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| Paqui Bean, the soloist, and The Beans chorus |
They have been working very hard in the creation of the song and they are ready to introduce it to the audience. To avoid nerves and prepare a good diction, they have revised Reported Speech and Third Conditional.
They have also played bingo in Navajo style, with beans and Manolo Bean as the main voice.
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The family has also finished the reading of Christmas Carol, the masterpiece of Charles Dickens that talks about redemption and second chances. One of the best characteristics of Dickens's literature is the chance that he offers to his characters to improve and repair the past mistakes to try to become better people.
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Finally, The Beans have performanced their song named The Beans and they have won the contest without problems. Deep and elaborated lyrics, rhytmic music and a visual interpretation have been enough to astonish all the juries and the whole public who voted from their homes across Europe.
The Beans have arrived
to sing your song
for all who have loved
sing with us very strong.
(Chorus)
We are The Beans.
We like all drinks.
We are The Beans.
We love all sweets.
We're travelling.
We are The Beans.
We are strong.
We continue travelling
despite have left some on the road.
(Chorus)
The luckiest of the world,
Grandma joined us altogether.
We have found gold,
we wish last forever.
(Chorus)
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.
Charles Dickens
Sandie Shaw, February 1947, is an English singer. One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, in 1967 the song Puppet on a String performed by her became the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest. After a long and successful career, Shaw announced her retirement from the music industry in 2013.
By 1967 Shaw's record sales were declining and her manager decided on more of a cabaret appeal. She was invited by the BBC to represent the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. She had reservations as she felt it would destroy her credibility, but performed five songs on The Rolf Harris Show, with the public voting that the one that should represent the country was the Bill Martin/Phil Coulter composition Puppet on a String.
The Eurovision Song Contest, sometimes popularly called Eurovision. It is the longest-running annual international TV song competition. It has been held, primarily, among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. The competition was based upon the existing Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951.
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| The Beans in Lisbon, Portugal |
Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the competition's winning entry.
The contest has been broadcast every year for sixty-two years, since its inauguration in 1956, and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. It is also one of the most watched non-sporting events in the world, with audience figures in recent years quoted as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally.
More information: Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018
Sandie Shaw, February 1947, is an English singer. One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, in 1967 the song Puppet on a String performed by her became the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest. After a long and successful career, Shaw announced her retirement from the music industry in 2013.
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| We are The Beans, we love all sweets |
Sandra Ann Goodrich was born and brought up in Dagenham, Essex, England. On leaving school, she worked at the nearby Ford Dagenham factory, and did some part-time modelling before coming second as a singer in a local talent contest.
As a prize, she appeared at a charity concert in London, where her potential was spotted by singer Adam Faith.
He introduced her to his manager, Eve Taylor, who won her a contract with Pye Records in 1964 and gave her the stage name of Sandie Shaw.
He introduced her to his manager, Eve Taylor, who won her a contract with Pye Records in 1964 and gave her the stage name of Sandie Shaw.
By 1967 Shaw's record sales were declining and her manager decided on more of a cabaret appeal. She was invited by the BBC to represent the UK in that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. She had reservations as she felt it would destroy her credibility, but performed five songs on The Rolf Harris Show, with the public voting that the one that should represent the country was the Bill Martin/Phil Coulter composition Puppet on a String.
I feel like Eurovision is a parallel dimension. It reminds me of 'Dance Fever' and 'Solid Gold' when I was a kid. Then when you hear these songs sung in English by someone who may or may not understand the words, the unique awesomeness hits you.
Seamus Dever
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