#sonja lumme

[eurovision-song-bracket]

Songs from the 80s

1985 - “Eläköön Elämä” by Sonja Lumme (Finland)

1988 - “Ne partez pas sans moi” by Céline Dion (Switzerland)

1985 - “La det swinge” By Bobbysocks! (Norway)

Voting ended onMar 1, 2025

1985 - “Eläköön Elämä” by Sonja Lumme (Finland)

1988 - “Ne partez pas sans moi” by Céline Dion (Switzerland)

1985 - “La det swinge” By Bobbysocks! (Norway)

[eurovision-revisited]

1992 Malmö - Number 21 - Sonja Lumme - "Rakkauden bulevardi"

Sonja is another alumna of the 1985 Eurovision final. She finished 9th with "Eläköön elämä" (Long Live Life) behind Kikki Danielsson. This was also her fourth attempt in the Finnish national selection and she finished 3rd of 10.

Unlike Kikki Danielsson's song, this one does feature an accordion. This one lurking behind her in the shadows of the stage. "Rakkauden bulevardi" (Boulevard of Love) is similarly a power schlager once again belted out with confidence. Sonja stands in front of the orchestra and kills it.

Her look is all pointy gold on black, once again with the big earrings almost hidden by her dramatic platinum bob. She's not sharing her spotlight with anyone let alone a random escapee from the orchestra with a squeezebox. I admire the poise, the look and the confidence even if it is something of a standard Eurovision number.

Sonja serves.

[betweenthetimeandsound]

My ESC Top 250 (#140-131), featuring not one, not two, but three somewhat politically minded songs; two different sides of Greece, and the beginning of the rockalypse.

[anotherescsite]

Sonja Lumme looking better than she did in 1985.