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‘Wir Geben ‘ne Party’ – Eurovision club night tomorrow

Besi Besemar August 22, 2014

40 years ago Abba, the most successful Eurovision act to date, won the contest with their timeless classic Waterloo.

Eurovision Fundraising Party

That historic Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 took place at the Dome in Brighton. Meanwhile, in a small delivery room some 80 miles away in Colchester, James Brett’s mother was giving birth to twins!

On that basis you could say that James and his brother had Eurovision in their blood from the day they were born!

James says: “My first memory of watching a full Eurovision Song Contest was back in 1985. A particularly memorable year for a young boy, featuring the first Norwegian win and a comedic host who controversially lost her skirt just before the voting!

What a Euro-bouncer of a winner emerged! The duo Bobbysocks sang ‘La Det Swinge’ and skipped their way into the Eurovision history books with their sparkly ‘Pink Ladies’ 50s outfits.

James continued: “Having trained in drama and dance, I starred in a show of Eurovision Parodies as Brotherhood of Man at the Empire Theatre in Southend on Sea! Though I feel I may have taken it far too seriously, correcting the other actors on their dance routine.

“In my twenties I worked for an Essex-based printer and produced a publication called ‘Eurovision Newspages’ for a group of fans, with quizzes, competitions, interviews and lots of geeky anorak info.

“Taking to the decks, I held the infamous ‘Eurofreak’ Club Nights at Hush Bar in Southend on bank holidays. With Eurovision previews of the upcoming songs, quizzes — and my friend Lynne making Eurovision badges too — we had a blast!

“In 2012 I created the website ‘Eurovision Central’. It is a fan site that covers the latest news and follows many artists who have appeared in the contest over the years, such as Bonnie Tyler, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Lulu. With four major contributors and a great designer it now reaches 50 countries worldwide.

“Due to the success of Eurovision Central I was granted press accreditation to the 2014 contest in Copenhagen and was able to experience the buzz of the live contest from behind the scenes!

James and Molly
James and Molly

“Meeting the fabulous and extremely witty Conchita Wurst in London at the preview party was a real honour. What a great ambassador she has become! I also starred in Molly’s postcard to the UK’s song in a fetching blue pack-a-mac! A great afternoon’s filming with the Danish producers that was, in the BBC car park!

“So, I may be a little obsessed by this camp, comedic song-a-thon but if it brings fellow fans together for a great fun night out at ‘Wir Geben ‘ne Party’ I’m all for it!

“As Bobbysox sang back in 1985…’La Det Swinge’!”

DJs on the night spinning top Euro classics will include Mr Darcy and Kris & Dom. The final set will be from DJ Marcia, runner-up in the Golden Handbag Favourite DJ category. All profits from the evening will go the Rainbow Fund, which awards grants to LGBT/HIV organisations providing effective front-line services to the LGBT/HIV community in Brighton and Hove.

What: ‘Wir Geben ‘ne Party’ – Eurovision club night!

Where: Latest MusicBar, Manchester Street, Brighton

When: Bank holiday Saturday, 23 August

Time: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Ticket: Advanced £5; £6 on the night

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