Eurovision 1989 - Sweden - Tommy Nilsson - En dag

[@h.v.4148]

Wow, I don’t understand the language but its really a great song. And what a voice! Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@LysozymeXtal]

I was 12 years old when this Eurovision took place... and I just turned 47. Have loved this song since the first time I heard it. Still a timeless masterpiece.

[@GARYNICOLL-kv4ru]

One of my favourite Swedish entries ever, 1989 was a great year for Eurovision as was the 80s

[@ferdylondon]

I get goosebumps every time I hear this. His voice brilliant, the choir is engaged in the performance and ad-libbing descant vocals. The orchestra is superb. It is pure Eurovision magic- the way it once was.

[@theformerflightattendant]

This still gives me chills. Such a great vocal performance.

[@lisaengstrom1186]

One of the best! Tommy and choir together definitely creates magic ❤

[@Rich_Daniel78]

@@lisaengstrom1186 Så sant bästa Lisa. En dag är ett Mästerverk & Tommys röst är fantastisk.

[@Mcc-yq1tg]

It should have won by a mile....easily the best song that year.🇬🇧🇸🇪

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

As an Irish fan of Eurovision, This is one of my Fav Songs of all the Eurovision song contests ever. Also brilliant backing singers sometimes they can be too strong but the backing singers here were Brilliant and a big shout out to the male singer in the Middle he gave it socks.

[@lisaengstrom1186]

Me too! Incredible performance

[@fobef]

The one in the middle is Jerry Williams - he always looked like that and he has quite a few good songs. Search for "Jerry Williams - Did I tell you" or "Dream on" and you'll understand.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@fobef Cheers I will check them out I played En Dag today on the Radio I do a slot during my show called Eurovision Revision when I get Listeners to phone in their fav song and year I do it every day from Tuesdays to Fridays.

[@Alex22.22]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 Tommy is still doing tours here in Sweden. I saw him a couple of weeks ago on his church-tour where he performed with a local choir. He sang En dag and he still got an amazing voice 😍

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@Alex22.22 Thanks for the Heads up.

[@edmundlynch1045]

This beautiful song was the winner for me. I still love it all these years later. Tommy has a fantastic voice and fantastic back up singers. Edmund from Ireland.🇮🇪

[@Merecir]

All the backup singers were famous people in their own way. Jean-Paul Wall, Vicki Benckert, Ankie Bagger, Jerry Williams and Tommy Ekman. Biggest was Jerry Williams, he was of the old school rockers, active since 1963 and legendary in Sweden.

[@matskarlsson3219]

For me too! 💯🙂

[@wilmaklinkhamer3429]

For me to

[@lisaengstrom1186]

Me too. Definitely top 5

[@tobiasbergfors3309]

​@@Merecir True. Jerry died in 2018.

[@spannamatronic]

The first trumpet in this orchestra is incredible - I adore the end solo on this.

[@SwedebearSe67]

Har inte fattat förrän nu vilken fantastisk artist Tommy Nilsson är. Vilken röst, vilken utstrålning!

[@Gajol1000]

This one should have won hands down! Brilliant!

[@SarahVerne]

This was a more amazing performance than most people understood. Also, RIP Jerry Williams (in the choir.)

[@stevebbuk]

Which of the three men in the backing group is Jerry Williams?

[@GryRonja]

Otroligt framträdande, finns knappt nån i Sverige som fixar det här

[@GryRonja]

Galen kör

[@stevebbuk]

@Halliwellsson I'm sorry he died, but the backing group added nothing to the character of the song.

[@stevebbuk]

@Halliwellsson I look forward to Melodifestivalen 2021.

[@daveelliott5855]

One of the best Euro songs of all, love blasting this out when in the car

[@76Rubes]

Still wonderful in 2021. Cheers from Portugal!

[@tomnordmann5834]

Also in 2024

[@stefanlevchenko1312]

The real winner of the night!!!!

[@NordiskSeger]

Fortfarande en fantastisk och tidlös schlagerlåt av Tommy som aldrig blir dålig!

