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Marion Rung
Marion Rung sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1962 and 1973, for Finland. The best result was 6th place in 1973, with “Tom Tom Tom”.
- who
- Finnish singer
- born
- 7 December 1945, Helsinki, Finland
- contests
- 1962, 1973
- best result
- 6th, 1973
- active
- since 1961
- record labels
- EMI
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Marion Rung is a Finnish pop singer who sang for Finland twice, both times in Luxembourg. “Tipi-tii” finished joint seventh in 1962; “Tom Tom Tom” finished sixth in 1973, Finland’s best result up to then.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Marion Rung”.
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The act’s own accounts, as listed on Wikidata. If one is wrong or out of date, tell us and we’ll take it down.
At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1962 Luxembourg City
“Tipi-tii”
7th of 16 Finished 7th of 16, with 4 points.
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Jaakko Salo, Kari Tuomisaari
- Conductor
- George de Godzinsky
- Running order
- 1st of 16
- Age on the night
- 16
- Won that year
- France: Isabelle Aubret, “Un premier amour”
The story of Eurovision 1962: The lights go out, and nul points is born
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1973 Luxembourg City
“Tom Tom Tom”
6th of 17 Finished 6th of 17, with 93 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Bob Barratt, Rauno Lehtinen
- Conductor
- Ossi Runne
- Running order
- 1st of 17
- Age on the night
- 27
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
The story of Eurovision 1973: Armed guards, backing tracks and any language you like
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland 2024
- Special Emma
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Marion Rung, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1973 Familiar names
Cliff Richard came back for the United Kingdom, five years after losing by one vote. Finland's Marion Rung returned after eleven years and Italy's Massimo Ranieri after two.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.