Anthem from Chess The Musical (Tommy Körberg) Polar Studios original 1984 Benny REACTION!

[@GunnelMatsvik]

This was written for Tommy Körberg his vocals are insane.

[@PrinsPrygel]

Yeah, came here to say this. The role was written for Tommy Körberg. In my mind Josh is a pale comparison.

[@jagbarajag]

Actually the role was not written for Tommy. They called him to do the demoversion. But when he san they realized that the role was Tommys.

[@jetterosenfeldt2660]

It was not written for Tommy but Björn and Benny saw that he smashed it!

[@samardevneo]

Tommy is one of the worlds top tenors. He’s had no formal voice training - pure talent. As you may know this musical was written by Björn and Benny who also wrote Kristina från Duvemåla.

[@CeRz]

Tommy is singing in soprano, there's no way you can tell me Tommy is Tenor and then listen to Jussi Björling sing.

[@samardevneo]

@@CeRz Well. He’s actually a Barytone, but can sing up to a B4, which is Tenor-range. Soprano is a high female voice. I said one of the worlds top tenors, but if Jussi was alive he would take the top spot in my book. Tommy is of course not opera-schooled, but I still stand by my statement that he’s a world class Tenor.

[@CeRz]

@@samardevneo soprano is literally a word for "a boys voice" And tenor "a mans voice" Even though both ranges are head voices. Show me proof for your claims because you currently hold no merit by making false claims. "You still stand..." is not a good argument. Tommy is nowhere near Tenor, show me one song in which he sings tenor according to you. There are no sources on the internet suggesting tommy is tenor.

[@samardevneo]

@@CeRz I have no interest in voice category pissing contests, so just think what you think and go in peace.

[@CeRz]

lol, that's one way to forfeit a viewpoint. I was genuinely interested if there was anything I've missed. I've never heard Tommy sing tenor or found any sources implying that he does. I guess my experience and those nonexistent sources were correct.@@samardevneo

[@theostals1029]

Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson made this musical. They were the male vocalists from ABBA

[@knowledgeisgood9645]

Some more facts: Benny and Björn had their own bands for several years before ABBA. Agneta was a singer and song writer doing well on her own too. Frida (Anni-Frid) did a lot of backup singing (if memory serves me). Stig Andersson (a producer) "created" ABBA by combining the 4 talented people working for his company (Polar), and promoting them in a very intelligent way. Benny became the song writer for ABBA, doing vocals and playing the piano. Björn wrote all the lyrics, and sang a few songs and played the guitar. After ABBA split they turned to musicals. Few seam to have registered those facts. It was always Agneta and Frida people talked about. The men are not noticed the same way.

[@Mrsnobody1780]

Not only the male voices, they where the brains behind Abba. They wrote all songs.

[@knowledgeisgood9645]

@@Mrsnobody1780 I said that.

[@skummisrocker]

Josh sang a cover of this song, not the other around.😉

[@Lundis919191]

@@knowledgeisgood9645 You did confuse a bit though, saying Benny was the song writer and Björn was writing all the lyrics. It's the same, isnt it?(instrumentals and vocals are a diffrent thing but i dont think you meant that) Just say Benny and Björn wrote most, if not all of the ABBA songs.

[@sandramartinsson9861]

Josh Groban has sung this song but Tommy is the original singer and no one can sing it better than him.

[@marita67]

I am from Sweden and I am so proud of Tommy. He played the Russian chess player in the musical Chess in London. I saw his last performance there and he got standing ovation. ❤

[@simonhamlin6488]

The legend says Tommy Körberg never does vocal warms-ups, he just clears his throat and walks on stage

[@JohanSporrner]

Did you know Tommy did a duet with Celine Dion once, he was a little bit ill in the rehersal so he couldn't really sing out. But when it was time for the show he really SANG and shocked Celine with his voice.

[@annikahallberg4453]

The video is on KZbin of them sing and her reaction to him hitting the high notes is fun to see. She didn’t know who he was and hadn’t heard him sing before hand. The song was from beauty and the beast, that he does the swedish version for.

[@christianealshut1123]

Well, that's the same thing that happened when he sang "Stad i ljus" at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. I watched that event with my parents and my dad said if this is how he sings when sick, his voice must be formidable when he's fully healthy. (BTW, the winner that year was Celine Dion.)

[@catherinewhite8819]

Tommy held that end note perfectly for 13 seconds. Beautiful

[@stickelickan]

And he did it on his first take!! No retakes!!

