Joy Fleming

German singer
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Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Musical artist

Joy Fleming (born Erna Raad, 15 November 1944 – 27 September 2017)[1] was a German singer. She is best known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975. She performed the song "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"[3] and was placed seventeenth out of nineteen countries. Despite its relatively low placing, the song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans.[4][5]

She had a hit Disco record with the song and album "The Final Thing" in 1978 on Atlantic Records in the U.S. This was a covered song by the original artist Steve Bender (a member of the German Disco Group Dschinghis Khan) who also did the first version in 1976.

She made a further Eurovision bid in 1986, participating in the German national contest with the song "Miteinander". Her next involvement with Eurovision came in 2001 when, under a somewhat confusing arrangement with Swiss television she co-sang their contribution to the German final. The song, "Power of Trust" was performed with two other singers, Lesley Bogaert and Brigitte Oelke, and was placed second. Fleming made another attempt in 2002 and finished as runner-up yet again, this time performing "Joy to the World" with the group Jambalaya.

She died in her sleep in her home in Sinsheim on 27 September 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sängerin Joy Fleming ist tot". Focus.de. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Todesursache: Woran starb Joy Fleming (†72)?". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Biography: Joy Fleming". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Eurovision fan favourite Joy Fleming dies". eurovision.tv. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "In memoriam: German Eurovision legend Joy Fleming has passed away, aged 72". Wiwibloggs. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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Preceded by
Cindy & Bert
with Die Sommermelodie
 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
1975 		Succeeded by
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  • "Always on the Run"
  • "Anouschka"
  • "Aufrecht geh'n"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Black Smoke"
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  • "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
  • "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
  • "Diese Welt"
  • "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
  • "Disappear"
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  • "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
  • "Is It Right"
  • "Johnny Blue"
  • "Junger Tag"
  • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
  • "Let's Get Happy"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
  • "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
  • "Marcel"
  • "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
  • "No No Never"
  • "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Perfect Life"
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  • "Primaballerina"
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  • "Rücksicht"
  • "Run & Hide"
  • "Satellite"
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  • "Sister"
  • "So geht das jede Nacht"
  • "Die Sommermelodie"
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  • "Über die Brücke geh'n"
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  • "Viel zu weit"
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  • "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
  • "Wer Liebe lebt"
  • "Wir geben 'ne Party"
  • "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
  • "You Let Me Walk Alone"
  • "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
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  • "Zwei kleine Italiener"
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  • "At Va'Ani"
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  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "Era"
  • "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
  • "Gelukkig zijn"
  • "Jennie, Jennie"
  • "Let Me Be the One"
  • "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
  • "Madrugada"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Seninle Bir Dakika"
  • "Singing This Song"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "Toi"
  • "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
  • "Tú volverás"
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