VENUE Theatre Municipal, Luxemburg City		ENTRIES 19
HOST Desiree Nosbusch		DEBUTS None

The start of the show really irritates me. Brooke Shields look-alike Desiree Nosbuch lurched between languages in a way that is now common place, but back in 1984, I for one found it really  annoying. She also departed from the norm with a casual, almost laid-back approach, quite a departure from our own dear Katie B. There were a couple of less than brilliant performances. Luxemburg's Sophie Carle was among the favourites pre-contest, but the moment she opened her mouth, bookmakers could be heard popping corks all over Europe.

The UK's Belle & the Devotions sounded better, but their performance has always been the subject of some intrigue. They were booed in some quarters at the end of the performance. There was conjecture about whether the backup singers on stage actually sang live. The most common explanation for the booing though was the locals anti-British hostility after English soccer fans had trashed Luxembourg city.

Italy had an unusual number called "I treni de Tozeur" and which included the contribution of an operatic diva for just a small segment at the end of the song. Another backing singer to catch the eye was the very tall Danish woman turning in a big performance behind the very wonderful Hot Eyes. In the 80's the term "Danish" was used in some quarters to describe any song of this kind of style. Scandinavian countries were generally the most frequent offenders.  The Dutch entry went on to be covered by no less than Cilla Black a decade later (rechristened "A Dream Come True").           

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