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Foreign versions of Eurovision songs

Created by Alma Barroca on 28 May 2022 | Last edited by Alma Barroca on 23 Jun 2022
Foreign versions of Eurovision songs

Here you'll find songs which are actually adaptations into different languages of songs originally presented at the Eurovision Song Contest. After all, the multilingualism present in ESC can extend to the very songs presented.

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Dutch version of Ne partez pas sans moi, Switzerland's song for the ESC 1988 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Dutch

Finnish version of Breathe, Montenegro's song for the ESC 2022. All three versions were performed by Vladana.

Song language:  Finnish

Translations:  English, Italian, Portuguese

Italian version of Breathe, Montenegro's song for the ESC 2022. All three versions were performed by Vladana.

Song language:  Italian

Translations:  English, German, Portuguese

Swedish version of Un jour, un enfant, France's song for the ESC 1969 (which was among the four winners).

Song language:  Swedish

Translations:  English, French

Spanish version of Non ho l'età, Italy's song for the ESC 1964 (which was the winner). Also performed by Gigliola.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English #1, #2
+4 more
, #3, French, Russian, Turkish

English version of Non ho l'età, Italy's song for the ESC 1964 (which was the winner). Also performed by Gigliola.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Russian #1, #2

French version of Non ho l'età, Italy's song for the ESC 1964 (which was the winner). Also performed by Gigliola.

Song language:  French

Translations:  Croatian, English, Russian

German version of Non ho l'età, Italy's song for the ESC 1964 (which was the winner). Also performed by Gigliola.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Russian, Toki Pona

Japanese version of Non ho l'età, Italy's song for the ESC 1964 (which was the winner). Also performed by Gigliola.

Song language:  Japanese

Translations:  Italian, Transliteration

French version of Waterloo, Sweden's song for the ESC 1974 (which was the winner). Also performed by ABBA.

Song language:  French

Translations:  English, German, Russian

Swedish version of Waterloo, Sweden's song for the ESC 1974 (which was the winner). Also performed by ABBA.

Song language:  Swedish

Translations:  Azerbaijani, Czech
+5 more
, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish

German version of Waterloo, Sweden's song for the ESC 1974 (which was the winner). Also performed by ABBA.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, French
+2 more
, Hungarian, Russian

English version of Si la vie est cadeau, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1983 (which was the winner). Also performed by Corine Hermès.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Russian

German version of Si la vie est cadeau, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1983 (which was the winner). Also performed by Corine Hermès.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Russian

German version of Stand By, San Marino's song for the ESC 2011. Also performed by Senhit.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Portuguese

Russian version of Stand By, San Marino's song for the ESC 2011. Also performed by Senhit.

Song language:  Russian

Translations:  English, Portuguese, Transliteration

Here you'll find versions and adaptations of Poupée de cire, poupée de son, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1965 (which was the winner).

written by super-creep Serge Gainsbourg, first released by France Gall in 1965, it soon turned into a superhit. there are also some other language versions floating around. since LT still has no grouping/crosslinking tool for similar songs, I'll keep making a few Collections for some outstanding songs.

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German version of Ce soir je t'attendais, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1966. Also performed by Michèle Torr.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, French, Russian

English version of Ce soir je t'attendais, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1966. Also performed by Michèle Torr.

Song language:  English

Spanish version of Ce soir je t'attendais, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1966. Also performed by Michèle Torr.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English, Russian

Italian version of Ce soir je t'attendais, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1966. Also performed by Michèle Torr.

Song language:  Italian

English version of Iemand als jij, Belgium's song for the ESC 1993. Also performed by Barbara Dex.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Russian

French version of Iemand als jij, Belgium's song for the ESC 1993. Also performed by Barbara Dex.

Song language:  French

Translations:  English, Russian

Italian version of Amar pelos dois, Portugal's song for the ESC 2017 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Italian

Translations:  English, Turkish

Italian version of Amar pelos dois, Portugal's song for the ESC 2017 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Italian

Translations:  English, French
+2 more
, Portuguese, Spanish

German version of Iemand als jij, Belgium's song for the ESC 1993. Also performed by Barbara Dex.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Portuguese, Russian

Finnish version of Si la vie est cadeau, Luxembourg's song for the ESC 1983 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Finnish

Translations:  English

Icelandic version of Den vilda, Sweden's song for the ESC 1996.

