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"Niin kaunis on taivas"Eurovision Song Contest 1996 entry Country Finland Artist(s) Tatjana Anette Valentin As Jasmine Language Finnish Composer(s) Timo Niemi Lyricist(s) Timo Niemi Conductor Olli Ahvenlahti Finals performance Final result 23rd Final points 9 Appearance chronology ◄ Bye Bye Baby (1994) Aava (1998) ► "Niin kaunis on taivas" ("So beautiful is the sky") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Finnish by Jasmine Tatjana Anette Valentin.
The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Ireland's Eimear Quinn with The Voice and preceding Iceland's Anna Mjöll with Sjúbídú. At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 23rd (last) in a field of 23, a result which disqualified Finland from participation in the 1997 Contest.
The song is sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover how special she feels when she is with him. She sings that heaven and earth seem more beautiful when they are together. Jasmine also recorded the song in Swedish, English and French, under the titles "En underbar himmel" ("A Wonderful Sky"), "In Dreams" and "Si beau est le ciel" ("So beautiful is the sky") respectively.
It was succeeded as Finnish representative at the 1998 contest by Edea with "Aava".
YLE launched a poll on its website, asking people who they think had been the worst choice for Finland since the country takes part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Results were made public on the 30th of January 2010 and the 1st place went to Jasmine’s song.[1]
References
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 1. "The Voice" · 2. "I evighet" · 3. "Den vilda" · 4. "Sveta ljubav" · 5. "Kaelakee hääl" · 6. "O meu coração não tem cor" · 7. "De eerste keer" · 8. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" · 9. "Mono Yia Mas" · 10. "In a Woman's Heart" · 10. "Weil's dr guat got" · 12. "Beşinci Mevsim" · 13. "Sjúbídú" · 14. "Emeis Forame to Himona Anixiatika" · 15. "Chcę znać swój grzech..." · 16. "Mon cœur l'aime" · 16. "Liefde is een kaartspel" · 18. "Kým nás máš" · 19. "Diwanit Bugale" · 20. "¡Ay, qué deseo!" · 21. "Dan najlepših sanj" · 22. "Za našu ljubav" · 23. "Niin kaunis on taivas"(songs arranged by final results)Categories:- Eurovision songs of Finland
- Eurovision songs of 1996
- Finland stubs
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