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.
En stjärna lyser så klar
Tommy Körberg Lyrics
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Ser vi mot himlens höjd
Och vi hör klockorna klinga
Känner vart hjärtas fröjd
Änglarna ger oss hopp och tro
Sjunger om fred på vår jord
Den som Gud aldrig övergav
Kärleken världen behöver
Vet vi att barnet bär
Vår långa vandring är över
Stjärnan har stannat här
Änglarna ger oss hopp och tro
Sjunger om fred på vår jord
Den som Gud aldrig övergav
En stjärna lyser så klar
Himmelen ligger och slumrar
På jordens gula halm
Vi känner fröjd och förundran
För vi har kommit fram
Här kan vi drömma om den fred
Som vi skall äga en gång
Barnet som fötts tar himlen med
Och jorden fylls utav sång
Här kan vi drömma om den fred
Som vi ska äga en gång
Barnet som fötts tar himlen med
Och jorden fylls utav sång
The song "En Stjärna Lyser Så Klar" by Tommy Körberg and Elisabeth Ødegård Widmer is a beautiful Christmas hymn that speaks of hope, faith, and love. The lyrics are written in Swedish and the song is traditionally sung during Christmas Eve in Sweden.
The first verse speaks of the holy hour and how people look towards the sky and hear the bells ringing. It talks about how joyful our hearts are during this time. The second verse speaks about the angels who give us hope and faith while singing about peace for our world. It also mentions how a star shines bright for those who God has never abandoned.
The third verse is about the love that the world needs and how we know that the child is carrying it. It talks about the long journey being over and the star has stopped shining. The fourth verse speaks about how the sky is sleeping on the yellow straw of earth, and how there is joy and wonder because we have arrived. It mentions us dreaming about the peace that we shall own one day, and how the child will take the sky with him, and the earth will be filled with a song.
Overall, the song is about how Christmas brings joy and happiness, and how it brings hope, faith, and love to our lives. It's a beautiful hymn that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas.
Line by Line Meaning
Nu i den heliga timman
In this sacred hour
Ser vi mot himlens höjd
We look towards the heavens
Och vi hör klockorna klinga
And we hear the bells ringing
Känner vart hjärtas fröjd
Feeling the joy in our hearts
Änglarna ger oss hopp och tro
Angels give us hope and faith
Sjunger om fred på vår jord
Singing about peace on our earth
Den som Gud aldrig övergav
The one God never abandoned
En stjärna lyser så klar
A star shines so bright
Kärleken världen behöver
The love the world needs
Vet vi att barnet bär
We know the child carries it
Vår långa vandring är över
Our long journey is over
Stjärnan har stannat här
The star has stopped here
Himmelen ligger och slumrar
Heaven lies sleeping
På jordens gula halm
On the earth's yellow straw
Vi känner fröjd och förundran
We feel joy and wonder
För vi har kommit fram
For we have arrived
Här kan vi drömma om den fred
Here we can dream of the peace
Som vi skall äga en gång
That we shall own one day
Barnet som fötts tar himlen med
The child born takes heaven with them
Och jorden fylls utav sång
And the earth is filled with song
Här kan vi drömma om den fred
Here we can dream of the peace
Som vi ska äga en gång
That we will own one day
Barnet som fötts tar himlen med
The child born takes heaven with them
Och jorden fylls utav sång
And the earth is filled with song
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@stigekalder
Christmas is approaching, and with that a lot of great music !
My suggestions for you:
🎅🎅🎅 Danish Christmas hymns - all videos recently uploaded:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCby7t-aPVUkpfmwgGW4ZjBv-asHjoKL0
🎅🎅🎅 Bach's Christmas Oratorio - enjoy also his unique handwriting:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3DA2F8ED0BBE44E9
🎅🎅🎅 Classical & popular Christmas music - from renaissance to present:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL129A1B9C2F48480D
🎄🎄🎄Merry Christmas !
@stigekalder
Christmas is approaching, and with that a lot of great music !
My suggestions for you:
🎅🎅🎅 Danish Christmas hymns - all videos recently uploaded:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCby7t-aPVUkpfmwgGW4ZjBv-asHjoKL0
🎅🎅🎅 Bach's Christmas Oratorio - enjoy also his unique handwriting:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3DA2F8ED0BBE44E9
🎅🎅🎅 Classical & popular Christmas music - from renaissance to present:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL129A1B9C2F48480D
🎄🎄🎄Merry Christmas !
@waltertanner7982
Mange mange tak!!
@feliciajohansson5935
Asså jag blir så ledsen, jag var tvungen att byta skola och vi sjöng alltid denna låt på julavslutningarna, så många minnen som kommer tillbaks, saknar det så mycket😭💔
@mmbmbmbmb
Snow outside my window ... in April!
A good time to listen to this Christmas-Song.
Lovely ... really lovely .... thanks from Canada!
@Krissilolly
Wonderful, and so full of deep emotion. Thanks for posting och God Jule kram
@GIULY881000
I'm Italian from Florence but this song is a sweet pleasure and during listening this beautiful song i have cries because leave an pure and sweet emotion hbecause is the Christmas who is beginning now. GUD JUL
@stigekalder
I understand that you find this song so wonderful. It's Swedish and I am Danish, and I did not know when I uploaded it that it was so popular in its homeland. Hope you had a great Christmas, and best wishes for 2014.
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