In the late 70's, the artist was the singer of Swedish heavy metal band Horizont. The group released two albums but a French producer, Yves Accary, contacted Nilsson and signed him to a French record company. The singer enjoyed his first big hit in France in 1981 with the song No Way No How. The single sold one million copies and the album 200 000 copies. No Way No How, his first album, included disco tracks and ballads. A follow up LP Tommy Nilsson was released in 1982 and this time the songs were composed by Tommy Nilsson and Alex R Contanstinos. This was a rock album, recorded in Stockholm and Los Angeles, but it did not sell very well and after two years of travelling between France and the United States, Nilsson decided to go back to Sweden.
Tommy Nilsson shocked the European music scene with his Michael Boltonesque voice and sweet ballads in the early 1980's. First discovered in France he soon began to sing in Swedish and made immortal hits such as Öppna din dörr. The Swedish answer to Michael Bolton appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and finished last with 0 points.
He first joined another metal band, Easy Action, and they released two albums. The group eventually split up and Nilsson started a solo career. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the ballad En dag (One day) and placed fourth. He has also made several Swedish hits in Sweden; Allt som jag känner (Everything that I feel) (a duet with Tone Norum) in 1987, Öppna din dörr (Open your door) in 1994, Dina färger var blå (Your colours were blue) in 1996, and Amelia in 2005. In 1988, he was given an award for best Swedish male artist and in 1990 received a gold disc for his album Follow the Road.
In 2001, a compilation of his songs En samling 1981-2001, went platinum in Sweden. Nilsson has also collaborated with Swedish television, dubbed cartoons, and acted in several plays. In 2005, his album Tiden före nu reached # 2 on the Swedish sales chart just after its release.
Tommy Nilsson took part in the Swedish national Eurovision Song Contest selection again in 2007. He performed the power ballad Jag tror på människan (I believe in man) in Melodifestivalen 2007's first semi final in Jönköping on February 3, 2007, and qualified for the final round, along with Anna Book. The song placed tenth and last in the final after failing to receive any points from the judges or the televoting audience. Nevertheless Jag tror på människan reached #9 on the Svensktoppen.
The singer will play the part of Captain von Trapp in the musical The Sound of Music that will be staged in Stockholm beginning September 29th 2007.
Tommy Nilsson is married to Swedish actress Malin Berghagen, daughter of Lars Berghagen.
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 - Lausanne
Entry for Sweden
Performer: Tommy Nilsson
Song title: En Dag
Song writer(s): Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson
Song composer(s): Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson, Alexander Bard
Sang in Position: 10
Final Position: 4
Total Points: 110
Lausanne had never hosted the Eurovision Song Contest before, in fact it was only the second time since 1956 that Swiss TV had the chance to host Europe's biggest musical event. With Cyprus back in competition, there were 22 countries again, just like in 1987. The French participant Nathalie Pâque was just 11 years old and one of the Israeli representatives just one year older which led the European Broadcasting Union to a change of rules for the next years to come, so a minimum age rule was introduced: a participant had to become at least 16 in the year the contest was held.
Another new rule was created as well: in the event of a tie, the country with the most "12 points" wins. If this also resulted in a tie, then the winner would be the country which had received the most "10 points". This rule became necessary in 1991 when Sweden and France were tied at first place with 146 points.
True to form, Italy sent its biggest stars to Eurovision. This year it was the turn of Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa who had won the festival of San Remo some weeks prior to the Eurovision Song Contest. Germany and Austria's entries were both written by German pop titan, Dieter Bohlen. Bohlen became famous in Germany in the 1980's as one half of the duo Modern Talking. Since then, he has gone on to have a successful career as one of the country's most successful pop producers and also became a judge in the German version of Pop Idol.
The tipped winner was Sweden's Tommy Nilsson, who was heavily supported by big names in the Swedish music industry as his backing vocalists, and he ended up in a respectable fourth position. The Swiss entry Viver Senza Tei by the group Furbaz was the first entry ever to be sung in Romansch, one of the four official languages of Switzerland. However, Furbaz only managed to come 13th on home ground. During the interval act, last year's winner Céline Dion performed the song Where Does My Heart Beat Now which would turn out to be a top 10 hit for the Canadian singer two years later.
It was a big surprise for many that Yugoslavia won with the simple but efficient uptempo song Rock Me. However, record buyers didn't think much of the song which only became a minor hit in some countries.
Dina färger var blå
Tommy Nilsson Lyrics
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Och daggen lyfter med en vind
Långsamt låter vi den vakna
Den plats där du blev min
Här kan jag ännu höra röster
Ditt andetag emot min hud
Hur du varsamt tog mig till dig
Här är mitt liv, och jag ger dig allt jag äger
Här stannar min tid du såg mig som jag är
Här bor nu allt det jag minns och bevarar
Dagar jag levt och dom vänner jag saknar
Nätter då ljuset aldrig tog slut
Och minnet av dig då, dina färger var blå
Jag ser dig gående längs stranden
Värmen av vår första kyss
Jag ser den viken som vi fann den
Där vi älskade nyss
Ge mig ditt liv, ge mig allting som du äger
Jag stannar din tid och ser dig som du är
Här bor nu allt det jag minns och bevarar
Dagar jag levt och dom vänner jag saknar
Nätter då ljuset aldrig tog slut
Och minnet av dig då
Är det minnet som består, dina färger var blå
Kom till mig i kärlekens hus, i sommarnattens sista ljus
The lyrics of Tommy Nilsson's song "Dina färger var blå" are a tribute to a lost love, and the memories that remain. The song opens with a description of the morning, as the dew rises with the wind. The singer is at a place where they became one with their lover. They can still hear their voices and feel their breath on their skin. The lover took them in gently like a beautiful summer bride.
