Sopot International Song Festival
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The Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contests, often compared to the Eurovision Song Contest[citation needed]. It has been organized annually by the Polish state television TVP and later private channel TVN in the coastal resort of Sopot, Poland. Together with National Festival of Polish Song in Opole it the biggest Polish music festival.
The first Sopot festival was initiated and organized in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman from Polish Radio with the help of Szymon Zakrzewski of Polish Artists Management Pagart. Between 1977 and 1980 it was replaced by the Intervision Song Contest which was still held in Sopot. Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest, the Sopot International Music Festival often changed its formulas to pick a winner and offered many different contests for its participants. The festival has always been open to non-European acts and countries like Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa and many others have been represented in this event.
The contest lost popularity in Poland and abroad in the 80s and even more in the 90s and the rather unconvincing organizations by the TVP made the authorities of Sopot give the organization of the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival to a private TV channel, the TVN.
Since 1999 there was no Grand Prix contest within the festival. TVP chose to invite well known artists instead including the likes of Whitney Houston or The Corrs. In 2005, TVN was expected to bring the contest back. In 2006 TVN invited Elton John. Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival or Karlshamn Baltic Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers.
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[edit] Stars of Sopot Festival
- 1964 Nadia Constantinoupoulou, Karel Gott
- 1966 Angela Zilia
- 1969 Karel Gott, Muslim Magomayev
- 1973 Transsylvania Phoenix, Lokomotiv GT
- 1973 Sofia Rotaru
- 1977 Helena Vondrackova
- 1978 Drupi
- 1979 Demis Roussos, Boney M
- 1984 Charles Aznavour
- 1985 Shirley Bassey
- 1986 Bonnie Tyler
- 1988 Kim Wilde, Sabrina
- 1989 Savage, Blue System, C.C.Catch
- 1990 Ronnie Hawkins, Duo Datz, Erasure, Victor Lazlo, Curiosity Killed The Cat
- 1991 Dannii Minogue, Johnny Hates Jazz, Technotronic, Deacon Blue, Alison Moyet, Aztec Camera, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Bros, Jimmy Somerville
- 1992 Kim Wilde, Bobby Kimbell, Sonia, Marillion, Simone Angel
- 1993 Boney M, La Toya Jackson, Marc Almond, Helena Vondrackova, Jiri Korn
- 1995 Chuck Berry, Vanessa Mae, Annie Lennox
- 1996 The Kelly Family, Vaya Con Dios, Deep Forest, La Bouche
- 1997 Khadja Nin, Alexia, Secret Garden, Boyz II Men
- 1998 The Corrs, Chris Rea, Tanita Tikaram, Ace of Base, Era
- 1999 Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston
- 2000 Bryan Adams
- 2001 Goran Bregovic, Lou Bega, UB40
- 2002 Zucchero, Garou
- 2003 Ricky Martin
- 2004 In-Grid, Kate Ryan, Patricia Kaas
- 2005 Patrizio Buanne, Lemar, Gordon Haskell, Scorpions, Simply Red
- 2006 Katie Melua, Elton John, Karel Gott, Helena Vondrackova, Demis Roussos, Drupi
- 2007 Norah Jones, Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, Hot Chocolate (band), Kool & The Gang, Sister Sledge, Mattafix
- 2008 Kylie Minogue
[edit] Winners of the Sopot International Song Festival 1
1961-1973 - Price for the Masterpiece
- 1961 - Switzerland - Jo Rolland - Nous Deux
- 1962 - Greece - Jeanne Yovanna - Ti Krima
- 1963 - USSR - Tamara Miansarova - Pust vsiegda budiet solnce ( ex-aequo )
- 1963 - France - Simone Langlois - Toi et ton sourire ( ex-aequo )
- 1964 - Greece - Nadia Constantinoupoulou - Je te remercie mon coeur
- 1965 - Canada - Monique Leyrac - Mon pays
- 1966 - USA - Lana Cantrell - I'm all smiles
- 1967 - Poland - Dana Lerska - Po prostu jestem
- 1968 - Poland - Urszula Sipińska - Po ten kwiat czerwony
- 1969 - Switzerland - Henri Dès - Maria Consuella
- 1970 - Canada - Robert Charlebois - Ordinaire
- 1971 - United Kingdom - Samantha Jones - He Moves Me
- 1972 - Poland - Andrzej Dąbrowski - Do zakochania jeden krok ( ex-aequo )
- 1972 - USSR - Lev Leschchenko - Ja ne byl z nim znakom ( ex-aequo )
- 1973 - United Kingdom - Tony Craig - Can You Feel It and I Think Of You baby
- 1973 - Soviet Union - Sofia Rotaru -
1974-1976 - Grand Prix de disque
- 1974 - Finland - Marion Rung - for many songs performed