[@durusan4839]

To my opinion, one of the best songs of Eurovision, heard the song when I was a child but never forgot the melody even the lyrics.

[@mrs_devere]

Same here!

[@Skumberg74]

Are you Swedish-speaking, or have you heard the English version?

[@durusan4839]

@@Skumberg74 I am Turkish and don't know Swedish , also never heard the English version but there is no need for an English version, the original language just fits perfectly with this song

[@FlickanIDetKroktaRummet]

Alexander Bard is involved, that's why it's so good

[@Skumberg74]

@@FlickanIDetKroktaRummet ...together with Tim Norell and Ola Håkansson (the trio often referred to as "The Swedish version of Stock-Aitken-Waterman"). If you check out the numerous hits from the band "Secret Service" you get the sense of their sound :)

[@zenjo6214]

My favourite ESC entry of the late 80's. The collection of hair styles are incredible as well.

[@nicoledickson6099]

Definitely in the top 10! It's stuck in my head, my addiction now, beating out humanahum.

[@chiriladorin-alexandru2776]

32 years ago. fantastic song. amazing singer.

[@adorebecka]

Love to see people coming back to this song after so many years! This is one of my favourite Eurovision entries from Sweden. It always hypes me up haha.

[@JuvatVivere]

One of my all-time Eurovision favourite songs. What voices! Superb orchestration!

[@mjstefansson7466]

Fantastic composition. Powerfully sung and very well backed too.

[@per-toresvendsen8057]

For et fyrverkeri av en sang! Tommy med en av de beste stemmene i popsirkuset. Grattis Sverige ..... dere kan Grand Prix! ❤️👍

[@yerelfutbol]

If you wonder who are the backing singers, they are Jean-Paul Wall, Vicki Benckert, Ankie Bagger, Jerry Williams and Tommy Ekman.

[@grandpahilly]

Efkan Bucak Tak

[@paullempe8831]

I was wondering - one of them looks just like thomas g:son 😂

[@Arlianor]

En av de främsta sångprestationerna i svensk melodifestivalshistoria. Fantastisk låt som borde vunnit finalen.

[@orrling]

det var inte "semifinal" och "final" då men jag förstår det du menar...

[@lindakristinekjlibraten757]

@@orrling Det er nok Euro-finalen det siktes til her.

[@veebehamfil]

Anyone here after Cornelia giving Sweden another 4th place finish? Both songs are a masterpiece!

[@jovanovic962]

12 points from Yugoslavia.

[@danicadabic9789]

Really?? Thank God we chose good and awarded maximum points to the best song. Alas, we won that year :)))

[@silencestation557]

Brilliant song. One of my favourites from Sweden.

[@singalong9962]

Great melody, great beat and outstanding vocal performance. Add the full live orchestra and it's a winner for me. I remember watching it live and enjoying it. Not sure how it didn't win the contest that year.

[@nicoledickson6099]

Exactly!

[@thesnesgeek]

Because the live version sucks, listen to the studio version, that version would win no problem.

[@tommcfadden748]

My favourite song that year and great head of hair on him!

[@matskarlsson3219]

The best Eurovision song contest song from Sweden of all time! 💯🙂 My number one favourite winner is "Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi 1972". 💯🙂

[@Ahldor]

That is a really good song, I would put it in Eurovision top 5 ever. But 1982 - Ein Bisschen Frieden takes it home for me. =)

[@airlinernee8292]

Yeah, I would say, it is even one of very few best songs ever in Eurovision. It is a masterpiece.

[@nannasmor]

Great song i remember this

[@actionc8453]

Denna är klart bättre än studioversionen, sån intensitet. Minns när den kom men nu efter 34 år råkade jag höra den på bilradion och måste leta upp och har plötsligt lyssnat flera tiotals gånger. Awesome. Ibland sätter sig en låt så här efter tiotals år och man måste lyssna sönder den för att bli fri. EN: This is clearly better than the studio version, such intensity. I remember when it came out but now after 34 years I happened to hear it on the car radio and had to look it up and suddenly have listened to it dozens of times. Awesome. Sometimes a song settles like this after tens of years and you have to listen to it to pieces to be free.

