Brandenburger Tor (song)
"Brandenburger Tor" ("The Brandenburg Gate") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed in Norwegian by Ketil Stokkan.
| "Brandenburger Tor" | |
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| Single by Ketil Stokkan | |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Genre | Schlager/Pop |
| Length | 3:13 |
| Label | Cowboy Records |
| Composer(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Lyricist(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
| Producer(s) | Ketil Stokkan |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 entry | |
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| 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 collapse of the Berlin Wall, 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.
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.
It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1991 Contest by Just 4 Fun with "Mrs. Thompson".
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