Song language:  Icelandic

Translations:  Danish, English
+8 more
, Faroese, French, German #1, #2, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish

Hebrew version of Zemrën e lamë peng, Albania's song for the ESC 2008.

Song language:  Hebrew

Translations:  English, Transliteration

Spanish version of I giorni dell'arcobaleno, Italy's song for ESC 1972.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  Romanian, Russian

Spanish version of Wunder gibt es immer wieder, Germany's song for ESC 1970.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English, French
+2 more
, Russian, Turkish

Italian version of Wunder gibt es immer wieder, Germany's song for ESC 1970.

Song language:  Italian

Translations:  English, German, Russian

Japanese version of Wunder gibt es immer wieder, Germany's song for ESC 1970.

Song language:  Japanese

Translations:  Transliteration

French version of La, La, La, Spain's song for ESC 1968 (which was the winner).

Song language:  French

Translations:  English, Russian, Spanish

English version of La, La, La, Spain's song for ESC 1968 (which was the winner).

Song language:  English

Translations:  Russian, Spanish

German version of La, La, La, Spain's song for ESC 1968 (which was the winner).

Song language:  German

Translations:  Bosnian, English, Russian

Catalan version of La, La, La, Spain's song for ESC 1968 (which was the winner). Joan Manuel Serrat who was supposed to be the representative but he stepped down a month before and it made a great scandal.

Song language:  Catalan

Translations:  Croatian, English
+4 more
, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish

Greek version of Golden Boy, Israel's song for ESC 2015.

Song language:  Greek

Translations:  Bulgarian, English
+11 more
, French, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Transliteration #1, #2, #3, Turkish, Ukrainian

Greek version of If Love Was A Crime, Bulgaria's song for ESC 2016.

Song language:  Greek

Translations:  Bulgarian, English #1
+4 more
, #2, Portuguese, Russian, Transliteration

English version of Molitva, Serbia's song for ESC 2007.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Czech, Greek
+8 more
, Hungarian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish

Finnish version of Molitva, Serbia's song for ESC 2007.

Song language:  Finnish

Translations:  English, Serbian

Serbian version of In Too Deep, Serbia's song for ESC 2017.

Song language:  Serbian

Translations:  English, Russian, Turkish

Spanish version of Oro, Serbia's song for ESC 2008.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English, French
+2 more
, Russian, Serbian

Greek version of Oro, Serbia's song for ESC 2008.

Song language:  Greek

Translations:  Croatian, English
+3 more
, Russian, Serbian, Transliteration

Portuguese version of Oro, Serbia's song for ESC 2008.

Song language:  Portuguese

Translations:  Croatian, English
+2 more
, French, Russian

English version of Lusitana Paixão, Portugal's song for ESC 1991.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Romanian

German version of Ne partez pas sans moi, Switzerland's song for the ESC 1988 (which was the winner). Also performed by Céline Dion.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, French
+3 more
, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak

German version of Stay Forever, Slovenia's song for the ESC 2004. Also performed by Platin.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English

French/Italian version of J'aime la vie, Belgium's song for the ESC 1986 (which was the winner). Also performed by Sandra Kim.

Song languages:  French, Italian

Translations:  English, Hindi, Russian

English version of J'aime la vie, Belgium's song for the ESC 1986 (which was the winner). Also performed by Sandra Kim.

Song language:  English

Spanish version of Grande amore, Italy's song for the ESC 2015. Also performed by Il Volo.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  Asturian, Dutch
+15 more
, English #1, #2, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish

Italian/Portuguese version of Grande amore, Italy's song for the ESC 2015. Also performed by Il Volo.

Song languages:  Portuguese, Italian

Translations:  Bulgarian, Chinese
+6 more
, English, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Portuguese version of Un jour, un enfant, France's song for the ESC 1969 (which was among the four winners).

Song language:  Portuguese

German version of What's Another Year, Ireland's song for the ESC 1980 (which was the winner). Also performed by Johnny Logan.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Russian

Spanish version of What's Another Year, Ireland's song for the ESC 1980 (which was the winner). Also performed by Johnny Logan.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English, German, Russian

English version of Ein bißchen Frieden, Germany's song for the ESC 1982 (which was the winner). Also performed by Nicole.

