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The Voice (Eimear Quinn Song)
"The Voice" is a song recorded by Irish singer and composer Eimear Quinn with music composed and lyrics written by Brendan Graham. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 held in Oslo, resulting an unprecedented fourth win in five consecutive years for a country in the contest, being Ireland's seventh overall win, and its last win to date. The single, released by Ainm Records, CNR Music and Polydor, peaked at number three in Ireland and number nine in Belgium, and was a top-30 hit in the Netherlands and a top-40 hit in the UK and Sweden. It features subliminal voices by Graham and Tracey Cullen. Background Conception "The Voice" was composed, and lyrics written, by Brendan Graham, who had also written and composed " Rock 'n' Roll Kids", the Irish winner of the . Lyrically, "The Voice" is a very Celtic-inspired song, with the singer portraying herself as "the voice" which watches over the world, describing "her" effects on the elements, such as the wind, the seasons, in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eimear Quinn
Eimear Mary Rose Quinn ( ; , ; born 18 December 1972) is an Irish singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song " The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively internationally and has released four albums of her work, the most recent being ''Ériu'', recorded with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and released in 2020. Musical career Eimear Quinn was born in Dublin and joined her first choir at four years of age. At fifteen she started formal vocal training under the tutelage of Jody Beggan. She graduated with a degree in Music from National University of Ireland Maynooth. While studying for her degree she developed an interest in early music and was a founder member of the ensemble Zefiro. In 1995 she joined the choir Anúna. She recorded two albums ''Omnis ''(1996) and ''Deep Dead Blue'' (1996), featuring as a soloist on a number of tracks. She also toured internationally with the choir participating in perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattoo (Loreen Song)
"Tattoo" is a song by Swedish singer Loreen, released as a single on 25 February 2023, through Universal. After winning Melodifestivalen 2023, it in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, winning the competition with 583 points, making Loreen the first female artist to win the contest twice (and second overall, after Johnny Logan), after previously doing so with "Euphoria" in . "Tattoo" debuted at number one on the Swedish singles chart. Following its Eurovision win, it reached number one in nine other countries: Austria, Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It additionally reached the top ten in 17 other countries including Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, later becoming the first Eurovision entry in over 27 years to spend two weeks inside the top five of the UK Singles Chart. "Tattoo" garnered 4,275,290 streams on Spotify the day after the Eurovision final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine (Finnish Singer)
Jasmine Tatjana Anette Valentin (born in Helsinki, 22 August 1976), known mononymously as Jasmine, is a Finnish Romani people, Romani singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song ''Niin kaunis on taivas'', placed 23rd. After Eurovision, she had appearances in various countries, including Turkey, Spain and Greece. References Finnish pop singers Finnish women pop singers 1976 births Living people 20th-century Finnish women singers Finnish Romani people Romani singers 21st-century Finnish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{finland-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niin Kaunis On Taivas
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "", written by Timo Niemi, and performed by Jasmine (Finnish singer), Jasmine. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), organised the national final ''1996'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Yle returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from as one of the bottom nine entrants in . Ten entries selected to compete in the national final were presented on 3 February 1996 and votes from the public selected "" performed by Jasmine as the winner with 67,907 votes, which was announced during a televised programme on 5 February 1996. Finland was announced among the top 22 entries of the qualifying round on 20 and 21 March 1996 and therefore qualified to compete in the final which took place on 18 May 1996. It was later revealed that Finland placed twenty-second out of the 29 participating countries in the qualifying round with 26 points. Performing during the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Del Bo
Lisa del Bo (born Reinhilde Goossens on 9 June 1961 in Mopertingen, Belgium) is a Belgian singer who is popular in her own country and also in Germany. Lisa del Bo is a Flemish singer who often sings in the Dutch language but has been known to record songs in other languages as well. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Liefde is een kaartspel", where she came 16th. She recorded a duet with fellow Belgian Helmut Lotti. Singles *1991 "Maar nu, wat doe ik zonder jou" (Madame) *1992 "Liefde" (Lidia a Mosca) *1993 "Vlinder" *1993 "Ergens" *1994 "Leef nu met een lach" *1994 "Eindeloos" *1995 "Mijn hart is van slag" *1995 "Van alles" *1996 "Liefde is een kaartspel "Liefde is een kaartspel" (; "Love is a Card Game") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Dutch by Lisa del Bo. The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following the ' Maxine & Franklin Brown with " De eer ..." (Love is a card game) *1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liefde Is Een Kaartspel
