Tony Wegas, born as Anton Hans Sarközi on May 3 1964 in Unterschützen is an Austrian singer, musician and television actor.
Tony was born in a Roma family and was inspired by his father who also was a musician.
In 1991 Tony participated in the Austrian national final with the song Wunder Dieser Welt which came 2nd. In 1992 he was invited by Austrian television to sing the Dieter Bohlen song Zusammen Geh'n at the ESC in Sweden. He was one of the favourite to win but he stranded on a disappointing 10th place. In 1993 he got another chance. He sang al the song in the Austrian pre-selection for the ESC. The winning song Maria Magdalena came 14th in Millstreet.
In the following years Tony had major problems with alcohol and drugs. In 2000 he wrote a book about his addiction.
Tony is still active in music and is trying to make a comeback.
Corry Brokken (born December 3 in Breda) is a former Dutch singer, TV and radio presenter and a judge. Corry won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 with the song Net Als Toen and she won an Edison Award in 1963 and 1995.
Corry made her singing debut in 1952.
In 1956 she won the Dutch pre-selection for the first ESC with the song Voorgoed Voorbij, in 1957 she won the dutch national final and the ESC in Frankfurt with the song Net Als Toen, in 1958 she won the Dutch national final again and she was the favourite to win the ESC in Hilversum but her song Heel De Wereld came last and her last attempt to represent the Netherlands at the ESC was 1959 but she didn't win. In 1966 she was asked to represent Germany at the ESC but Corry refused.
Corry had several hits in the Netherlands and Germany with covers of French songs like Milord and La Mamma.
Corry performed in many theater productions and TV shows in the 60s and early 70s and even got her own TV show.
In 1976 Corry was the host of the ESC in The Hague but after that she retired form the show business and became a laywer and later a judge.
In 1996 Corry made a comeback and after that she performed in many TV shows and released an album and a DVD.
Noel Kelehan (December 26 1935 - February 6 2012) was an Irish musician, former conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and former musical director of Radio Telefís Éireann. He retired as conductor in 1998.
As well as being an accomplished jazz pianist, he was most famous for being the conductor of many Irish entries to the Eurovision Song Contest, beginning in 1966 and ending in 1998. Noel Kelehan conducted five winning Irish entries, in 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, and 1996. The winning Irish entry of 1970 was conducted by the Dutch host conductor Dolf van der Linden. In 1994, the winning song was performed without orchestral accompaniment. Still, an entry rated 2nd that year, To nie ja! performed by Edyta Górniak from Poland was conducted by him. In total, Noel Kelehan conducted 29 Eurovision entries, 24 of them Irish. Incidentally in 1999, after he retired, the use of an orchestra was discontinued at the Contest.
He passed away in Dublin on Monday, February 6, 2012, after a long illness.
Songs conducted
1966: Come back to stay 1967: If I could choose 1968: Chance of a lifetime 1969: The wages of love 1971: One day love 1976: When 1977: It's nice to be in love again 1978: Born to sing 1980: What's another year 1981: Horoscopes 1982: Here today, gone tomorrow 1984: Terminal 3 1985: Wait until the weekend comes 1986: You can count on me 1987: Hold me now 1988: Take him home 1989: The real me 1990: Somewhere in Europe 1991: Could it be that I'm in love 1992: Why me 1993: In your eyes 1993: Sva bol svijeta 1994: Dincolo de nori 1994: To trehantiri (diri diri) 1994: To nie ja! 1995: Sama 1995: Dreamin' 1996: The voice 1998: Is always over now?
Dustin the Turkey is an Irish puppet, television presenter and star of RTÉ television's The Den since 1989. A turkey with a Dublin accent and strong language, Dustin is voiced by John Morrison, brother of Ciaran Morrison who was one of the creators of Zig and Zag. Dustin first appeared on The Den with Zig and Zag in 1990, but remained with the show after their 1994 departure to Channel 4. Dustin's achievements include a musical career with chart-topping singles. Dustin won the public vote to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Irelande Douze Points but failed to progress past the first semi-final stage.
Originally the favourite to win, Dustin was chosen by the Irish viewers at Eurosong to represent Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the first puppet to do so. Though it was not announced on the Eurosong show how many votes Dustin won, an RTÉ radio show later revealed that the second place had an average of 15 points, while Dustin had 23, so the public really did want to send a puppet to Eurovision. Despite it being a public vote, there was a mixed reaction from the live studio audience when the result was announced, including many audible boos. A panellist on the programme, former Eurovision winner Dana, stated that Ireland would be better withdrawing from the competition than sending Dustin. Despite her lack of support, past Irish Eurovision entries Dickie Rock and Maxi stated their beliefs that Dustin could win.