[@carinarodebak9419]

As already pointed out this was written with Tommy Körberg in mind. Chess was written before Kristina from Duvemåla. I was lucky enough to see this live with Tommy Körberg and Helen Sjöholm. A third version you need to listen to is Tommy Johansson covering this. Tommy J has coveted several of the big hits by Tommy K. Listen to another grest song covered by both Tommies. Stad i ljus.

[@jetterosenfeldt2660]

As already pointed out, this was not written whit Tommy in there mind. He made a demo and he performed like he always do, brilliant. But Björn and Benny had a story, Tommy just made there hero.

[@mervinmannas7671]

I saw Tommy on stage as the Russian and this song comes at the end of the first half of the show. I was blubing like a baby as his voice is on another level.

[@uffecla]

Tommy is one of the best ever

[@catcherinthesky]

'He's a massively big vocalist' You are god damn right!

[@thescarylibrarianonline635]

Loving you are loving the Swedish stuff! Tommy Korberg is insane! This song was written for him, Josh Grobin cannot get near his performance. It's the last two lines that kill me. Tommy was the voice of the beast in the Swedish dub of Beauty and the Beast. For fun, go watch him sing the title song with Celine Dion at a promo event in Sweden. She clearly didn't know who he was, watch her face when he takes off! It's priceless!

[@jetterosenfeldt2660]

It was not written for Tommy, he made a demo and smashed it! Get your facts right!

[@grytlappar]

Tommy Körberg is a national treasure!

[@kennykarlsson6691]

Tommy Körberg is an amazing singer. He is still performing 75yo and sounds Great He is definetly one of the best male singers we have in sweden ❤

[@gotlandia1588]

According to Tommy Körberg he has never had a singing lesson in his life. He’s a gem with a gift and talent out of this world, thank you for doing a reaction, Love it!

[@PixPoxy]

Tommy Körberg’s song Stad i Ljus is one of the most popular songs ever made in Sweden and have been recognised as a hymn. The song is also common in college and University culture in Sweden.

[@martinlyhagen6166]

no it's not... not even close. The handball team use it as a hymn but that's all.

[@calle9368]

@@martinlyhagen6166I princip varje nattklubb jag varit på har de spelat den vid stängning och alla sjunger med. Så lite av en hymn har den växt fram till.

[@tinarussell2966]

The musical Chess, written and produced by Björn and Benny (ABBA) and yes this is the original. Much love from Sweden.

[@toriboy25]

Tim Rice as well

[@perhansson6547]

Saw him perform in Stockholm in the 80s before 'Chess', a 'national treasure' and it felt like it at the time. I hope he will recover from his recent illnesses! Proud to be Swedish for a change! :)

[@tobias9859]

Björn and Benny (ABBA) wrote this role specifically with Tommy in mind. And what a voice and performance he makes in Chess.

[@iangrant3615]

Check out live versions of him singing it. He sounds perhaps even better than this studio version. As he got older his voice deepened and became very rich but still so powerful.

[@PrinsPrygel]

For me this is THE version. The one and only.

[@thehoogard]

Love this version. Körberg singing his ass off... yet still so effortless.

[@carinaejag]

Tommy Körberg is the original singer of this song. Written by ABBA's Björn and Benny for the musical Chess.

[@msjossi1035]

I remember when I saw chess the musical live for the first time. This song was so powerful when sitting right there

[@user-nt2qk6lz5k]

People mentioned that Peter Jöback was the voice of Aladdin in Swedish, well Tommy Körberg did the voice for Beast in Beauty and the Beast. 👍 Helen Sjöholm voiced Anastasia.

[@AngelSBolander]

It's so nice to get to watch all this gems with you. Körberg is so young there.

[@gustavbergman1538]

I like this reaction. Its really pure and real. Hope you are doing well my friend. And yeah, Tommy is insanly good

[@rasmusisaksson7838]

He still sings great like that!

[@petergustafsson704]

I would change our national hymn to this any day!!!

[@gorankarlsson8741]

If you like this voice you should check out his entrance from The Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. Stad i ljus (City of lights) or his version of the christmas song "Oh, holy night"

[@HighlyCombustibleReacts]

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[@Patrickakustisk]

This is the original

[@-pinkbarbie-8676]

How is he not acknowledging the fact that Björn Ulveus and Benny Andersson are literally sitting right there😭

[@Lilygirl283]

Wow! What a voice! Beautiful!

