"Muistojeni laulu" was the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Eurovision Song Contest 1963

The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the 8th Eurovision Song Contest. France had won the contest in 1962 but were incapable of hosting in 1963, as was their right, due to financial shortcomings. As was the case in 1960 - and as would become a tradition when smaller broadcasters could not afford to...

, performed in Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 by Laila Halme

Laila Halme

Laila Halme, , is a Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1963 with the song "Muistojeni laulu" . She landed a tied 12th place with 0 Points.- References :...

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The song was performed seventh on the night, following Italy

Italy

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's Emilio Pericoli

Emilio Pericoli

Emilio Pericoli is an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna.Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis. The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. and #30...

 with "Uno per tutte

Uno Per Tutte

"Uno per tutte" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Italian by Emilio Pericoli.The song is a love ballad, in which Pericoli professes his undying love to Claudia...

" and preceding Denmark

Denmark

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's Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann

Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann

Grethe Ingmann and Jørgen Ingmann are Danish singers and musicians. Together they won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1963, and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song Dansevise with music by Otto Francker and lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. The song won the...

 with "Dansevise

Dansevise

"Dansevise" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 performed in Danish by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann representing Denmark...

". At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded nul points, placing 13th (equal last with the Netherlands

Netherlands

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' Annie Palmen

Annie Palmen

Annie Palmen was a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :Palmen was born in IJmuiden...

 with "Een speeldoos

Een Speeldoos

"Een speeldoos" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Dutch by Annie Palmen.The song describes the romance between a shepherd and a shepherdess - both of whom are figures on a music box. Palmen explains that, even when the music was played, the duo could not move...

", Norway

Norway

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's Anita Thallaug

Anita Thallaug

Anita Thallaug is a Norwegian actress and singer. She has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo....

 with "Solvherv

Solvherv

"Solvherv" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Norwegian by Anita Thallaug.The song is in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest...

" and Sweden

Sweden

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's Monica Zetterlund

Monica Zetterlund

Eva Monica Zetterlund was a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Zetterlund was a singer particularly noted for her jazz work. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English...

 with "En gång i Stockholm

En gång i Stockholm

"En gång i Stockholm" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Swedish by one of Scandinavia's leading jazz singers, Monica Zetterlund ....

") in a field of 16. This was Finland's first-ever nul points and last place.

The song is sung from the perspective of a woman who hears a song which reminds her of a former lover. She sings that she can't separate the two memories, no matter how hard she tries.

It was succeeded as Finnish representative

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...

 at the 1964 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1964

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 by Lasse Mårtenson

Lasse Mårtenson

Lars Anders Fredrik "Lasse" Mårtenson is a Finnish singer who performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 with the song "Laiskotellen" . He placed 7th with 9 points. He is best known in his home country as the composer of "Maija from the Storm Skerries", a lyrical tune arranged primarily for...

 with "Laiskotellen

Laiskotellen

"Laiskotellen" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in Finnish by Lasse Mårtenson.The song was performed fifth on the night, following Denmark's Bjørn Tidmand with "Sangen om dig" and preceding Austria's Udo Jürgens with "Warum nur warum?"...

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