Dustin performed his song in the first semi-final on 20 May. The song contained, amongst other things, references to Riverdance (Give us another chance, we're sorry for Riverdance!) and Michael Flatley (Sure Flatley he's a yank). Dustin failed to progress beyond the Eurovision semi-final.
Dustin has often declared his interest in politics. He has campaigned in two presidential elections. He competed as Dustin Hoffman in the 1997 presidential election as both forename and surname were necessary to register his Poultry Party. He also has shown interest in becoming the president of America. Dustin is a UNICEF ambassador.
Dustin made a film titled Dustin in Fowl Play in 2002. In this film, he and his friend Snotser, put together a boyband called Mankind.
Dustin was also the subject of the documentary Dustin: 20 Years a Pluckin'.
Jetty Paerl (born 27 May 1921, Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.
During the World War II, Jetty lived in London, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. There she participated in the broadcasts of Radio Oranje, the Dutch government in exile, and was known as Jetje van Radio Oranje (Jetty of Radio orange). She appears in episode 18 of the 1970s BBC documentary The World at War.
In 1956 she represented the Netherlands in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the song De Vogels Van Holland, written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and composed by Cor Lemaire and was also the first competitor to debut on the Eurovision Song Contest. At the time the contest was only broadcast via radio, and only the winning song was announced.
Ralf Mackenbach (born October 4, 1995 in Best) is a Dutch singer, dancer and musical artist who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine on 21 November 2009. He earned 121 points with the song Click Clack, which was written by Ralf himself. Ralf has also written other songs.
He released his debut album RALF in September 2010.
Ralf has been attending Amsterdam's dancing academy Lucia Marthas since 2009. He played the little Tarzan in the musical Tarzan and Jakopje in the musical Beauty and the Beast. The official video for Click Clack, shows he is left-handed. He's getting acting lessons at CKE (Centrum voor de Kunsten Eindhoven) in Eindhoven. In 2011 he participated in the show "Stars Dance on Ice". Ralf is 1 of the 4 judges on the 2011 edition of the Dutch talent show "My Name is..."
Luca Barbarossa (born 15 April 1961, Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter who has released 12 albums since 1981.
In 1980, Luca won the Castrocaro Song Festival, where he was spotted by a producer who signed him to a recording contract. In 1981 he participated in the San Remo Festival, where he finished fourth with the self-penned song Roma Spogliata. His first album was released in the same year, and he toured as support act to Riccardo Cocciante. In 1986, he again participated in the San Remo Festival with Via Margutta, but only managed 18th place. In 1987 Luca came ninth with Come Dentro Un Film. He achieved his best San Remo placement to date in 1988 with "L'amore Rubato" finishing third.
In 1988, Luca was chosen by broadcaster RAI as the Italian Eurovision representative with the song Vivo (Ti Scrivo). He went forward to the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April in Dublin, where Vivo (Ti Scrivo) finished in 12th place of 21 entries.
Barbarossa won the 1992 San Remo Festival at his fifth attempt with Portami A Ballare, a song dedicated to his mother. In the 1990s he released four studio albums and a live album. In 1996 another San Remo entry with Il Ragazzo Con La Chitarra" placed 12th. A compilation album of his most popular songs, with two previously unreleased tracks, was issued in 2001.
Luca Barbarossa's San Remo participation in 2003, with Fortuna finishing 10th, was just before putting his recording career on hold for four years. He returned with a single, Aspettavamo Il 2000 in 2007, before releasing Via Delle Storie Infinite in 2008. In 2011 he participated again in Sanremo and came 8th with the song Fino In Fondo.
San Remo Music Festival entries:
1981: Roma Spogliata - 4th
1986: Via Margutta - 18th
1987: Come Dentro Un Film - 9th
1988: L'amore Rubato - 3rd
1992: Portami A Ballare - 1st
1996: Il Ragazzo Con La Chitarra - 12th
2003: Fortuna - 10th
2011: Fino In Fondo - 8th
Tony Wegas, born as Anton Hans Sarközi on May 3 1964 in Unterschützen is an Austrian singer, musician and television actor.