[@marycasanova8905]

Great musical. Look up "one night in Bangkok" sung by Murray Head. The most famous song from the original show.

[@Goddybag4Lee]

But look up One Night In Bangkok sung by Anders Glenmark he is the guy who sings the chorus and is such a great singer.

[@marycasanova8905]

@@Goddybag4Lee thanks for the heads up

[@lenaccarlsson]

Thank you for listening to your Swedish part of the audience. This song was suggested in your reaction video on Helene Sjöholm. I would say that the whole musical is worthy of a listen. It was Björn and Benny's first musical attempt. Tim Rice was also involved. Tim who's worked together with Andrew Lloyd Webber in many musicals.

[@ingelaforster3596]

You need to watch Tommy singing O helga natt that is truly amazing

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[@pirjoselme5968]

my highly respect for Tommy the original your are the best

[@goranandersson2772]

The man in the beard in the frames of the video at the mixtable in the studio is Benny Andersson who have wrote the song AND is an member of ABBA!

[@ann-christineholst6718]

This is the original . It's Björn and Benny from ABBA who wrote this song. ❤from Sweden

[@charliegustavsson9794]

Hell yeah! ❤

[@adalwulf435]

Tommy has perfect pitch as well.

[@listonheinz9103]

Live versions of Tommy from 1990-1992 are more powerful and his voice was fuller than when he did this version in the mid 80s.

[@gotlandia1588]

Yup, this studio version is much more controlled.

[@lenaccarlsson]

@listonheinz I was thinking the same thing.

[@madeswe3165]

This version is amazing. He’s voice 💫 The song was written for his vocal. He’s so young here. 😅

[@njorun1829]

Rumour has it Tommy once replied to the question "how do you prepare" with the answer "I take a smoke before going on the stage". In any case, he is one of Swedens best male voices.

[@Lappen598]

He don't

[@njorun1829]

@@Lappen598 Exactly

[@karinjacobsson2793]

It's only in a Tommy Körberg concert people only wispers along to his songs.. all want to hear his voice

[@BenjaminSmith-w3f]

Answer.. The original song was written for a Broadway play names Chess, originally done in the 1980s (song Bankcock came from this). The play was brought back to Broadway in early 2000', where Josh Grobin got his start as the main vocal in that play.

[@roxyhart5692]

I'm Swedish and enjoy seeing you especially reacting to our Swedish greats. Wanted to add that I love your dialect ❤️

[@lescabrera1266]

I’ve not heard of Tommy Korberg until now BUT I’m sold! First heard Josh Groban’s version but he can get too technical with his vocals at times. Tommy’s rendition is more heartfelt.

[@Alex_Gordon]

we swedes get so happy and excited when someone mentions us! 😂 yep..like all small countries, we also suffer from 'small country syndrome' lol

[@lionfromthenorth4580]

Great reaction! I've got chills hearing this song!! Havent heard this version in years. Tommy Körberg is a true legend!! Moments like this I'm so proud to be Swedish!😉 Btw, check out Tommy Johansson's version of this song! (If you havent done it already).

[@100percentofnothing]

This piece was specifically written for Tommy. He's still killing it with his voice, check him out in For Every Step by Dead By April. 😎🤘

[@Asplund0143]

Tommy is the man!! One of the best singer Sweden have.

[@Asa-dm7lh]

He is amazing, Tommy❤😊

[@calibrating770]

Mmm❣ Tommy Körberg - A force of nature. His voice has been with me since I was a child. His version of 'Fattig Bonddräng' will be played at my Fathers funeral one day...🌹

[@BlaserAndDesert]

I Just love this from Tommy! Regards from Sweden

[@mintpastill]

❤love tommy körberg always has into my feelings he brings me along 🎉

[@lucyannethrope7569]

I have some inside information about Tommy Körberg....his left arm is 2 cm shorter than his right. And he is really really nice in person.

[@annhelensjostrom9065]

The amazing tripple is from 2 years go. Tommy have struggle with his health. Heart problems and covid and stuff. This is from one of his first bigger stuff fter getting better. ❤️

[@kingvii7250]

The men in the control room wrote the song.

[@henkebenke573]

I belive this is the original song for the musical chess. The musical has alot of good songs in it.

[@annicaesplund6613]

It is the original.

