Eurovision Song Contest 1969 - Madrid
Entry for Sweden
Performer: Tommy Körberg
Song title: Judy, Min Vän
Song writer(s): Britt Lindeborg
Song composer(s): Roger Wallis
Sang in Position: 9
Final Position: 9
Total Points: 8
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the outcome of the voting resulted in a tie for the first place. Four countries gained 18 points each: France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Since there was no solution for this situation, all four countries were declared winners. Luckily, there were four medals available to the four winning singers - the four medals were intended for the winning singer and three winning songwriters.
The four winners differed a lot from one another: France had a haunting ballad performed by Frida Boccara, the Netherlands sent in Lenny Kuhr with a guitar, Spain and Salomé performed the energetic Vivo Cantando whereas the star from the British islands, Lulu, had a happy, clap-along song. However, having four winners caused lots of criticism from the media and several TV-stations re-considered participating in the following Eurovision Song Contest. Had the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest still attracted 16 countries, the number went down to only 12 in the 1970 edition of the contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 - Dublin
Entry for Sweden
Performer: Tommy Körberg
Song title: Stad I Ljus
Song writer(s):
Song composer(s): Py Bäckman
Sang in Position: 2
Final Position: 12
Total Points: 52
The 1988 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Dublin for the third time, and featured one of the most exciting votings in the long history of the contest. Switzerland's entry Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi performed by Céline Dion beat the runner-up, the United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald by just a single point. Before the last vote, the UK entry was leading with 136 points to Switzerland's 131 but then Yugoslavia, the last country to vote, gave six points to Switzerland while ignoring the British song Go completely.
For Céline Dion, winning the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest was the starting point of her globe-wide career. Had she only been known in Canada and France before 1988, the Eurovision Song Contest gave her the opportunity to record songs which would sell millions of copies all around the world. But not only Céline Dion made a huge profit from the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, also her colleague Lara Fabian who was singing for Luxembourg started a successful career after the contest with a mainly French-sung repertoire.
In 1988, 21 countries participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. Cyprus decided to withdraw because their entry did not match the rules of the contest: it had already been published previously. The venue of the 1988 contest was the same as in 1981, but this time, RTÉ managed to create a very special stage that created the illusion of a spage age-style grid which suggested that it was a huge arena with lots of lighting and special effects. Even nowadays, this set is still praised by experts.
Drömmen om Elin
Tommy Körberg Lyrics
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Lilla Elin lik som sommarns vind
Sцt som sockerstrut
Med brun och fjunig kind
Under alla еr
Har jag burit med mig drцmmen
Drцmmen om Elin
Leende under en blommande lind
Vad min drцm дr skцn dдr дr du sе ung och varm och ljus
Solen I ditt hеr
Ett avsked vid ditt hus
I min ensamhet vдnder jag tillbaks till drцmmen
Drцmmen om Elin
Barbent I tunn sommarblus
Elin I min drцm
Gеr ditt skratt mot skyn som en ballong
Du far I min famn och vinden drar en sеng
Det blev aldrig vi
Men jag drцmmer дndе drцmmen
Drцmmen om Elin
Och om en sommar en gеng.
The lyrics to Tommy Körberg's song "Drömmen om Elin" describe the singer's dream about a girl named Elin who is as beautiful as a summer breeze and as sweet as sugar. The singer has carried this dream with him for many years, picturing Elin smiling under a blooming linden tree. The dream is so beautiful that it brings the singer back to it in his loneliness.
In his dream, Elin is young and radiant with sun shining on her hair. The dream ends with the singer leaving Elin's house after saying goodbye in the warmth of the summer. Even though the singer and Elin never became a couple in reality, his dream about her persists, and he imagines them together in the dream world, with Elin laughing and flying like a balloon.
The lyrics to "Drömmen om Elin" explore the power of dreams, especially the ones that remain with us for years. The song is a beautiful and nostalgic tribute to a long-lasting dream about love and beauty. The song's dreamy melody and poetic lyrics make it a classic among Swedish romantic ballads.
Line by Line Meaning
Vad jag drцmt om dig
I have dreamt about you
Lilla Elin lik som sommarns vind
Little Elin, like the summer wind
Sцt som sockerstrut
Sweet as sugar
Med brun och fjunig kind
With brown and fuzzy cheeks
Under alla еr
Throughout the years
Har jag burit med mig drцmmen
I have carried the dream with me
Drцmmen om Elin
The dream about Elin
Leende under en blommande lind
Smiling under a blooming lime tree
Vad min drцm дr skцn dдr дr du sе ung och varm och ljus
How beautiful my dream is where you are so young, warm, and bright
Solen I ditt hеr
The sun in your hair
Ett avsked vid ditt hus
A farewell by your house
I min ensamhet vдnder jag tillbaks till drцmmen
In my loneliness, I return to the dream
Drцmmen om Elin
The dream about Elin
Barbent I tunn sommarblus
Barefoot in a thin summer blouse
Elin I min drцm
Elin in my dream
Gеr ditt skratt mot skyn som en ballong
Your laugh rises to the sky like a balloon
Du far I min famn och vinden drar en sеng
You come to my arms and the wind hums a tune
Det blev aldrig vi
We never became a thing
Men jag drцmmer дndе drцmmen
But I still dream the dream
Drцmmen om Elin
The dream about Elin
Och om en sommar en gеng.
And about a summer once.
Contributed by Jackson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@janacaroline
Jag är från Tyskland och jag läser svenska. Jag älskar svensk musik, speciellt klassiker.
@christinajohansson3457
Jaa, först sjunger man sen blir det underbart musik 🎶
@lindaellinormikkelsen4148
En herlig og morsom skansen i Stockholm.Da jeg bodde i Stockholm ,feiret jeg 17 mai på Skansen
@olgamargretheleth-madsen
Nu har jeg nok hørt denne vidunderlige sang - der er en stemning som overgår alt. Tusind tak tommy - jeg er 79 år har spillet dragspel i de 73 - og Drømmen om Elin er min absolut favorit. Tak for dig - og tak for Elin. Kærlig hilsen Olga
@caridaddiazmartell1914
Preciosa canción hermosas voces un abrazo bendiciones gracias
@ann-christinsteen4932
Tommy Körberg sjunger jättebra! Han fyller år samma dag som min svägerska. Även är född 1948. Dom är födda i Skelefteå båda! Sådant sammanträffande.
@caridaddiazmartell1914
MARAVILLOSO BENDICIONES
@caridadalvarezdiaz1343
Precioso bendiciones
@elinsemine8055
jättebrå
@susbl1
Underbar sång...min dotter Elin föddes som en sommardröm...tyvärr blev hon bara en dröm. Ett av många hjärtebarn..... Tack Tommy för att du gör hennes minne vackert.