[@samroozen6719]

One of the best Eurovision songs ever!

[@sarianmagic1256]

One of the best songs of eurovision! Love from Cyprus!

[@KeepExpanding]

I heard this when i was FOUR years old. A few days ago I lestened to this in a taxi and thei immense nostalgia kicked in. Now I can't stop listening to this, such memories!! :D

[@emeliesandersson801]

Love the song

[@nicoledickson6099]

Such a amazing song to listen to. Especially on a cold day.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

una de las grandes canciones de Suecia,un toque pop rock,con una voz poderosa,merecido 4 puesto¡

[@vodkasprite1980]

It's always good to see amazing performance from the old times

[@vaniajonas5731]

I can listen to it every single day easily, it sounds always fresh to my ears. Bravo Tomy, Sweden's Michael Bolton! Love from Greece.

[@herrprofessor]

He reminds me more of Jon Bon Jovi or Joey Tempest from Europe due to his poodle hairstyle.

[@NJHS92]

back when the eurovision song contest was actually good, no electric fake instruments or borderline trance songs

[@Bravilor]

Except for some electric guitar and bass etc :)

[@az12223]

There were fake shit back then also you thickskulled bastard

[@cgfischer]

Twilight what’s wrong with electronic instruments?

[@jinjiyoshi5548]

This was same year as Austria and the UK..

[@JeSuisRene]

Jinjiyoshi And Germany and Iceland. Though while Austria, Germany and Iceland were 100% playback, the synthesisers were performed live on stage (hence being conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst).

[@socksup]

What magic🎉🎉🎉. Brilliant performance. The song still comes into my mind after all these years. One of the glory years at Eurovision, so much talent on show. Mr Nilsson was one of my 7, for the title. Love the song, despite not knowing what it's all about. The power of music?

[@thoukisth]

In my opinion this is the best song that Sweden ever send to Eurovision .... no Euphorias no Tattoos no Heros ... for me this is the one

[@Rich_Daniel78]

Of course this Masterpiece was performed in the beautiful 🇸🇪 language. 👍💪👍

[@revloninlove7716]

Canción estupenda tras cuatro años de mediocridades galopantes. Tema notable, con mucha fuerza, arreglos bestiales, pura gozada! Tommy Nilsson y el coro hacen una actuación vibrante y excepcional. Su cuarta posición con 110 puntos me parece algo corta, insuficiente! Me encanta ese look salvaje de Tommy y el coro variopinto. 12 Puntos.

[@herrprofessor]

A mí me recuerda a Jon Bon Jovi o a Joey Tempest de Europe.

[@joelandersson6019]

Fantastiskt! Fina tider det här och vi vill tillbaka 👍

[@airlinernee8292]

One of the best songs ever made in the world's history of music. It has a passion of Tommy and the choir, great music and sounds. It is a masterpiece.

[@Dag-qu7yn]

En sång för alla oss som heter; Dag! ❤ Tack Tommy!

[@erik6006]

R.I.P. Tim Norell.

[@sajtan6171]

På den tiden när ALLT var live!!

[@Rich_Daniel78]

Plus de flesta sjöng på sitt originalspråk & inte in English. 🤢😡🤢

[@Manne18]

The winner !

[@danicadabic9789]

LOVED this song ever since. How many years is that now? 32! Wonderful performance, brings back great memories ;)

[@glenyssmith9556]

Tommy Nilsson has one of the best voices I have ever heard but I can't believe he isn't well known outside of Sweden And I remember being told that he came 4th ...

[@JeSuisRene]

Glenys Smith Yes, though I believe this was much better than the songs that came 1st (Yugoslavia) and 2nd (United Kingdom).

