Day. Yugoslavia Also Decided To Stay Home Because Of A National Holiday. Israel And Greece Returned To The Contest So The Number Of Participants Was 19 Again Just As In The Previous Year. The Set In Gothenburg's Scandinavium Was Very Modern And Bigger Than Any Venue Before. Parts Of The Set Would Later Be Re-Used For The Swedish National Final Melodifestival In 1987. Norway Surprised Everyone With Their Victory This Year. The Entry La Det Swinge" By The Duo Bobbysocks Won After A Close Race With The German Entry Für Alle By The Group Wind. Bobbysocks Consisted Of The Singers Elisabeth Andreasson And Hanne Krogh. Elisabeth Had Already Taken Part In The Eurovision Song Contest In 1982 For Sweden Where She Was One Half Of The Group Chips. Hanne Krogh Had Represented Norway Already In 1971 But Only Came 17th With Her Song Lycken Er. She Would Again Return To The Eurovision Stage In 1991 As Part Of The Norwegian Group Just 4 Fun. The Contest Was Hosted By Former Participant Lill Lindfors Who Shocked The Audience With An Act In Which It Seemed That Her Skirt Was Torn Off. This Was Of Course Well-Rehearsed And Remains One Of The Most-Remembered Highlighs In The History Of The Eurovision Song Contest. She Also Congratulated The Norwegian Team By Saying "I'm So Pleased You Won. Norway So Often Loses.". read less