American and Puerto Rican react to Eurovision 1991 Sweden: Carola Fångad av en stormvind

[@onomatopoetisk]

Carola still uses the wind machine in her performances to this day.

[@kennet7837]

This was the first time a wind machine was ever used at ESC. My favorite Swedish winner. Glad you did it. The best way to describe this is as "schlager music".

[@pinzoloo]

When she won and made the winning performance she shocked the audience with the English version “Captured by a lovestorm”

[@johannalindkvist4327]

Fun fact: In the Swedish competition you can clearly see the two dancers doing a leapfrog move where one dancer jumped over the other. This move was considered too indecent by the more conservative countries in Europe and could not be broadcast. I believe they still do the move on stage but the cameras zoom in real close on Carola as they do. If you happen to catch a clip from the Swedish "Melodifestivalen" in -91 you should be able to see the entire dance rutine.

[@frode1988]

Johanna Lindkvist the leapfrog is done when she sings "fri men endå bunden til en uppet famn" in the Melodifestivalen, in E.S.C they do a split jump.

[@Asa...S]

Great reaction, it´s so fun to watch their reactions to different entries from different countries. Hope they get to watch Carola´s earlier and later performance as well. Winning Melodifestivalen three timeas and being 3rd, 1st and 5th in Eurovision is quite and accomplicement. In Sweden, the fan, or wind machine or whatever, is often called "Carola-fläkt" which means Carola fan. It was a joke in one skit where it was so strong that it blew her off stage, literally cought my the storm wind. During this perfomance her fan actually had some loudspeakers in the arena to shut off for a while in the second verse, because of a fuse, a power failure, the fan took to much electricity. The dancer´s names are Dan Malmer and Christian Larsson. Stephan Berg, who wrote "Fångad av en stormvind" also wrote Sweden´s entry in 1997 "Bara hon älskar mig" ("If only she loves me") with Blond. (A entry that I really dislike btw, it´s so extremely cheesy.).

[@fruzzdeep163]

Hey Alex, just personal taste here but i like it better when you put all of the reactions in just one video :)

[@ZiaHere.]

I think he'll do it for the yearly Eurovision only..

[@ReallyMortimer]

i think both are good

[@Wriwnas1]

Yea, maybe the single song reactions might work better for the channel views (and for anyone to browse through easily to the one they might want to watch again) so I understand it. But I suggest @alexandrumic that he posts them more often, it is very little content, we caaaan't wait for the next :/ and maybe even in a combined video in the end, all of them together :)

[@ZiaHere.]

@@Wriwnas1 he told us on after chat he did it this way because it's better for his channel, , he also has life and editing takes times too so i guess 1 video every day? that's more than enough to me haha.. xD

[@Asa...S]

I prefer it like this.

[@escswiss]

I was ten years old back then and for me it was (and still is) by far the best song that year

[@janpersson9818]

She was also close to participating in 1990, placing second in the national competition with what I think is her best song (Mitt i ett äventyr).

[@majormarco]

The contest took place in the famous Cinecitta Filmstudios, hence the interesting stage with Roman probs from movies in the background

[@escswiss]

Yes, and it looks like they just took in the rush what they could put on the stage

[@CarlosPerez-te5kf]

It was going to be in San Remo, but because of the tensions in Yugoslavia and the Gulf War they decided to translate to Roma without many time.

[@horilaw424]

@@escswiss It's pretty much what happened. As ^they said, it was supposed to be held in Sanremo but because of all the rising tension in Yugoslavia and the Gulf War they decided to move it to Roma, and at that point only a handful of weeks was left to organze the contest, that's why it's so noticeably not nearly enough rehearsed :"

[@agnesadjo3370]

So glad you talked about the dancers in the end, they are soo cool, I remember watching it as a tiny child, I was four and it was the year I started dance class! Oh, and, no, pretty sure the suits arn't streachy. That's just very good construction. Waist at the actuall waist, high crotch(there's no high kicks or splits with a low crotch) and enough room both in the back of the jacket and in the pants for all that movement. Streachy just wouldn't look right for this. Carola is in some streachy tights though..

[@idontsignin]

They should watch the riverdance interval from I think 1994. That was the best thing Eurovision ever done.

[@luispachasmedrano6642]

You forgot to tell her Sergio Dalma represented Spain with “Bailar Pegados” in 1991. She might know that song because it became very popular en Latin America. Greetings from Peru ;)

[@Jullebulle1991]

This song really is a bop still! As you wrote, the song title means Captured by a Whirlwind. And it´s about being in a stormy relationship and being so in love with that other person. The refrain translate into "I am captured by a whirlwind, stuck for you. Nothing will stop me, when it blows in my heart. I am captured by a whirlwind, day and night. Here is only you and me, and the light that the heaven left behind." Oh, and your friend from Puerto Rico had a perfect pronunciation of Carola´s name. :D

[@ΑποστοληςΚντθδρ]

The costume that she wore was the Peter Pan costume as carola herself said

[@horilaw424]

Do you remeber where she said that? I love her 1991 costume but never read anything about it, it would be interesting to!

