Thai-Canadian Couple Reacts to Sweden 🇸🇪 in Eurovision Song Contest (1958-2023)

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[@Asa...S]

Please check out: "Top 50 Songs Written by Swedish Songwriters & Producers! (so far)" I think you'll be surprised that a lot of familiar hits that you think are 100 % American, are actually written by Swedes. The video is from 2016, so it's quite old, but it's still worth watching. I hope someone will make an update soon.

[@nocturne7371]

Funny that you mentioned Backstreet Boys, their songs were written and produced in Sweden by Swedes at Cheiron studios in Stockholm.

[@Tove_Ishockey]

yeah Max Martin he is producer/songwriter of many popular groups/Songs like Taylor swift, pink, backstreet boys and manny more

[@ullis5125]

Sweden is the nr 1 in music all over not just eurovision. Best songwriters in the world / capita.., btw Spotify is swedish too… ❤

[@ESPirits87]

19:54 fun fact the guy on the piano is Peter Grönvall, he's the son of Benny in ABBA and the singer with blue coat in this perfomance.

[@tilda3262]

You NEED to react to Måns Zelmerlöw's whole performance in 2015 eurovision (sweden). It's amazing!

[@Tilla00]

Sweden holds a "mini" (I say mini but it's really not) song congtest called Melodifestivalen, were we get to vote for who we want to send to Eurovision that year. Now a days it's split into like 8-10 parts and in each part 2 entries gets to go to the final, and 2 gets a "second chance". Then at the end it's a big Final, were the winner goes to Eurovision. Its a whole thing, I love it.

[@roboten98]

Oh yeah its insane how huge our selection trials for Eurovision is

[@MaxSujyNorden]

When is the next Melodifestivalen?

[@roboten98]

@@MaxSujyNorden First part is Sat February 3rd

[@Ann-KristinNormann-gi5bf]

Almost every country does that to be able to compete in Eurovision :)

[@hakanlennholm3331]

Carola has represented Sweden 3 Times 83, 91, 06 Marie Bergman sang with Roger Pontare 95 and with family four 71 och 72.

[@Tilla00]

Björn Skifs is probably most known for "Hooked on a Feeling" with the group Blue Swede Also, he has been in Melodifestivalen 4 times, 2 of them got sent to eurovision: 1972 Andra kan väl ockå se 1975 Michelangelo 1978 Det blir alltid värre framåt natten 1981 Fångad i en dröm He is also the singing voice in the Swedish dubbed version of Disneys Brother Bear. a favorite of mine. Songs from Swedish dubbed animated movies are amazing, ecpecially those from the 90's and early 2000's (Though I probably am a bit biased as I grew up watching them) And he is in a couple of Swedish movies; "Strul" (1988) and "Drömkåken" (1993). If you ever get the cahnce to watch them, I recommend them. They're fun. If a bit older.

[@fridahultgren8865]

Just one series... Ally McBeal :)

[@Tilla00]

@@fridahultgren8865 god, that dancing baby 🤣 I need to rewatch that series at some point

[@fridahultgren8865]

@@Tilla00 Am doing it right now! That's why I came to think of it :D

[@mlo3784]

FUN FACT: The opera singer from 2009 is Greta Thunberg's mum ;)

[@lo_souza]

@18:12 The Backstreet Boys were influenced by Sweden because Swedish people wrote & produced their biggest hits. The Cheiron Studios in Sweden (especially Max Martin) also wrote some of the biggest hits for Britney Spears, N'Sync and many others. Sweden’s Music Miracle (Modern POP) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4eoeWRvYtmmlcU

[@inteandersbagge7173]

26:22 thats Greta Thunbergs mother! :)

[@Flokarl1]

Max, I really like your Eurovision skills!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you! :)

[@droolz7883]

Björn Skifs & Blue Swede Hooked on a feeling and Björn Skifs & Agnes When you tell the world you're mine

[@AnniCarlsson]

1993 and Arvingarna is dansband. We go out dance to that music and do a swedish version of foxtrott and a dance called bugg. Also Lorrens floating roof was alot smaller in the big competion due to how heavy it was from the swedish competion. They scaled it down.