[@emmagunnerblad6264]

Tjo! Check out the clip when Tommy sings ”Beauty and the Beast” duet with Celine Dion from swedish television. He was the swedish Voiceover of the beast.

[@HighlyCombustibleReacts]

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[@jornBorgholm]

Josh Groban was born in 1981. CHESS began in 1982

[@CarinLoven]

It is Benny yin red and the other is Björn Ulvaeus from Abba at the desk.

[@saskiaeland2935]

Best version

[@Roylevis]

Tommy done a amazing Swedish version of Simon and Garfunkel's bridge over troubled waters. Deserves a listen

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[@Marinah8]

Tommy Körberg is the best. Omg the best❤❤❤

[@ghergenzon]

Tommy Körberg did a duett with Celine dion. And she was impressed by his vocals

[@f99mlu]

Thanks for reacting to this Swedish masterpiece! Tommy is the man!! /South-Swedish guy

[@tinarussell2966]

Much love from Sweden!

[@linzigrogan6844]

It’s from the musical ‘chess’ which was written by the boys from ABBA & Tim Rice

[@pcch7831]

No one sings it like Tommy

[@ullis5125]

This is the original ❤

[@KristinaB05]

Always goosebumps!

[@davek7702]

Check out him singing beauty and the beast live with celine dione. Its great. Lol

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[@phillipmusics]

Amazing 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Liquessen]

Chess is one of my favourite musicals (Phantom of the Opera being top spot) and almost all songs on it are hits. I really enjoy the song Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility), can recommend it if you never heard it :)

[@HighlyCombustibleReacts]

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[@tommystor8766]

Bjorn and Benny who made this musical wrote this for Tommy Korberg and made it to fit his specific voice.

[@ingmariohman8242]

Tommy Johansson does a cover of this. Also amazing!

[@brittlouisjonsson7536]

The boys in ABBA have done it !!!!!!

[@klezper]

ABBA Björn is also one of the men behind the mixer table.

[@mariabjorkdahl2785]

He sang in the band "Solar Plexus"...

[@VADARENSLILLAPOJK]

Why do I always want to scream "Lets play ball" at the end?

[@saskiaeland2935]

It’s from Chess. Written by Björn and Benny from ABBA

[@marysomeone]

If you haven't already, look up Stad i ljus and For every step. But really, everything this man does, is pure gold.

[@HighlyCombustibleReacts]

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[@sn35h]

Do Jussi Björling O Helga natt

[@mattigolx2532]

Björn, Benny and Tommy = ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@NomN83]

why am i seeing björn and benny again!? didnt know this!!

[@charlotte1704]

You should watch videos of him performing it live

[@TheSoderstrom77]

Tommy never has take a lesson in singing. Björn and Benny just love him from the start.

[@glomtlosenord]

Abba is involved Björn and Benny are in the movie

[@annikahallberg4453]

Josh Grobans version too me don’t have the feeling that this original version has. Another singer is Ken from Vixx has done this part also and you can find it on KZbin, I think both CNU from B1A4 and Jo Kwon from 2am has done this song too, I think they did the role different days when it was played in South Korea some years ago. Don’t know if there’s any clip or video of them singing it.

[@JessicaSamuelsson-x5k]

I just love your reaktions 🤗 I am just curious, since I’ve not delved to deep because of needing to sleep 😴 But in 5 of 5 reacting videos I’ve watched, the no2 -B-in ABBA is in the video you posted ? As in the composer of the music and lyrics? 😍 Björn ❤️

[@annafrisell3256]

ITs an ABBA produktion. There Benny Andersson from ABBA who se in the film.

[@Ander01SE]

Can recommend Tommy Körberg and Celine Dion - Beauty and the beast. Tommy didn't put in much effort into the rehearsals, so the look on her face is pretty funny. 🧐

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[@malinberntson203]

Tommys teacher was Jussi Björling

[@lisso71]

I agree with others here. Go and check out Tommy Johansson's version 😍

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[@birdbranch]

Tommy is the Original ❤

[@ericgerhartz]

If you have not seen it yet search for Tommy Körberg together with a very young Celine Dion. Magical!!!

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[@ericgerhartz]

Will do !

[@ericgerhartz]

I am not sure where to submit my suggestion.

[@kungsverige1886]

Nice reaction still epic masterpiece🇸🇪 Do you remeber your reaction by Dead by april ft Tommy körberg 'For every step? Tommy is 'little' older there🇸🇪