Tour d'Eurovision

Tour d'Eurovision

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2005
0h 59m
9.0(1 votes)
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Overview

Documentary about the first five decades of the Eurovision Song Contest

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45 members
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Cliff Richard

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Cliff Richard
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Nicole

Self

Nicole
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Björn Ulvaeus

Self

Björn Ulvaeus
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Johnny Logan

Self

Johnny Logan
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Marie Myriam

Self

Marie Myriam
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Thomas Hermanns

Self

Thomas Hermanns
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Georg Uecker

Self

Georg Uecker
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Joy Fleming

Self

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Gitte Hænning

Self

Gitte Hænning
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Wencke Myhre

Self

Wencke Myhre
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Siw Malmkvist

Self

Siw Malmkvist
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Lenny Kuhr

Self

Lenny Kuhr
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Maggie MacNeal

Self

Maggie MacNeal
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Getty Kaspers

Self

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Marga Bult

Self

Marga Bult
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Ireen Sheer

Self

Ireen Sheer
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Ralph Siegel

Self

Ralph Siegel
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Jürgen Marcus

Self

Jürgen Marcus
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Mike Nolan

Self

Mike Nolan
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Katrina Leskanich

Self

Katrina Leskanich
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Götz Alsmann

Self

Götz Alsmann
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Dieter Thomas Heck

Self

Dieter Thomas Heck
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Marie-Louise Steinbauer

Self

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Carolin Reiber

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Michael Hoffmann

Self

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Volker Lechtenbrink

Self

Volker Lechtenbrink
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Ingrid Peters

Self

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Hape Kerkeling

Self

Hape Kerkeling
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Lill-Babs

Self

Lill-Babs
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Lill Lindfors

Self

Lill Lindfors
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Louis Herrey

Self

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Per Herrey

Self

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Françoise Hardy

Self

Françoise Hardy
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Séverine

Self

Séverine
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Amaya Uranga

Self

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Micky

Self

Micky
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Ulla Arnz-Wiesner

Self

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Cindy

Self

Cindy
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Bert

Self

Bert
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Karin Tietze-Ludwig

Self

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Edina Pop

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Jürgen Meier-Beer

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Gracia Baur

Self

Gracia Baur
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Thomas Stein

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Cheryl Baker

Self

Cheryl Baker

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