[@thesselbom]

Yes, he came 4th with 110 points. Only 1 point after Denmark, who came 3th. (Yes, I was a very nerdy esc upsessed kid :P )

[@nicoledickson6099]

Same, same. @T. Hesselbom

[@Alex22.22]

Tommy started as a rock singer and was then discovered by a French producer and had some success in France as a solo singer. His second solo album was recorded in LA with some top musicians. The band Toto wanted him as their lead singer but unfortunately it never happened. So he could have been internationally famous, he sure had the voice for it. And his voice is still amazing today 😍

[@niplutt]

rip jerry williams

[@theformerflightattendant]

niplutt backing vocalist?

[@fartreta]

@@theformerflightattendant yep, the man in the middle. Swedish rock icon with a 50+ years long career.

[@DJDJ-hu2ju]

30 years ago!

[@steamboatwill3.367]

FUN FACT: He's the Swedish voice of Patrick Star.

[@sebam2338]

amazing song !!!!!!!!!

[@benjaminsanchezbelmonte9850]

buena cancion sueca y muy buen cantante el festival de eurovision es la hostia

[@horilaw424]

Today we found out that backing vocalists won't be live next year, and I fear they'll decide to implement this rule for the years to follow as well, so I came to cry about it under the performance with maybe my favourite backing vocalists performance ever :"

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

Who are "they"? This is our continent, and we the people of Europe decide what happens here.

[@horilaw424]

@@ingevankeirsbilck9601 "They" as in the EBU :"

[@jonathancainphotography6105]

One day, when the winds carry One day, you and I are standing there One day, when the dream reaches out When our roads meet, we will understand each other One day, we all understand One day, when silence rules One day, I find your hand When our roads meet, we will understand each other We carry a yearning, and wander around Wander without seeing Whatever happens, I will come to you Stay even though it's late Stay even though it's late Oh... one day, when the winds carry One day, you and I are standing there One day, when the dream reaches out When our roads meet, we will understand each other Oh... everything we're looking for, is right here Everything we hope for will happen Oh... whatever happens, I will come to you Stay even though it's late Oh... stay even though it's late Oh... one day, when the winds carry One day, you and I are standing there Oh... one day When our roads meet, we will understand each other One day, we all understand Oh... one day, when silence rules One day, I find your hand When our roads meet, we will understand each other (One day, when the winds carry) One day, you and I are standing there One day, when the dream reaches out When our roads meet, we will understand each other

[@JeSuisRene]

This should have done better, especially when you consider how Yugoslavia and the United Kingdom finished above this!

[@djurmalin9445]

Bästa Tommy 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@taklampan650]

Vilken röst!

[@JoseGonzalez-cv7um]

SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yaniva.7626]

Not even top 3. Unbelieveable. The 89 voting was rubbish.

[@JeSuisRene]

Yaniv A. It really was. Yugoslavia and the United Kingdom didn’t deserve top 5!

[@DeeJay_78]

@@JeSuisRene totally disagree. They both deserved top 5

[@wiessiew9853]

Twelve points from Poland here! (douze points de la Pologne)

[@gwynethvdoherty9584]

Brilliant Staging .😎

[@drumtum]

It was much more powerful in the final in Sweden. You can probably find it on youtube. Still it was great here aswell. Should have won.

[@harrietbouvin3830]

Det här var på den tiden när man spelade riktig musik i - som det då hette - schlagerfestivalen.

[@aqua4life1983]

Det har aldrig hetat Schlagerfestivalen! Källa: SVT

[@harrietbouvin3830]

@@aqua4life1983 Ja ha ha, då blir det ännu bättre.

[@tommyaxelsson7344]

this is good

[@nadirhajjour]

My top 5 of 1989: 1. Sweden 🇸🇪 2. Denmark 🇩🇰 3. Spain 🇪🇸 4. Yugoslavia 🇭🇷 5. The Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@Anonymoussomeonenr1]

Well, this was my birth year.....

[@emmarenofalt569]

Fun fact- Tommy was offered a place in Toto but turned it down because he wanted to live close to family:)

[@ziggeman]

❤

[@andreaswitza7597]

en låt för evighet tack sverige .. from germany 💖.... RIP jerry williams

[@sajtan6171]

Bästa kören!!!

