"Bra vibrationer" (; "Good vibrations"), written by

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and composed by

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, was the entry to the

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, performed by

Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained he ...

History

Danielsson won the right to perform at the contest, held in

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, by winning the Swedish national final, Melodifestivalen 1985, where she was the first singer to perform. The song won by seven points over the second-place finisher, Dan Tillberg with his song "Ta min hand" ("Take my hand"). In Gothenburg, the song was performed sixteenth on the night, after 's

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and

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with "

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", and before 's

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with " Kinder dieser Welt". At the end of judging that evening, "Bra vibrationer" took the third-place slot with 103 points. Finland and Norway both awarded Sweden 12 points that night. Danielsson's performance was backed up by dancers Mary Johnson and David Johnson. Sung in contemporary schlager music style, the singer relates her strong emotions upon falling in love with a man with whom she had just met. She is concerned about things moving too fast, but in the end, she feels "good vibrations" and is very happy with what has transpired. After Eurovision, the song was placed at number 12 on the

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, and it stayed in the top 50 for eight weeks.

Track listing (single)

#Bra vibrationer #Plingeling

Trivia

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was asked to participate with "Bra vibrationer", but declined.

Other recordings

*Swedish musician Magnus Svensson recorded the song on his 1985 album '' The Organ Sounds of Magnus''. *Swedish group Lars Vegas trio recorded the song on their 1993 maxisingle- CD Kikki Resque. *At Körslaget 2008 the song was performed by

Siw Malmkvist Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "''Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht''" (''"Lovesickness ...

's Team Siw, and its version also appeared on the official compilation album. *At

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the song was performed by

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version was called "Bra sensationer" ("Good sensations") describing

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s' attempts to sell copies. Another version in the same radio programme was called "För många nationer" ("Too many nations") referring to the discussions of neighboring votes at the

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. *In 2015 Kumba M'bye and Amanda Serra performed an own version at

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's '' Lyckliga gatan''. *As a part of the eight season of ''

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'', a cover version of the song was released by fellow Melodifestivalen winner

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. Saade's version, titled "Bra vibrationer (vill ha mer)", featured additional lyrics as well as an updated sound.

Charts

Kumba M'bye & Amanda Serra

Eric Saade

References

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