I missed marking the Eurovision Song Contest last week so thought I’d make up for it now.

Vicky Leandros, as Vicky, sang L’amour Est Blue in the year Sandie Shaw won the contest, 1967. However she triumphed with this belter in 1972. A song in French by a Greek singer representing Luxembourg. Only at Eurovision.

By the way, is there anyone else who hears a resemblance in the tune for each verse to a certain work composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

For some reason it must have been thought no-one in the UK would buy a song with a lyric in French, as Vicky’s UK chart entry came with the reworking of Après Toi as Come What May.

Vicky Leandros: Après Toi

Vicky Leandros: Come What May

Another Eurovision song.

This was Vicky, representing Luxembourg in 1967.

Vicky: L’Amour Est Blue

In the contest that year Vicky came fourth. Puppet on a String won. However, unlike most non-winners of Eurovision, L’Amour Est Blue, as Love Is Blue, became a world-wide hit – particularly the Paul Mauriat instrumental version below.

Vicky, as Vicky Leandros, became a serial Eurovision contestant – even winning once in the 1970s.

Paul Mauriat: Love Is Blue