Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The Queen of Motown, freshy gone solo Diana Ross had a tv-show where she presented the Jackson brothers from Indiana. They became the first group ever to have four #1s in a row with their first four singles. Those were even followed by two #2s, this Never can say goodbye being the 2nd one and their sixth single, released in 1971. The song was originally ment for The Supremes though....Michael was 12 at the time. The song however is maybe better known as two cover versions. Gloria Gaynor has her firsr real hit with this in 1974, four years before I will survive . Her version peaked at #9 and was the first ever #1 in Billboards new Dance chart. The Communards released this in 1987 and peaked at #4 in UK (and being a huge hit all over Europe) and #51 in US.  Countless other versions has been released, even from Motown acts. 

The signature song of the legendary Four Tops, witten by equally legendary songwriting team Holland-Dozie-Holland and played by The Funk Brothers. It went to #1 in October 1966 in the USA being their second #1 there, and also hit #1 in the UK, becoming Motown's second one there following The Supremes' Baby love.  Four Tops recorded for Motown from 1964 to 1973, and returned back hom in the 1980's and 1990's releases. They are still around..... The song has been covered by Gloria Gaynor , Human Nature , Michael Bolton , Boyzone , Alessandra Amoroso , Diana Ross , The Jackson 5,   Irene Cara , and recently by 5 After Midnight in their amazing Motown medley, Just to name a few :-)

In Italy they have this very popular Tale e quale TV-show on RAI1 were a number of singers/actors each week practice and then imitate in a live show other singers. This season among the ones we have for example Gigliola Cinquetti who has done already another Eurovision legend, Domenico Modugno . She's done also Milva so far. But the real surprise has been Mietta who we know as a dark husky voiced pop singer, winner of OGAE Song contest 1990 and has delivered some great tracks in Sanremo over the years ( Baciami adesso and Fare l'amore for example). The first week she did Ornella Vanoni , then Donna Summer and this week Maria Callas! And who thought she could sing like that???  Mietta won the second show as Donna Summer and came third in the third one as Maria Calla s while Gigiloa Cinquetti won that one as Gianna Nannini ! Next week Mietta will do Jennifer Lopes while Gigilola will be Gloria Gaynor! You can follow the progress of the show here .