[@danielkarlsson258]

15:07 This song is now cult in Sweden. Played as the last song at almost every party and everyone screaming it. Started with university students doing it, but now I think everyone is. Here's a version when it was played live in the city if Linköping during "Musikhjälpen" (not by Tommy Körberg though): Linköping - Stad i Ljus @ MUSIKHJÄLPEN 2015 23:57 I totally agree. Have always wondered how this could win the Swedish qualifier.

[@Rymdpandan]

The Lena Philipsson song works much better in Swedish ("Det Gör Ont" if anyone wants to look it up). That's the version that competed in Melodifestivalen (the contest where the song is selected). It's still not my cup of tea, but it's nowhere near as bad as the English version.

[@dlind1985]

Alice Babs, the first to sing in this video, was Duke Ellington's favorite singer! They did several LPs together. She was an incredible human as well as singer!

[@millan9486]

The performance is live during the Eurovision song contest.

[@Pilutta100]

I enjoyed this so much, thank you guys. Sidenote I do agree with most of your reactions, 😅but Måns Zelmerlöv!!! Please do a review,...I'm kidding. Big hugs from Sweden, I appreciate you guys.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you! The copyright gods will kill us if we try to review a full Eurovision song, lol!

[@zannazo]

We used live orchestra for all years up to 2000 except two times, 85-86.

[@dejanholmstrand3027]

The Loreen video (i think) is from the Swedish final, the staging was way better than in Liverpool. The viewers missed out so much that happened with that screen

[@zannazo]

Fun facts Siw Malmkvist that competed in 1960 also competed 2023.

[@thomascleo]

Sweden takes music serious in Euorovision😉,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOVE FROM SWEDEN❤❤❤

[@ryttyr14]

Sweden may be a small country but we're the third largest exporter of music worldwide.

[@johannesmarkstrom3241]

Hello. Fun fact: Malena Ernman who sang the opera song 2009 is less known than her daughter whos name is Greta Thunberg.

[@kristerjohansson9100]

Traditionally Sweden doesn´t do very well with ballads in Eurovision, but our up tempo songs usually ends up top 5-ish.

[@tinasjostrand2677]

Sanna Nielsen was really good though.

[@swedishmetalbear]

Yes. Tommy Körberg 1988.. He had strepthroat when he performed.

[@swedishmetalbear]

As for the comment in the beginning.. The singing is always performed live and always has been since the beginning of the competition. Playback is not allowed.

[@luisfilipe9272]

La Suède douze points ! 🤗

[@Bigvig_of_bogvog]

30:21 Frans sung a song about a Zlatan (the Swedish football player) when he was only about 10 years old (or younger). He sung it in Swedish, but there is a English version as well if you would decide to listen to it, English with some added German parts as well

[@robtyman4281]

Loreen is a 'force of nature' - she's epic, and a total one-off. She's not just a great singer, but a performance artist aswell. She never disappoints, when singing live. Each year at Eurovision, the winner from the previous year is invited to perform their song again (right at the end, after the new winners had been presented with the trophy). But rather than just sing 'Tattoo' again, Loreen chose to merge it into another of her songs - 'Forever'. The result being 'Forever/Tattoo'. Check out her live performance of this 'Forever/Tattoo', at this year's Eurovision. It's pretty special. She sure knows how to put on a show. Goosebumps.

[@TheSwedishKiwi]

Finally someone that agrees Tattoo is as good if not better than Euphoria! :)

[@Tove_Ishockey]

7:18 we gave a competition who choses the people who participat in Eurovision

[@michaelhansen5353]

Loree has a new song "Is it love"

[@aatox]

I watched the whole video! Love your reactions! :)

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Wow, thank you!

[@butterfliesandmoths]

It's funny that you mention backstreet boys and such. A big portion of todays pop music is written by Swedish songwriters. Here's a top 50 list: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5TclqOinrZsa5I

[@LarryThulin]

Hi guys! I absolutely love your quirky honest way to react! For that you have my love, keep on spreading your happiness, it's contagious! Hugs Larry!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you so much!!

