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.
Skönheten och odjuret
Tommy Körberg Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I en melodi
Kan två hjärtan slå
så att båda två
Känner harmoni
Som om sagans värld
Blivit verklighet
Främling blivit vän
Ingen av dom vet
Skönheten är hon
Odjuret er han
Men så mycket mer
Än vad ögat ser
Ser dom hos varann
Rörda av en ton
Förda av sång
Låter tiden gå
börjar att förstå
Allt kan ändras om
Ska vi våga tro
På vår fantasi
Sagan ger oss svar
varje väsen har
skönhet inuti
Sagan ger oss svar
varje väsen har
skönhet inuti
The lyrics of Tommy Körberg's song Skönheten och odjuret convey a story about two individuals, Skönheten (the Beauty) and Odjuret (the Beast), who are brought together by a melody. Despite their differences, they are able to feel a sense of harmony through the power of music. The two characters, who are normally portrayed as polar opposites, become friends in this moment, and the lyrics question what will happen next since they are unsure of where their friendship will go. The song highlights the idea that even though they are labeled as Beauty and Beast, there is more to them than what meets the eye, and they are able to see the beauty within each other.
The lyrics suggest that music is a universal language that has the ability to bring people together, regardless of their background or exterior appearance. It is through this unity that the two characters are able to understand each other and realize that there is more to life than what they had traditionally understood. The song can be seen as a metaphor for how people can overcome their prejudices and learn to appreciate the humanity in each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Rörda av en ton
Moved by a note
I en melodi
In a melody
Kan två hjärtan slå
Two hearts can beat
så att båda två
so that both
Känner harmoni
feel harmony
Som om sagans värld
As if the fairy tale world
Blivit verklighet
Has become reality
Främling blivit vän
Stranger became a friend
Vad ska hända sen
What will happen next
Ingen av dom vet
Neither of them knows
Skönheten är hon
Beauty is she
Odjuret er han
Beast is he
Men så mycket mer
But so much more
Än vad ögat ser
Than what meets the eye
Ser dom hos varann
They see in each other
Rörda av en ton
Moved by a note
Förda av sång
Led by song
Låter tiden gå
Letting time pass
börjar att förstå
starting to understand
Allt kan ändras om
Everything can change if
Ska vi våga tro
Do we dare to believe
På vår fantasi
In our imagination
Sagan ger oss svar
The fairy tale gives us answers
varje väsen har
Each being has
skönhet inuti
beauty inside
Sagan ger oss svar
The fairy tale gives us answers
varje väsen har
Each being has
skönhet inuti
beauty inside
Contributed by Harper J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@davemontya
Tommy Körberg är lätt en av Sveriges bäst manliga sångare
@hystericaal
Den svenska verisionen utsågs ju till den bästa officiella signaturmelodin till skönheten & odjuret, bättre än celine dions verision :)
@TheJokko
Det är helt sjukt hur bra ALLA disneysånger är på svenska! Helt galet duktiga sångare det finns i Sverige.
@amaranth666br
Seriously... this is the best version of this song!
@nadinesvopa8680
2 behind celine Dion and peabo bryson
@ZhangtheGreat
Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson are great, but Tommy and Sofia are HEAVENLY! I didn't think this song could sound better, but OMG! Jag måste lära mig att sjunga denna version!
@Wicktoria
Jävlarr vilken gåshud jag får! Detta är nostalgi! :D
@simonevarg
Jag ÄLSKAR tommy❤
@swedisheinherjer
Hatten av för Tommy Körberg. Mäktigt!
@evelinahultgren9589
Detta är den absolut bästa versionen av denna sång!!