Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - language


Does it help to sing in English?

Well, take a look at this chart from the 2000 contest. The four songs with the least amount of English are at the bottom places, but its not all that clear - Croatia got to 9th with no English, but did it help Turkey to have an English section? Just what language was Germany in? - "I just want to know what you there have?" Clearly bad English, but Stefan Raab speaks excellent English.

Judge for yourself, but I think English helps, but so does a good song and performance.

Place

Country

Performers

Song

Language

1

Denmark

Olsen Brothers

Fly on the wings of love

English

2

Russia

Alsou

Solo

English

3

Latvia

Brainstorm

My Star

English

4

Estonia

Ines

Once in a lifetime

English

5

Germany

Stefan Raab

Wadde hadde dudde da

German/English

6

Ireland

Eamonn Toal

Millenium of love

English

7

Sweden

Roger Pontare

Spirits are calling my name

English

8

Malta

Claudette Pace

Desire

English

9

Croatia

Goran Karan

Kada Zaspu Andeli

Croatian

10

Turkey

Pinar & the S.O.S

Yorgunum Anla

Turkish/English

11

Norway

Charmed

My heart goes boom

English

12

Iceland

August & Telma

Tell me!

English

13

Netherlands

Linda

No Goodbyes

English

14

Austria

The Rounder Girls

All to you

English

15

FYR Macedonia

XXL

100% Te ljubam

Macedonian/English

16

United Kingdom

Nicki French

Don't play that song again

English

17

Romania

TAXI

Luna

English

18

Spain

Serafin Zubiri

Colgado de un sueno

Spanish

18

Finland

Nina Astrom

A little bit

English

20

Switzerland

Jane Bogaert

La vita cos'e

Italian

21

Cyprus

Voice

Nomiza

Italian/Greek

22

Israel

Ping Pong

Sa'me'akh

Hebrew/English

23

France

Sofia Mestari

On aura le ciel

French

24

Belgium

Nathalie Sorce

Envie de vivre

French