"Era" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) |
Wess and
Dori Ghezzi |
As | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | |
Lyricist(s) | |
Conductor | Pier Natale Massara |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 3rd |
Final points | 115 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Sì" (1974) | |
"We'll Live It All Again" (1976) ► |
"Era" (English translation: "It Was") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, composed by British-Italian singer-songwriter Shel Shapiro (born David Norman Shapiro, formerly of The Rokes and Colin Hicks & The Cabin Boys) and Andrea Lo Vecchio, and performed in Italian by American-born singer Wesley Johnson, known as Wess, and Italian Dori Ghezzi.
Starting with "Voglio stare con te", an Italian version of Brotherhood of Man's hit " United We Stand", in the 1970s Wess and Dori Ghezzi enjoyed a number of hits, notably "Tu nella mia vita" and "Con chi stai con chi sei". [1] They were chosen to represent Italy at Eurovision following their victory at Canzonissima with the song " Un corpo e un'anima". [2] [3]
The song was performed nineteenth on the night, following Sweden's Lars Berghagen with " Jennie, Jennie"). At the close of voting, it had received 115 points, placing it 3rd in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1976 contest by Al Bano & Romina Power with " We'll Live It All Again".
The duo also recorded the song in English ("Fallin'"), French ("Qui vivra verra") and Spanish ("Era"). [4]
Among the artists who covered the song, Bessy Argyraki and Robert Williams recorded a Greek version titled "Μόνο". [5]
Classement (1975) | Meilleure position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi) [6] | 12 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [7] | 3 |
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [8] | 20 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [9] | 23 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 6 |