Sonja Lumme - Eläköön elämä - 1985 Finland Eurovision

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The Finnish entry for the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest 'Eläköön elämä' performed by Sonja Lumme. This is the promotional video which was shown on the BBC preview show, hosted by Dave Lee Travis. This song came in 9th place with 58 points.
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Finland
• 1985
• Eurovision
• Sonja
• Lumme
• Eläköön
• elämä
• Eurosong
• song
• contest
• Eurowizja
• Euroviist

[Zel91]

Interesting. ;) Not bad lyrics but it sounds little bit naive in my ears.

I wonder if that song was just some kind of joke. But... it was 1985. I'm not enough old to understand that time.

"Eläköön elämä ja yö. Eläköön tumma taivas ja tähtien vyö. Toivo kanssani ettei tähti tähteä lyö. Sitä sielujen sympatiaa, josta isoisä kertoi, sitä tarvitsevaa, jotta maailman lapset tähtiä katsella saa."

[TubeDragon1]

I'm old enough to remember and in 1985 I considered this to be a very good entry, at least by Finnish standards anyway! I'm sure the more you listen the better the song becomes. :-)

[XPooh3r]

Finland! You're one of the best countries at ESC. But it's a shame that Europe ignores you...

At least 2 victories were burnt by juries (1985, 1994). Yes, you have one and you deserved it! If only there was no language rule and your first winner was Sonja Lumme!

[GeniusInTheLamp]

9th????  I've have ranked it much higher. What a great song!

[samylenzo]

the finnish version is better than english version ( 1000 veces)

[MrDonkkari]

sonja lumpeella on helevetin iso suu



[thestigstig1]

real good song sounds good in finnish

[jedforest1885]

That's the very problem, same as football teams with not a single home grown player in their ranks. Wake up you moron! Culture and language are the very foundation of Europe, and were part of the contest, but sadly seem to be eroded now because idiots like you couldn't care if it became just another English-dominated melting pot. Who wins is not the issue, but what the contest is still means a lot to people with a sense of national and European identity, who enjoy hearing these languages.

[jedforest1885]

The contest needs killing off now - the whole concept of being a European Contest has been lost - something assholes like you don't care a damn about.

[oneurope]

AND the juries had a translation in English or in French when they were voting, so they knew what it meant!!

So it actually didnt really matter a jot what language the song was in, did it?!

[oneurope]

So you are trying to kill off the contest then Jed?! = Cos thats what will happen!

Finland would not have won, neither would have Russia or Greece.

Is it not possible for "foreigners" to write good songs in English?!

Idiot!

[IdelinZu]

Ahaa okei. No ei huonoa ole pakko kehua mutta ei kai sitä ole pakko haukkuakaan? Voi mielipiteensä sanoa nätistikin. Euroviisujen kohdalla sanoisin itse etten pidä Maria Lundista, mutta biisi on kieltämättä hyvä.

[wallcity19]

Ei tainnut tämä Viron pottu olla se syy...Joku/jotkut vioittaa.Jos joku on huono,ei kai ole pakko kehua? Mona Carita oli hyvä ilmiö...NOT!

[IdelinZu]

Mitä, onks se se sama viron pottu joka aukoo täällä kaikille?? =D Vähän oon repeilly sille! Meinasin laittaa viestiä että ei se mun vika ole että se asuu Virossa.