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1985

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette On Nick Scandinavium
I Heard it Through the Grapevine In a famous television advert, singer-songwriter Nick Kamen washed his jeans in a launderette, while Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through the Grapevine played in the background. The track was re-released and charted in the following year, while the advert was number 6 in a 2000 UK poll of The 100 Greatest TV Ads.
Eurovision 1985 Eurovision 1985 was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.Let it Swing by Bobbysocks was the Norwegian entry. At the close of voting, the song received 123 points, placing first in a field of nineteen. It became Norway's first ever win at the contest.

  • In a famous television advert, singer-songwriter Nick Kamen washed his jeans in a launderette, while Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through the Grapevine played in the background.
  • The track was re-released and charted in the following year, while the advert was number 6 in a 2000 UK poll of The 100 Greatest TV Ads.