- Brandenburger Tor (song)
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Norway "Brandenburger Tor"
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year = 1990
country = Norway
artist =Ketil Stokkan
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language = Norwegian
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composer =Ketil Stokkan
lyricist =Ketil Stokkan
conductor = Pete Knutsen
place = 21st
points = 8
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1990no from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Venners Nærhet
prev_link = Venners Nærhet
next = Mrs. Thompson
next_link = Mrs. Thompson (song)"Brandenburger Tor" (English translation: "The
Brandenburg Gate ") was the Norwegian entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1990 , performed in Norwegian byKetil Stokkan .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 ofBerlin , with the titular Brandenburg Gate no longer representing the border between West andEast 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 'sStjórnin with "Eitt lag enn " and precedingIsrael '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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