Brandenburger Tor (song)
"Brandenburger Tor" ("Brandenburg Gate") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 in Zagreb, performed in Norwegian by Ketil Stokkan.
| "Brandenburger Tor" | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Single cover | |
| Single by Ketil Stokkan | |
| Language | Norwegian |
| B-side | "Brandenburger Tor (English language version)" |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:13 |
| Label | Cowboy Records |
| Composer(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Lyricist(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Producer(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Lyricist(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Conductor | Pete Knutsen |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 21st |
| Final points | 8 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Venners nærhet" (1989) | |
| "Mrs. Thompson" (1991) ► | |
The song is inspired by the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the Eastern European Revolutions of 1989, with Stokkan singing about the amazement that many Europeans felt as the Wall came down, and also at the reunification of Berlin, with the titular Brandenburg Gate no longer representing the border between West and East Germany. As befits the triumphant lyrical theme, the song is performed over an up-tempo beat. Ketil Stokkan also recorded the song in English, as "Brandenburger Tor", as B-side for the single "Brandenburger Tor".[1]
The song was performed ninth on the night, following Iceland's Stjórnin with "Eitt lag enn" and preceding Israel's Rita with "Shara Barkhovot". At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 21st (equal last) in a field of 22.[2][3]
It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1991 contest by Just 4 Fun with "Mrs. Thompson".
References
- "Brandenburger Tor" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- "Eurovision 1990 Results". Eurovision World. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Charlotte Jensen (19 January 2021). "Thank you, Ketil Stokkan for bringing back my teenage years". Eurovisionary. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