"Liefde is een kaartspel" (; "Love is a Card Game") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Dutch by Lisa del Bo. The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following the ' Maxine & Franklin Brown with " De eerste keer" and preceding 's Eimear Quinn with " The Voice". At the close of voting, it had received 22 points, placing 16th in a field of 23. The song features Del Bo likening love to a card game. She describes a relationship which appears not to have been based on honesty, which explains the metaphor. The song was recorded in Dutch, French (as "Comme au jeu de cartes"), English ("Love is Like a Card Game") and German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ... ("Liebe ist ein Kartenspiel"). Due to the contest's rapid expansion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in east central Oslo, Norway, that opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Nova Spektrum, formerly Norges Varemesse. Oslo Spektrum is primarily known for hosting major events such as the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, and concerts by artists of national and international fame. History Construction and opening Oslo Spektrum was built as part of a large-scale redevelopment of the formerly industrial Grønland, Oslo, Grønland/Vaterland, Norway, Vaterland area. It was developed and designed by LPO Arkitektkontor AS, and its exterior walls were decorated with a mosaic, made out of almost 400,000 unique tiles, containing fragments of prints by the artist Rolf Nesch. Since this artist died in 1975, permission was obtained from his living relatives, and the decorating was supervised by painter Guttorm Guttormsgaard and ceramic artist Søren Ubisch. In 2004, Oslo Spektrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One More Time (band)
One More Time is a Sweden, Swedish pop music, pop group, formed in 1991. Its members are Peter Grönvall, his wife Nanne Grönvall and Maria Rådsten. A fourth member, Thérèse Löf, left the group shortly after the first album was released. Career In 1992, they began their international career with the release of the Highland (song), single "Highland", which peaked at No. 1 in Belgium, No. 2 in Sweden, and the top 80 in several countries in Europe, such as the Netherlands, UK and Germany. The ''Highland'' album, on which the single was featured, went gold in South Africa. Their second self-titled album, which followed in 1994, was not as successful as the previous album. But the third album, their first in Swedish, was a successful reentry to the Swedish charts in 1996. They also released an English version of the album. The group toured frequently in Europe for several years, but in 1998, they decided not to tour abroad anymore, since they wanted to be present at home for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Vilda
Den vilda (meaning "The wild one") is a winter-related song by Swedish band One More Time, written by . It won the Melodifestivalen 1996 and hence became the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway. The song was performed as the 23rd and last entry in the contest. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points and placed 3rd out of 23 entries. It also peaked at #7 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Recordings in other languages * "The Wilderness Mistress" is the English version of "Den vilda", released by One More Time in 1996. * "Dansaðu vindur" is an Icelandic cover released by Eivør Pálsdóttir Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female given name in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, 4,922 people bear the name. The average age is 78. The name perhaps originated from either the Proto-Norse word ''auja'', which is thought to mean "good luck", o ... in the 2008 album ''Frostrósir – Heyr Himnasmiður''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Garden (duo)
Secret Garden is an Irish- Norwegian band specialised in new instrumental music, led by the duo consisting of Irish violinist and singer Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian composer, arranger and pianist Rolf Løvland. The group came to fame when they won the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, representing Norway with the composition " Nocturne". In the course of a partnership lasting over 25 years, they have sold millions of albums worldwide, many of which went platinum in numerous countries. History Eurovision Song Contest The group won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway's second time in 1995 with the composition " Nocturne". It was the only time that a predominantly instrumental piece has won the Eurovision Song Contest, although a few Norwegian lyrics, written by screenwriter Petter Skavlan, were included to ensure that the entry adhered to the contest's rules. Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim sang the song in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Hans Fredrik Jacobsen o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocturne (Secret Garden Song)
"Nocturne" is a song recorded by Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden— Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Løvland—with music composed by Løvland and lyrics written by . It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin, resulting in the country's second win at the contest. For their performance at the contest, they featured three guest musicians: Norwegian vocalist , Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle, and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder. Background Conception "Nocturne" was composed by Rolf Løvland with lyrics by . The song is noted for its almost complete absence of lyrics with only 24 words being sung in the original Norwegian version and much of the rest of the song being given over to a violin intermezzo. Duo Secret Garden, consisting of Fionnuala Sherry and Løvland, recorded the song in Norwegian and English. Eurovision On 1 April 1995, "Nocturne" performed by Secret Garden competed in of the '' Melodi Grand Prix'', the national final organised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