The second stanza sees the singer seeing their beloved walking along the beach, gentle memories of their first kiss and time together flooding back. The final line of the second stanza, "Där vi älskade nyss," meaning "Where we just loved" implies that this relationship was intense but brief. The chorus speaks to the singer's devotion. He offers everything he has to his love and wants to be with them forever.
In the final verse, the singer wants his love to come to him in the house of love, in the last light of summer night. The last chorus describes how everything the singer remembers and cherishes is in that place, including days he's lived, friendships he's lost, nights when the light never ended, and the memory of the lover with the piercing blue colors.
Overall, the lyrics follow a typical structure of love and longing. It is a powerful narrative that tells a story of loss and cherishment. The depth in the words of the song shows the deep attachment and love for the one being talked about.
Line by Line Meaning
Morgon kommer över ängarna
Morning rises over the fields
Och daggen lyfter med en vind
And the dew rises with the wind
Långsamt låter vi den vakna
Slowly we allow it to wake up
Den plats där du blev min
The place where you became mine
Här kan jag ännu höra röster
Here I can still hear voices
Ditt andetag emot min hud
Your breath against my skin
Hur du varsamt tog mig till dig
How gently you took me to you
Som en vacker sommarbrud
Like a beautiful summer bride
Här är mitt liv, och jag ger dig allt jag äger
Here is my life, and I give you all that I own
Här stannar min tid du såg mig som jag är
My time stops here, you saw me as I am
Här bor nu allt det jag minns och bevarar
Now everything I remember and keep lives here
Dagar jag levt och dom vänner jag saknar
Days I have lived and the friends I miss
Nätter då ljuset aldrig tog slut
Nights when the light never ended
Och minnet av dig då, dina färger var blå
And the memory of you then, your colors were blue
Jag ser dig gående längs stranden
I see you walking along the beach
Värmen av vår första kyss
The warmth of our first kiss
Jag ser den viken som vi fann den
I see the bay where we found it
Där vi älskade nyss
Where we loved just now
Ge mig ditt liv, ge mig allting som du äger
Give me your life, give me everything you own
Jag stannar din tid och ser dig som du är
I stop your time and see you as you are
Här bor nu allt det jag minns och bevarar
Now everything I remember and keep lives here
Dagar jag levt och dom vänner jag saknar
Days I have lived and the friends I miss
Nätter då ljuset aldrig tog slut
Nights when the light never ended
Och minnet av dig då
And the memory of you then
Är det minnet som består, dina färger var blå
It is the memory that remains, your colors were blue
Kom till mig i kärlekens hus, i sommarnattens sista ljus
Come to me in the house of love, in the last light of summer night
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Tommy Nilsson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ricecookie86
A few years later but I ran the lyrics through Google translate for you;
Tomorrow comes over the meadows
and the dew lifts with a wind
Slowly we let it wake up
the place where you became mine
Here I can still hear voices
your breath against my skin
how you gently took me to you
as a beautiful summer bride.
Here is my life, and I give you everything I own
Here stays my time you saw me as I am
Here now lives all that I remember and preserve,
days I lived and the friends I miss
nights when the light never ran out
and the memory of you then, your colors were blue
I see you walking along the beach
the warmth of our first kiss
I see the bay as we found it
where we just loved
Give me your life, give me everything you own
I stop your time and see you as you are
Here now lives all that I remember and preserve,
days I lived and the friends I miss
nights when the light never ran out
and the memory of you then
is the memory that lasts, your colors were blue
Come to me in the house of love, in the last light of summer night.
Tomorrow comes over the meadows
and the dew lifts with a wind
Slowly we let it wake up
the place where you became mine
Here I can still hear voices
your breath against my skin
how you gently took me to you
as a beautiful summer bride.
Here is my life, and I give you everything I own
Here stays my time you saw me as I am
Here now lives all that I remember and preserve,
days I lived and the friends I miss
nights when the light never ran out
and the memory of you then, your colors were blue
I see you walking along the beach
the warmth of our first kiss
I see the bay as we found it
where we just loved
Give me your life, give me everything you own
I stop your time and see you as you are
Here now lives all that I remember and preserve,
days I lived and the friends I miss
nights when the light never ran out
and the memory of you then
is the memory that lasts, your colors were blue
Come to me in the house of love, in the last light of summer night.
@Agnethatheredhairkid
This is absolutely beautiful. His records are unavailable in Britain so I have to rely on YouTube. I have loved this guy forever!
@kingping7979
Jesus a 12 year old comment with no likes and no comments?
@emwjmannen2
His records are probably available now in Britain! You could just order them from Sweden?
@Agnethatheredhairkid
@@emwjmannen2 I hope so.
@MazicEntertainment
Mycket fint skrivet och kan inte mer än säga hoppas du har ett trevligt liv och bästa av lycka till dig och dina äventyr!
@rasmuswallin6845
Det är midsommar klassiker med pripps Blå i handen det är härligt musik
@414tjej83
Sån fantastisk låt
@dudebastian
PewDiePie and PartyInBackyard send me here. 1:18
@SpaceMango
Good :D
@crunchyleaf1822
Dude Bastian Thank you man. Me too xD