[@Zubiila]

It was the same Carola who competed as at 17, won the competition a few years later with and then many years later decided to give Eurovision another try.

[@plexiastic]

The singing is always live, which is impressive!

[@lindaandersen5723]

Please react to all the winners!

[@loris-bismar]

Björn Skifs, that reminded you about Canadian rock music, is also known as the Blue Swede with the song "Hooked on a feeling"

[@Huhta84]

A small fun fact when you start talking about Backstreet Boys at 18:12. Their best performing songs were written by Swedish producers.

[@MarleanSweden]

Backstreet boys is HEAVILY influenced by Sweden. When they got their star on Hollywoods walk of fame they brought Max Martin and called him jokingly their 6th Backstreet boy. He is a big part of a lot of their biggest songs. He even used one of the boys farts in one song, but which one and how you will have to find out by yourself. ;) /Huge Backstreet boys fan from Sweden

[@Noobs343]

Fun story about Björn Skifs in the 1978, told by himself is that the first sentence he missed the lyrics and he has told in tv once why, the story is that there was an elevator from the room they were in to the stage where all the artists, band members and so on was going up to the stage with before the performance and he had been joking with one of the producers about forgetting the lyrics and how to sing to make it sound Swedish if it happened. And in the elevator the producer sings the first sentence like that just to be funny and when Björn is sitting down by the piano, start playing the song he has no idea of the lyrics and he has to sing the "fake Swedish" just because his producer did that. The sentence he forgot is "Dagarna och kvällarna" (Day and Nights) but the only countries who could here it wasn't Swedish words he sang in the start was Denmark and Norway who understand Swedish, no one else was aware of the mistake.

[@_loss_]

18:21 Funny you'd say that. Backstreet Boys debut songs were produced in Sweden. Very relevant documentary regarding Swedish music export: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4eoeWRvYtmmlcUsi=3mKoOfcPPByRo1Fx

[@michaelhansen5353]

In Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley. They was going too change "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" to something else. But they coulden't come up with anything, so they left it in.

[@WilmaWalma]

I had a crush on Eric Saade too haha, so I fully understand your reaction 🤣

[@MaxSujyNorden]

🤣🤣

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Hey! :)

[@jadu79]

He who used to like you has released at least one song that really hit and that's it björn skifs "hooked on a feeling" kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWjPknmfp56Xm9E and Lasse Berghagen aged 78, he died and was buried on Monday 20/11-23 and at the music competition may have more than 6 people on the show, of which dancers or choirs are limited when it comes to 2009 (the opera singer) her daughter is quite famous (Greta Tunberg who is an environmental activist and gave Trump some comments that he is a bad loser) and the comment about boy bands, check these links and you will have the answer there about Sweden having been involved in it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKTQc5mdo7Z6jNE

[@MarleanSweden]

Fun fact: The opera singer winning 2009 is Greta Thunbergs mother.

[@AnniCarlsson]

She didn't win. She was 21. It was so bad

[@MarleanSweden]

She won in Sweden. :) @@AnniCarlsson

[@AnniCarlsson]

@@MarleanSweden what are you babble about. I know that. Im from sweden. Maybe learn to read. And yes ofc she won sweden. She can't come crap there and enter eurovision. That even a carrot get. But she sucked

[@V141NG]

If you guys like music for chrismas "Tommy Johansson" on youtube has 24 songs... he is Swedish and makes covers every friday... plays and produces everything himself... 👍🏻

[@DanielaSza2]

They reacted to Tommy's songs. They already discovered him and love him too. Reaction to She’s gone You raise me up Phantom of the opera 🤘🎸🤘

[@V141NG]

@@DanielaSza2 cool... but I was thinking about "o helga natt" and a lot of other cool chrismas song... but 👍🏻

[@DanielaSza2]

@@V141NG Someone recommended them and they promised to react to these songs as well. From Tommy they started with their curiosity about Sweden and Swedish music. We were waiting for the reactions.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

December is coming so we have such songs ready to react soon!