- 1975 - United Kingdom - Glen Weston - for many songs performed
- 1976 - USSR - Irina Ponarovskaya - for many songs performed
1977-1980 - Intervision Song Contest
- 1977 - Czechoslovakia - Helena Vondrackova - Maľovaný džbán
- 1978 - USSR - Alla Pugacheva - Vsio mogut koroli
- 1979 - Poland - Czesław Niemen - Nim przyjdzie wiosna
- 1980 - Finland - Marion Rung - Where Is The Light (Hyvästi yö)
- 1981 - no festival
- 1982 - no festival
- 1983 - no festival
1984-1987 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix
- 1984 - Poland - Krystyna Giżowska - Blue Box
- 1985 - Sweden - Herreys - Summer Party
- 1986 - USA - Mary Getz - Hero Of My Heart
- 1987 - West Germany - Double Take - Rockola
1988-1990 - Golden Disc
- 1988 - USA - Kenny James - The Magic In You
- 1989 - Norway - Dance With The Strangers - many songs
- 1990 - Poland - Lora Szafran - Zły chłopak and Trust Me At Once
1991-1993 Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix
- 1991 - Latvia - New Moon - many songs
- 1992 - Austria - Mark Andrews - many songs
- 1993 - Lithuania - Arina - Rain Is Coming Down
1994-2004 - Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix (with TVP)
- 1994 - Poland - Varius Manx - Zanim zrozumiesz
- 1995 - Poland - Kasia Kowalska - Jak rzecz and A to co mam
- 1996 - no contest within the festival
- 1997 - Netherlands - Total Touch - Somebody Else's Lover
- 1998 - Italy - Alex Baroni - Male che fa male
- 1999 - no contest within the festival
- 2000 - no contest within the festival
- 2001 - no contest within the festival
- 2002 - no contest within the festival
- 2003 - no contest within the festival
- 2004 - no contest within the festival
2005- Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix (with TVN)
- 2005 - Poland - Andrzej Piaseczny - Z głębi duszy (only Polish contest)
- 2006 - United Kingdom - Mattafix - Big City Life
- 2007 - Poland - Feel - A gdy już jest ciemno
- 2008 -
1 This list includes only winners of the most prestigious contests within the Sopot Music Festival. Sometimes one given contest has overshadowed the other one with time. Grand Prix de disque was the most prestigious one between 1974 and 1976 but with the start of the Intervision, it was relegated to a second plan, yet continued until 1979. The Sopot Music Festival has also given the prizes for the Best Interpretation during the 60's, the Amber Nightingdale in the 80's and 90's and Winner Of The Polish Day on and off from the 60's to the 80's.
Winners by country: Poland (10), USSR, United Kingdom (4), USA (3), Canada, Finland, Greece and Switzerland (2), Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden (1)
[edit] 43. Sopot Festival
- Arash - Arash Iran
- Brainstorm - Thunder without rain Latvia
- Andreas Johnson - Show me Sweden
- Mattafix - Big City Life United Kingdom
- Vanilla Ninja - Dangerzone Estonia
- Stachursky - Z każdym twym oddechem Poland
[edit] 44. Sopot Festival
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Amber Place | Silver Place |
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01 | Sweden | September | Cry for you | 2 | 3 |
02 | France | Thierry Amiel | Coeur Sacré | 5 | 6 |
03 | Germany | Monrose | Shame | 4 | 4 |
04 | USA | The Cloud Room | Hey Now Now | 7 | 7 |
05 | France | Emmanuel Moire | Ca me fait du bien | 3 | 2 |
06 | United Kingdom | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Me and My Imagination | 6 | 5 |
07 | Poland | Feel | A gdy jest już ciemno | 1 | 1 |
- Polish performers in preselections 2007:
- Feel - A gdy jest już ciemno
- Sumptuastic - Opuszczony
- Szymon Wydra - Gdzie jesteś dziś
- Małgorzata Ostrowska - Słowa
- Łukasz Zagrobelny - Nie prawda
[edit] 45. Sopot Festival
- Danny - Tokyo Sweden
- Måns Zelmerlöw - Brother Oh Brother Sweden
- Matt Pokora - Catch Me if You Can France
- Oh Laura - Release Me Sweden
- Ruslana ft. T-Pain - Moon Of Dreams Ukraine
- Velvet - Chemistry Sweden
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- Polish performers in preselections 2008:
- Blue Cafe - Niewiele mam
- Energy - Minus i Plus
- Formacja Nieżywych Schabuff - Ławka
- For Teens - Jesteś częścią mnie
- Gareth - The Chemical Times
- Natalia Lesz - Power of attraction
- Pectus - To, co chciałbym Ci dać
- PIN - Niekochanie
- Marcin Rozynek - Nigdy nie patrz w dół
- Piotr Rubik - Most dwojga serc
- Video feat. Anna Wyszkoni - Soft
[edit] Links
- Sopot Festival 2007 website (pl)(en)
- Festival archive (pl) (en)