[@matthewwest2953]

Brilliant Song it should have won but only 4th place wonderful pop ballad and singer the swedes know how to write a song it should have been a massive hit

[@orrling]

ingen slår denna ensembel röstmässigt.

[@teddyteargas622]

@1:11 Jerry Williams? 😲

[@emilkarlsson9011]

Ja det är Jerry Williams. Dom andra körsångarna är Tommy Ekman från Style, Anki Bagger, Jean-Paul Wall och Vicki Benkert.

[@edwardwest5953]

Brilliant song from 1989 should have won very underated only 4th place travesty

[@SuperJNG18]

My favorite of that year, made all the better knowing he’d later become the Swedish voice of Patrick on SpongeBob SquarePants.

[@JeSuisRene]

No way! While 1989, I think, was a weaker year, Sweden (my fave too) is one of five songs that are by far the best of the year.

[@piahansen4179]

Great much better than the winner from yougoyslavia

[@Akva77]

Jerry Williams :( 🌹

[@kaW3_4]

Winner

[@morbidsearch]

1:07 Every backing singer thinks they're the lead singer xD

[@fartreta]

I think some of them weren't really used to "only" being backing singers, especially Tommy Ekman from the synth/disco pop trio Style (the blond guy furthest to the left) and soul rocker Jerry Williams (the relatively old man in the middle) were some of the biggest pop/rock acts in Sweden throughout the 80s, in Jerry Williams' case all the way since the early 60s. Vicki Benckert, furthest to the right, was probably the most experienced as backing vocalist, for example she was part of Roxette's touring band and also sang additional vocals on some of their studio albums.

[@Skumberg74]

I'm absolutely sure they had all rehearsed. They are not an ESC choir but hand-picked artists brought to the finale from the competing country. They are experienced artists that had worked with Tommy Nilsson before when he did backing vocals for them. For this occasion they wanted to repay him by backing him up.

[@magnushallkvist6970]

Så jävla bra att jag ryser 😊

[@anterolehtonen4256]

En dag, Sweden Best Boy

[@skogstjuven]

that hair fucking 80s

[@reinvest83]

Bra röst, Tommy.

[@ttr597]

Axelvaddar och pudellockar det var tider det😂😂😂😂

[@Rich_Daniel78]

Så sant, det var tider det. 😃👍💪

[@afurorenormannorumliberano9857]

Från tiden när Sverige var Sverige

[@dramaticScar]

1:43 isn't that donald trump

[@aallpp55]

I don't think so cause he can't speak or song a word in Swedish! !!!!

[@froloffanton]

LOL! It's Jerry Williams though

[@harrietbouvin3830]

That was wrong, baby!

[@MrCoo-ut1zn]

It's Jerry Williams and Donald Trump is prob way taller too. :P

[@emanuelfigueiredo3777]

Arent you an alien?

[@Fredriksam]

Lite kul att Orup slog sönder hans vinnartårta. Men Både denna och Orup/glenmarks låt var bra.

[@scania1982]

Är det Tommy jag skymtar under håret och mellan axelvaddarna? :)

[@anothercomment]

One of the best Swedish entries ever. Sweden and the UK had the best entries at ESC 1989. Yugoslavia's winning song is almost always classed as one of the worst winning songs in the contests history but its not that bad at all actually. IMO, there have been plenty of terrible winning songs since - Sweden 1991, Estonia 2001, Latvia 2002, Portugal 2017, Israel 2018 and Ukraine 2022.

[@christopherg2747]

FET bakgrundskör!!

[@Rich_Daniel78]

👍💪👍👍 håller med dig till 1000%.

[@baptistedelelcourt7946]

Sounding hungarian as follow En Dag (swedish "one day") as well as "Egy nàp" prononciated "Èdy nôp" ("one day" in magyar)🤔🤔🤔.

[@theformerflightattendant]

Baptiste Delelcourt Dutch een dag. German Ein tag.

[@mariastenman1420]

Emil sthal du är b❤❤❤

[@GryRonja]

Fy fan kolla kören!!!!!

[@saragylfe7728]

Världens BÄSTA!!!!!