[@user-vz4ec3dx1r]

It is originally a song contest, the artists were chosen later to represent the song. Sweden didn’t win until language rule was removed and ABBA won with waterloo in English. That was also the start of commercial music in Sweden where earning money was considered bad before. ABBA’s money created both the Polar price and the Swedish music wonder. But without communal free music school none of ABBA probably would have seen the light of day. Music school in Sweden is still affordable and public.

[@larsarnberg5778]

You should watch the french version of Christer Björkmans winner of -92.

[@synnerlig]

About the ”r” sounds. I’m half french and I live in Sweden and I would say that french use their throat when pronouncing the sound, making it sound deeper, while swedes use the tip of their toung just behind the teeth when pronouncing the ”r” sound so it sounds more light I think 😊

[@MaxSujyNorden]

I'm French-Canadian so it's a bit different. We are often told that we speak "butcher French", but it's just French from 300 years ago. The "R" in "Quebec-French dialect" is very pronounced. When I hear Parisian speak French they sound like aristocrat, while they think that I sound like I've been stuck in a cave for 50 years, if that make sense, lol!

[@iandoreasu]

Depends on where in Sweden to be fair. In the southern part we say r in our throats :).

[@Splurr]

Malena Ernman is actualy Greta Thunbergs mother!

[@rickardelimaa]

If you like Cornelia Jakobs, you should really check out her song _Late Night Stories._ God damn! That voice!

[@isak607]

Im swedish and We have in Stockholm the bigest globe house in World 85 m high

[@connyferm509]

Really great reaction. I have a funny time with you 😁

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you so much 😁

[@crazyface919]

2020 artists is the backup singers in the 2019 act.

[@Dds123-l3z]

Loreen our Queen ❤ please react to more of her songs ❤

[@Dovndyr13]

As far as I know the concept has always to be live and always in front of an audience. Since the stage always has to be better compared to the year before and in general the event has become quite expensive to arrange. Canada won in 1988 or rather a canadian singer giving her her international breakthrough - Celine Dion

[@janeslater8004]

Cornelia jakobs 2022 has a famous rock star father..

[@porkypile]

Euphoria masnt Loren. It was a perfect song.

[@Belnick6666]

Carola is one of the big ones in sweden

[@lelinaost14]

Fun fact, the lady in 1961 and the man in 1975 have a daughter together that used to be married to the guy in 1989

[@hakanjohansson3412]

Carola and Charlotte both in first place. You did not remeber you see them.😅 marlena erman how sings opera are Greta tunbergs mom.

[@michaelhansen5353]

In euforia she is not alone on the stage. There is a guy waiting in the shadows to attack her.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

I didn't see anyone else but if he's a stalker it make sense!

[@kaiavander9628]

The Singer Malena from 2007 is Greta Thunberg mother.

[@peterk2913]

Tommy körbergs Stad i ljus is Swedens nr2 swedish anthem!

[@TheSwedishKiwi]

Not sure if you want to get into it, but it would be super nice to see some reactions to Sweden's selection "Melodifestivalen" from the last few years. There are so many good songs in there!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

We did react earlier this week to Melodifestivalen Top 30 spotify, and also all the 2024 contestants.

[@ArturoHernanBravo]

about opera that doesn't work in Eurovision for the low placement , you need to Check Estonia or Australia, not always is like that.

[@sandraschonberg8633]

yes lasse berghagen was very tall :P

[@titanuranus3095]

It adds to his stage presens

[@euginiagruba5061]

2018 Pernilla Wahlgren kid Benjamin

[@janniarazlutego]

As a Eurovision fan from Poland, I think that Jann and Gladiator were the only honest winners!!!!❤❤❤

[@WanisuCan]

marlena ernman from 2009 is mother of activist greta thurnberg

[@ullis5125]

Björn Skifs… check hooked on a feeling… think u recognise that one ❤

[@patricjonsson3695]

"This is my life" faled to qualify ue to a problem with the technical was not woking in the Norwegian system as the number was offline more or less all voting period. That was announced some days after the result already was done.... So Anna was out due to technical issues in the first stage of the European selection... But it according to all estimates afterwords she has easily pased that stage and arrived to the final.... a lots of sad people that wanted her in the final...