Song language:  English

Translations:  French, Romanian
+3 more
, Russian, Serbian, Spanish

Polish version of Ein bißchen Frieden, Germany's song for the ESC 1982 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Polish

Translations:  Croatian, English
+4 more
, French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian

English version of Sì, Italy's song for the ESC 1974. Also performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.

Song language:  English

Translations:  Russian

French version of Sì, Italy's song for the ESC 1974. Also performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.

Song language:  French

Translations:  English, Russian

German version of Sì, Italy's song for the ESC 1974. Also performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.

Song language:  German

Translations:  English, Portuguese, Russian

Spanish version of Sì, Italy's song for the ESC 1974. Also performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.

Song language:  Spanish

Translations:  English, Russian

English version of נתתי לה חיי (Natati La Khayay), Israel's song for the ESC 1974. Also performed by Kaveret.

Song language:  English

French version of נתתי לה חיי (Natati La Khayay), Israel's song for the ESC 1974.

Song language:  French

Czech version of Ein bißchen Frieden, Germany's song for the ESC 1982 (which was the winner).

Song language:  Czech

Finnish version of Sì, Italy's song for the ESC 1974.

Song language:  Finnish

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Diazepan MedinaDiazepan Medina    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 17:05

French, English and German version of La, La, La, Spain's song for ESC 1968 (which was the winner)
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/massiel-la-la-la-french-version-lyrics.html
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/massiel-la-la-la-he-gives-me-love-lyrics....
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/massiel-la-la-la-german-version-lyrics.html

And the Catalonian version by Joan Manuel Serrat, who was supposed to be the representative but he stepped down a month before and it made a great scandal.
https://lyricstranslate.com/es/joan-manuel-serrat-la-la-la-lyrics.html

AnerneqAnerneq    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 17:26

https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/eleni-foureira-sto-theo-me-paei-lyrics.html
Greek version of Golden Boy (Israel 2015)

https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/demy-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%8C%CE%B2%CE%B9%CE%B1...
Greek version of If love was a crime (Bulgaria 2016)

https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/Marija-Serifovic-Marija-Serifovic-Destiny...
English version of Molitva (Serbia 2007)

https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/marija-serifovi%C4%87-rukoilen-finnish-ve...
Finnish version of Molitva (Serbia 2007)

https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/tijana-bogi%C4%87evi%C4%87-tvoja-lyrics.html
Serbian version of In too deep (Serbia 2017)

Besides this, every song from Songvakeppnur (the Iceland national selection) has to be performed in Icelandic first. That means that all songs sent by Iceland in English have an Icelandic version too.

Zarina01Zarina01    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 17:45

Really? Then why isn't there icelandic versions of All out of luck, Is it true? and Je ne sais quoi.

AnerneqAnerneq    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 17:56

I probably shouldn't have said "all".
I guess they changed the rules from the 2011 edition onwards. In the semifinals artists have to sing in Icelandic. If they advance to the final, they are allowed to sing in the language they want to present the song at Eurovision. Some keep it in Icelandic, others change it.
So I guess all songs Iceland sent in English starting from 2011 have an Icelandic version too.

Alma BarrocaAlma Barroca    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 19:54

Thanks for all of those! That's interesting - I wish the artists performed in their native language... And also that making foreign versions of the songs was as popular now as it was in the past...

AnerneqAnerneq    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 22:04

I don't think the problem is that it's not popular anymore, rather that foreign versions don't get as much success as the original one these days. Many also release these covers locally and don't get much exposure elsewhere.

Zarina01Zarina01    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 22:14

Also wasn't it a mandatory rule in the past, that all songs in eurovision had to be sung in their native language?

AnerneqAnerneq    Sun, 05/06/2022 - 23:22

The rule has been scrapped and brought back multiple times over the decades, yeah. Since 1999 artists have had the freedom to choose whatever language they prefer.

Alma BarrocaAlma Barroca    Mon, 06/06/2022 - 23:53

I just read the Wiki article on how many languages have been present in the ESC (and how often). I'm surprised (in a good sense) with some of them, like sign languages and conlangs. I hope I get to watch it next year, I promised to myself I would do it in 2022 but was only able to watch a few performances... Or maybe I should consider watching it on YouTube and not on cable...

And, well, that a language makes its debut appearance in it Teeth smile