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Shirley Bassey performing at the 1985 Sopot Festival in Poland.
Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contest, often compared to the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been organized annually by the Polish state television TVP and later private channel TVN in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. Together with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole it is the biggest Polish music festival.
The first Sopot festival was initiated and organized in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman from Polish Radio with the help of Szymon Zakrzewski of Polish Artists Management Pagart. Between 1977 and 1980 it was replaced by the Intervision Song Contest which was still held in Sopot. Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the Sopot International Music Festival often changed its formulas to pick a winner and offered many different contests for its participants. The festival has always been open to non-European acts and countries like Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and many others have been represented in this event.
The contest lost popularity in Poland and abroad in the 80s and even more in the 90s and the rather unconvincing organizations by the TVP made the authorities of Sopot give the organization of the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival to a private TV channel, the TVN.
Since 1999 there was no Grand Prix contest within the festival. TVP chose to invite well known artists instead including the likes of Whitney Houston or The Corrs. In 2005, TVN was expected to bring the contest back. In 2006 TVN invited Elton John. Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival or Karlshamn Baltic Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers.
Stars of Sopot Festival
1964 Nadia Constantinoupoulou, Karel Gott
1966 Angela Zilia
1969 Karel Gott, Muslim Magomayev
1973 Transsylvania Phoenix, Lokomotiv GT
1973 Sofia Rotaru
1977 Helena Vondrackova
1978 Drupi
1979 Demis Roussos, Boney M
1984 Charles Aznavour
1985 Shirley Bassey
1986 Bonnie Tyler
1988 Kim Wilde, Sabrina
1989 Savage, Blue System, C.C.Catch
1990 Ronnie Hawkins, Duo Datz, Erasure, Victor Lazlo, Curiosity Killed The Cat
1991 Dannii Minogue, Johnny Hates Jazz, Technotronic, Deacon Blue, Alison Moyet, Aztec Camera, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Bros, Jimmy Somerville
1992 Kim Wilde, Bobby Kimbell, Sonia, Marillion, Simone Angel
1993 Boney M, La Toya Jackson, Marc Almond, Helena Vondrackova, Jiri Korn
1995 Chuck Berry, Vanessa Mae, Annie Lennox
1996 The Kelly Family, Vaya Con Dios, Deep Forest, La Bouche
1997 Khadja Nin, Alexia, Secret Garden, Boyz II Men
1998 The Corrs, Chris Rea, Tanita Tikaram, Ace of Base, Era
1999 Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston
2000 Bryan Adams
2001 Goran Bregovic, Lou Bega, UB40
2002 Zucchero, Garou
2003 Ricky Martin
2004 In-Grid, Kate Ryan, Patricia Kaas
2005 Patrizio Buanne, Lemar, Gordon Haskell, Scorpions, Simply Red
2006 Katie Melua, Elton John, Karel Gott, Helena Vondrackova, Demis Roussos, Drupi
2007 Norah Jones, Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, Hot Chocolate (band), Kool & The Gang, Sister Sledge, Mattafix
2008 Kylie Minogue
Lyrics Arthur's theme:
Once in your life you'll find him
Someone who turns your heart around
And next thing you know you're closing down the town
Wake up and he's still with you
Even though you left him away cross town
You're wondering to yourself, "hey what have I found"
When you get caught between the moon and New York city
I know it's crazy
But it's true
If you get caught between the moon and New York city
The best that you can do
The best that you can do is fall in love
Arthur he does, what he pleases
Followed his life, his masters toys
And deep in his heart, he's just, he's just a boy
Living his life one day at a time
He's showing himself a real good time
He's laughing about the way they wanting to be
When you get caught between the moon and New York city
I know it's crazy
But it's true
If you get caught between the moon and New York city
The best that you can do
The best that you can do is fall in love
When you get caught between the moon and New York city
I know it's crazy
But it's true
If you get caught between the moon and New York city
The Best that you can do
The Best that you can do
When you get caught between the moon and New York city
I know it's crazy
But it's true
If you get caught between the moon and New York city
The best that you can do
The best that you can do
The best that you can do is fall in love
Fall in love
Fall in love
(Transcribed by Roman) |
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