Lotta Engberg is a Swedish dansband and pop singer. She was born Anna Charl… Read Full Bio ↴Lotta Engberg is a Swedish dansband and pop singer. She was born Anna Charlotte Pedersen on March 5, 1963, in Överkalix, Sweden, and grew up in Laxå, Sweden. Lotta Engberg is known for singing "happy" and "joyful" "schlager" songs such as Fyra bugg & en coca-cola (1987), 100% (1988 together with the group Triple & Touch), Genom vatten och eld (1989), Världens bästa servitris (1991), and Kär och galen (1993). She has also sung some songs with more "serious" lyrics, such as Tusen skäl att stanna (1992), Alla lyckliga stunder (1993) and En liten stund på Jorden (2000). She often sings in the Swedish language, but has also done some singing in English. Starting in 1989 Lotta Engberg sang with her former husband Anders Engberg's "dansband" Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester, but in 1994 she started her own dansband, Lotta Engbergs Orkester, later shortened to Lotta Engbergs. She sang in the group Kikki Bettan Lotta between 2001 and 2004.

Eurovision Song Contest 1987 - Brussels
Entry for Sweden

Performer: Lotta Engberg
Song title: Boogaloo
Song writer(s): Christer Lundh
Song composer(s): Mikael Wendt

Sang in Position: 6
Final Position: 12
Total Points: 50

Belgium had the honour of hosting the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in the country's history. he highest number of participants ever entered this year's song contest: 22 countries found their way to Brussels. Greece and Italy returned to the contest after one year's absence. The 1986 contest was won by a Walloon entry, but in 1987 the Flemish broadcaster, BRT, was responsible for the Belgian entry. BRT also wanted to co-organise the contest, but the Walloon broadcaster, RTBF decided to organise the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 on their own. The presenter of the 3-hour-show was the successful Belgian artist Viktor Laszlo who opened the contest presenting her latest song Breathless.

The winner of the 1987 Eurovision was Hold me now performed and written by Johnny Logan, who had already won in 1980 with What's Another Year and had written the second-placed song in 1984 Terminal 3 performed in Luxembourg by Linda Martin. Johnny was the first singer to win the contest twice as a singer, but this would not be his last victory as he won the trophy again as a composer in 1992 when he wrote Why Me by Linda Martin which would win in Malmö.

Germany came second this year with the song Lass die Sonne in dein Herz by the group Wind. For the group, it was already the second silver ranking after being the runner up in 1985. The song still ranks as one of the best-known Eurovision hits in Denmark. Italy sent two internationally-known stars to Eurovision this year: Tozzi & Raf. Raf had written the worldwide hit Self Control three years earlier which was both a hit for him and for the cover-version by Laura Branigan. Although Eurovision statistics show that most male duos do not do well, Italy finished in third place in 1987.

För kärlekens skull
Lotta Engberg Lyrics

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Utanför fönstret slår våren ut
Marken blir grön igen
Allt som var dött väcks till liv
Det kan också vi
Så länge vi andas

Ute till havs styr en fiskebåt
Längs en fri horisont

Den gungar så tryggt in mot hamn
Som jag i din famn
Så länge vi älskar

Det är för oss solen går opp
Och lyser som guld för kärlekens skull
Solen går opp så oskuldsfull
Och lyser på oss för kärlekens skull

Högt på ett berg står en katedral
Och pekar upp mot skyn
Men det är för himlen i dig
Och jorden i mig
Vi älskar varandra

Det är för oss solen går opp
Och lyser som guld för kärlekens skull
Solen går opp så oskuldsfull
Och lyser på oss för kärlekens skull

Lyser som guld för kärlekens skull
Lyser på oss för kärlekens skull

Overall Meaning

In Lotta Engberg's song "För kärlekens skull" (For the Sake of Love), the lyrics depict the rejuvenating power of love in various settings. The first verse speaks of the arrival of spring outside the window, as the land turns green again and everything that was once dead comes back to life. It suggests that just like nature, love can also revive and bring new life. As long as we keep breathing, we have the potential for love to flourish.

The second verse describes a fishing boat sailing on the open sea, guided by a free horizon. It moves steadily and securely towards the harbor, drawing a parallel to the comfort and security one finds in the embrace of a loved one. The chorus highlights the significance of love by asserting that the sun rises solely for the purpose of shining brightly and gifting its golden light to love. It portrays love as innocent and pure, radiating upon those who experience it.

The final verse brings us to a mountain where a cathedral stands, pointing towards the sky. However, the singer acknowledges that it is not the cathedral that captures the essence of love, but rather the heavens within their loved one and the earth within themselves. They affirm their love for each other, emphasizing that love is the most sacred and profound connection.

Overall, the lyrics of "För kärlekens skull" celebrate the transformative and illuminating power of love. It embraces the idea that love is capable of bringing life and beauty to every aspect of our existence, and that it is the ultimate source of light and inspiration.

Line by Line Meaning

Utanför fönstret slår våren ut
Outside the window, spring blossoms

Marken blir grön igen
The ground becomes green again

Allt som var dött väcks till liv
Everything that was dead comes back to life

Det kan också vi
We can do the same

Så länge vi andas
As long as we breathe

Ute till havs styr en fiskebåt
Out at sea, a fishing boat sails

Längs en fri horisont
Along a free horizon

Den gungar så tryggt in mot hamn
It sways so peacefully into port

Som jag i din famn
Like me in your embrace

Så länge vi älskar
As long as we love

Det är för oss solen går opp
The sun rises for us