[@802marcus]

Banny anderssons son have bin mellofestvalen his namne is peter Grönwall and his grupp is one more time

[@loris-bismar]

There is only one place in Sweden that roll their Rs and that is Gothenburg and the towns surrounding it. What the others do are just meek in comparison

[@Noobs343]

Sweden has won the Eurovision 7 times, together with Ireland it's the record, though Sweden has 3 wins since last time Ireland won.Abba were the first winners in 1974, the last winner is Loreen 2023.She also won 2012. If you did not notice Sweden won, 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 and 2023. About Beatles, you reacted on it. Beatles is the song, the groups name was Forbes. And you are right about Carola. She is the Swedish artist who has won the Melodifestivalen (the competiton that lead you to Eurovision) most times. She was 1983 Främling. She won the Eurovision 1991 Fångad Av En Stormvind and she did the 2006 performance Invincible. Some years Sweden had big problems in the Eurovision Song Contest like 2008 we sent Perelli with Hero and it was a year for ballads and opera for most countries, so that was what people wanted, so 2009 we sent opera, and then the other countries sent disco, and pop music, so we were a bit slow for some years. You said 2019 surprised you as it did not feel Sweden. I think that is one of best songs has ever won the Eurovision. But the girls singing behind him is the girls who won 2020. Look at it again :)

[@songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd]

waterloo abba a winning song at the Eurovision song contest 1974

[@tinasjostrand2677]

Still think John Lundvik is one of our best songs ever. And he has such a good voice. Should have won.

[@KungKokkos]

The 2009 song is Greta Thunbergs mother, in case 3 people didnt say it already.

[@HappySwedishPancake]

We had some embarrassing years in early 2000 but I think we've made up for them 😁

[@Rymdpandan]

I feel like all of those songs were much better in Swedish.

[@TommyEngdahl]

1965 was not a good year apart for me being born😂

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Haha!!

[@songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd]

she great

[@birchleaf]

Malena Ernman in 2009 is the mother of Greta Thunberg.

[@isak607]

Im swedish

[@MrBergakungen]

Sweden is the point to many

[@songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd]

Sweden good song at the Eurovision song contest

[@MrBergakungen]

lucky you, you have 2 heads

[@henrikandersson4157]

Pleas play a song by Björn Afzelius-Sång till friheten one more god is Här o nu. Now Cornelius vreswijk-Somliga går med trasiga skor. Nove Mikael wiehe-Flickan och kråkan. Nu Björn Afzelius again-Balladen om k. Tack på förhand Henrik!9

[@phillipmusics]

React to Tommy Körberg Stad I Ljus 🙏🏻

[@phillipmusics]

Should Also react to Tommy Körberg O Helga Natt 🙏🏻

[@Vinterfrid]

No, please don't react to 'Stad i ljus'. It is a very poor song - one of the worst he has sung.

[@andersrozsahegyi1131]

Fun fact: The Artist in 2009, Malena Ernman, actually is the mother of Greta, the climateprotester.

[@michaelhansen5353]

When Loreen won with Euforia, Italy was the only country who gave her 0 points

[@niklaqs]

Eurovision is allways live singing.

[@ChrysogonusLi]

Lena Philipsson's song (2004) is much better in Swedish, because the innuendo is somewhat lost in translation. That song is so cheeky and erotic!

[@elisabethsmith6206]

2009 is Greta Thunbergs mother 😊

[@PernillaArtistic]

I have many things I want to tell you about these Swedish artists, if you want me to give more context, please let me know

[@bogustavnilsson]

Zara Larsson : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXyXeoiNaddrnNk

[@78rpmblog]

Back then EVERYTHING was live in front of a live audience. Unlike today when all the background music is prerecorded (and most of the singing SHOULD be prerecorded since they are so poor live singers).

[@songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd]

pop singer.

[@songwritingcontestnews-nn3gd]

four family