[@ΑποστοληςΚντθδρ]

@@horilaw424 i think it in an interview during the eurovision 2006 when she took part to the contest for third and last time since now

[@horilaw424]

@@ΑποστοληςΚντθδρ Thanks!

[@vixikie]

Fun fact: I read that Sweden (my country yay) got the same amount of points as France but since they can't have two winners they looked to see who got the most 12 points but both of the countries got the same amount as well so instead they looked for the most 10 points which then Sweden got the most of and that is how we won in 1991. I can't even imagine how heartbreaking that must have been for France hahah. France basically lost only because they were tied to Sweden. I love it when we end up in a battle of other countries in Eurovision and end up winning lol.

[@Anna_1982]

U should listen to the English version to! Really good! Love from Sweden ❤

[@pernillal7402]

Carola is Swedish and the song is in Swedish and you can listen to the same song in english kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIqQkIyPbsiZg6c Carola Häggkvist is a Swedish pop singer. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s. Her debut album, Främling (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history. Carola is Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are "Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", "Fångad av en stormvind", As a swedish woman I love Carola!!!

[@Merecir]

The sound from he orchestra was messed up for this live performance, so you can barley hear the melody, but she still won...

[@ΑποστοληςΚντθδρ]

The exactly English title of the song as she sang it at the reprise was i was capture by a lovestorm

[@carolthomas6334]

Aww you were one, I was 13 song was and still is totally up my street. Glad it won over the French song didn't really like that one. I remember the voting was so close and so exciting. X

[@millamiqote8827]

Have you ever checked out the english version of the song?

[@Aerysun]

No Amina... OK 2015 now, Sweden and Russia seem too vanilla to me for a ESC Best Of, so Italy ? Belgium and Latvia are also option if you want something more modern sounding, and Norway and Estonia for the 2 emotionnal duos.

[@majormarco]

Since this song ended up in first place with the same amount of points as the French entry maybe it would be nice in a next season to react to Amina and C'est le Dernier qui a parle.

[@okancohen]

When it’s Carole, I only listen Framling

[@sarariley8696]

Hey Alex, got any idea when a reaction to eurovision 2013 will be?

[@alexandrumic]

Very probably on Friday evening. I’ll make it a Premiere so we can all watch it live and chat!!

[@simonmglmcdonald8763]

Try the equal top points song from this year from French Algerian singer it is class act

[@PowerSpirit50]

Swedish and English at the same time confuse my brain.

[@Kadolor]

You can admit. you are in love with her, has much how I was when I was 11 years old. :-)

[@chrisman22041985]

Are you doing anny Dutch entries ?

[@alexandrumic]

Which one would you like?

[@eneskans7483]

1982 Turkey eurovision reaction.

[@_semih]

I suggest you 1997 Turkey

[@karinseregni221]

2015 must be aminata or loic

[@ZiaHere.]

He has the Playlist for this season.. 2015 is Il Volo..

[@ramartmty6063]

React to turkey and Serbia & Montenegro 2004

[@ivvainozuk8533]

Carola😍

[@bernygerardovillanuevavind8044]

Reaccionen a winner Eurovisión 1993 ireland

[@bernygerardovillanuevavind8044]

Hi reaccionen a Italy 1997 Eurovisión jalisse

[@MistralLove]

Sorry but for me the only real winner of Eurovision 1991 is France with Amina. His victory was stolen from him. It should have been first too because this regulation of the number of 12 points and 10 points is ridiculous. You finish the contest with the same number of points both are first.

[@ciprianocarrasco5832]

I strongly disagree, and also - Amina was, and still is, a woman!

[@mtkor165]

If you could just let them...react? It's like 85% reaction, explaning from you. Just a opinion for the future.

[@Phlippan87]

Love the dancers, like the song and Carola's older stuff, but I don't like her as an artist after ca 1995 and even less as a person (based on her statements about LBTQ+ etc)

[@riinak7212]

I believe Carola is quite religious and fairly critical of the LGBT rights movement in Sweden, even in Eurovision. She's got a great career but it kind of tarnishes my opinion of her just a little bit.

[@alexandree2783]

Amina from France is real winner ❤️

[@erikbehaeghel]

1991 the real winner nr2 France way better

[@remyglenat1519]

Justice for Amina (fRANCE) sECOND WINNER FOR 1991.

[@mathlexx]

The song was nice but France was way better and deserved the win.

[@VICKY08TZ]

France deserved to win in 1991 -- end of conversation! Carola was a fun teenage song.. nothing more.

[@horilaw424]

Both deserved to win.

[@kristalaine1896]

This song is the reason why I started to watch ESC. 😍🥲