How did the fate of the 6 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest of previous years

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In 2021, the Eurovision Song Contest was held for the 65th time. Only a few singers and collectives who won the competition were able to achieve worldwide recognition. In fact, only three were on the crest of fame: Toto Cutugno, Celine Dion and ABBA. The rest continued to delight their fans with new compositions, albeit not on a global scale. Some have had events in their lives that attracted more attention than performing skills, and the fate of some was very sad.

André Clavo, France

The winner of the 1958 competition, who until the beginning of his career was a simple designer, captivated the audience with the composition Dors mon amour. But his fame turned out to be very fleeting. She quickly went into decline, and Andre Clavo decided to retire, and then completely limit his communication with people. The talented singer became a hermit and lived in seclusion in the small town of Brassac until the end of his days.

Frans Gall, Luxembourg

The singer won the competition in 1965, and after that her fame only increased. She successfully toured the world, and from Walt Disney Frans Gaal received an offer to shoot in "Alice in Wonderland". But all her creative plans were disrupted by the scandal associated with the performance of the song Les sucettes ("Lollipops"). This composition was written for her by Serge Gainsbourg, the author of the victorious Poupée de cire, poupée de son. The new song could have become a hit, but listeners and critics have heard in it a very ambiguous and not childish subtext. The singer was accused of promoting sexual promiscuity. After the scandal, the fame of France Gall began to decline, but cooperation with Michel Berger helped her return to the stage. And soon the composer became the singer's husband. Unfortunately, their happy life was destroyed by the news of the fatal illness of Pauline, the daughter of the couple. In 1992, Michel Berger died of a heart attack. A short time later, the singer's daughter left this world, and she herself survived breast cancer and died in 2018.

Neve Kavanagh, Ireland

The composition In Your Eyes brought the singer a victory in Eurovision in 1993 and for four months held the first positions in the British top charts. Niv Kavanagh could no longer repeat her success. She tried to build a career in television, in 2010 she again took part in Eurovision, but took only 23rd place. The singer continued to perform until the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the cancellation of events and concerts, she was forced to become a simple cashier in a supermarket in order to have a livelihood. The fact is that the spouse of the performer Paul Negahi had an ischemic stroke back in 2018, and all the money was spent on his treatment. The 17-year-old son of Neave and Paul also works, and Kavanagh herself was not going to admit her difficulties, but buyers began to recognize her and the case went public.

Alexander Rybak, Norway

The singer and violinist of Belarusian origin won the competition in 2009 with the composition Fairytale, and after that, it seemed, was quite successful. He toured a lot, became almost a national hero in Norway, but, as it turned out, for 11 years he hid his problems from prying eyes. In 2020, the performer admitted that he has long been a deeply dependent person and uses sleeping pills along with tranquilizers. A year ago, he started treatment and started talking about his addiction. Alexander Rybak hopes to finally overcome his illness with the help of specialists.

Conchita Wurst, Austria

Tom Neuwirth (the singer's real name) shocked the audience in 2014 and was able to become the winner of a prestigious competition, presenting the composition Rise Like a Phoenix to the jury and appearing in the form of a bearded woman himself. After the victory, he often performed with concerts, took part in events in support of LGBT communities, participated in fashion shows in the image of the same Conchita Wurst. Later, the singer left the bearded woman only for his performances, and in life he began to look very brutal. For several years, the performer hid the fact that he was HIV-positive, but was forced to make an official confession due to blackmail from former gay friends, like Tom Neuwirth himself.

Salvador Sobral, Portugal

The composition Amar pelos dois brought victory to the Portuguese performer in 2017. And in the same year, El Salvador underwent heart transplant surgery. The fact is that Sobral had problems since childhood - he had a congenital defect. Even in Eurovision, he took part on special conditions, having arrived literally for the general rehearsal of the final. Fortunately, after a heart transplant, the singer was able to recover and return to creative activity. in 2019 he released the solo album Paris, Lisboa.

In 2009 Alexander Rybak won the hearts of the audience enchanting performance at the Eurovision-2009 contest. Violin mastery and unforgettable voice of the performer made him a real favorite. Now he is 35 and the path he has traveled since winning the competition was not at all as smooth as it once seemed. The stumbling block was the performer's serious problems.