eurovision 1996
Héritage des Celtes
Héritage des Celtes represented France at Eurovision 1996 in Oslo with “Diwanit bugale”, finishing 19th of 23.
- what
- organization of musicians from countries with cultural heritage as Celtic traditions
- formed
- 1993
- contest
- 1996
- best result
- 19th, 1996
- music
- Celtic rock
- active
- since 1993
- record labels
- Sony Music
- members
- Bagad Kemper, Dan Ar Braz past and present
- sang for
- France
Biography
L’Héritage des Celtes is a fifty-piece band of musicians from the Celtic nations, started in Quimper by the producer Jacques Bernard and the guitarist Dan Ar Braz. With Dan Ar Braz out front, the band took “Diwanit bugale”, sung in Breton, to 19th place for France in Oslo in 1996.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Héritage des Celtes”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1996 Oslo
“Diwanit bugale”
19th of 23 Finished 19th of 23, with 18 points.
- Billed as
- Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes
- With
- Dan Ar Braz
- Sung in
- Breton
- Written by
- Dan Ar Braz
- Conductor
- Fiachra Trench
- Running order
- 13th of 23
- Won that year
- Ireland: Eimear Quinn, “The Voice”
The story of Eurovision 1996: Germany misses the cut, and Holland becomes Poland
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world 1996, 1998
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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