{"id":280873,"date":"2024-05-11T19:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=332200"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:31:37","slug":"the-8-worst-songs-in-eurovision-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-8-worst-songs-in-eurovision-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 worst songs in Eurovision history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I say &#8220;Eurovision&#8221;, what do you think? Throughout its almost seventy years of history, it has given us a lot to talk about, but we will always remember Dana International, the catchy rhythms of Abba, Rodolfo Chiquilicuatre&#8217;s &#8216;Chiki-Chiki&#8217;, or Salvador Sobral&#8217;s victory. But there are times when the European song contest falls short, and the songs don&#8217;t turn out as they should. Let&#8217;s take a look at <strong>some of the moments that no one wants to remember from the contest: the worst songs in history.<\/strong> A journey through off-key performances, vocal cracks, and impossible oddities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9b57653a-96d0-11e6-8952-00163ec9f5fa\/2935737074\/spotify-Download-spotify.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cry Baby (Jemini, United Kingdom)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eurovision 2003 15 United Kingdom *Jemini* *Cry Baby* 16:9 HQ\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAJ62IG3gBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zero points for the United Kingdom in a song where the group Jemini didn&#8217;t hit a single note, to the horror of the audience watching from home <strong>how they were destroying a song that, in itself, wasn&#8217;t great<\/strong>. The following year after this national embarrassment, they split up. Fans of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/eurovision-2023-artists-followers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eurovision<\/a> since they were young, the singers complained that due to a technical problem they couldn&#8217;t hear the music. In any case, it&#8217;s better to listen to nails on a chalkboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are the winners (LT United, Lithuania)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LT United - We Are The Winners - ?? Lithuania - Grand Final - Eurovision 2006\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBAdOlQPbwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a song whose lyrics read \u201cWe are the winners of Eurovision,\u201d and in the face of boos from the audience, LT United&nbsp;<strong>managed to create such madness on stage that they rose to sixth place with 163 points.<\/strong>&nbsp;However, looking back over the years, the result was an absolute madness typical of those years when countries didn\u2019t know if Eurovision was something from the past, a trend contest, or just a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mil etter mil (Jahn Teigen, Noruega)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mil etter mil - Jahn Teigen - Norway 1978 - Eurovision with live orchestra\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dVj8tlXQ1Vg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/taylor-swift-returns-to-tiktok-before-the-release-of-her-latest-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">singer<\/a> who ever got zero points with the new 1975 scoring system, a melodic artist who <strong>decided to exaggerate the pronunciation of each letter of the song to ridiculous limits<\/strong>. Funny to watch? Very much so. Good? Not really. Teigen, surprisingly, represented her country two more times, doing much better, because you have to believe in second television opportunities, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qui\u00e9n Maneja Mi Barca (Remedios Amaya, Spain)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remedios Amaya - Qui\u00e9n Maneja Mi Barca (Spain 1983)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B3-0DLbQP2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remedios Amaya decided to participate in Eurovision with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/one-more-spotify-wrapped-has-united-us-all-in-celebration-of-our-questionable-musical-taste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flamenco<\/a> song, which the government deemed representative of the emerging modern music genres in the 80s. <strong>She received zero points because no one abroad understood what the hell she was doing<\/strong>. It&#8217;s possible that today, with Rosal\u00eda dominating the sales charts, it could be a success&#8230; or not. Because, well, the song is not exactly good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PingPong (Sameyakh, Israel)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eurovision 2000 01 Israel *PingPong* *Sameyakh* 16:9\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uNfhj66GOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been 24 years since this song and it\u2019s time for us to be honest: Eurovision, at that time, was a horror.&nbsp;<strong>A group that could barely sing, and ended up with 7 points&nbsp;<\/strong>(and only because France gave them 6 by chance). It\u2019s unbelievable to listen to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illusion (Krassimir Aramov, Bulgaria)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ESC 2009 Semi Bulgaria Krassimir Avramov Illusion\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GEOgd9kNUeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a little trick, because the song didn\u2019t make it past the semifinals\u2026 wisely. Krassimir Avramov had just won the \u201cSuperstar of the Year\u201d award in Los Angeles and his performance was expected to be amazing, but judge for yourselves:&nbsp;<strong>with 16 points, he said goodbye to the Eurovision final<\/strong>, to the relief of our eardrums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teenage Life (Daz Sampson, United Kingdom)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daz Sampson - Teenage Life (United Kingdom) 2006 Final\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYgE7O0OLyw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rap with teenagers and a man over thirty in the middle,&nbsp;<strong>with semi-angelic melodies mixed with hip-hop beats<\/strong>. Exactly the opposite of what anyone would want to hear, in general. The song was a success in the United Kingdom and Sampson believes it helped improve the image of Eurovision among the country\u2019s audience. Those who are not comforted are because they do not want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shir habatlanim (Datnet &amp; Kushnir, Israel)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shir habatlanim \/ \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d8\u05dc\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd - Israel 1987 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2oOiI55-g4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natan Datner and Avi Kushnir were comedians and not singers, and you could tell that throughout their, let&#8217;s say, performance. In Israel, people were shocked to the point that<strong> their Minister of Culture promised to resign if they took part. <\/strong>Not only did they take part, but they finished eighth, for some reason, and, like all politicians, the minister did not keep his promise. 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