Take me to your heaven was the Swedish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, and performed by Charlotte Nilsson, who went on to represent Sweden again in 2008. The song was the 47th winning song of the contest.
The song was performed in Swedish at Melodifestivalen 1999, the Swedish national final, under the title Tusen Och En Natt. The song was then changed to English following the lifting of the rule that required songs to be in their national languages. The orchestra was also abolished in 1999, so no conductor was sent.
Lyrics[]
Shadows dancin' slowly on my wall
Moonlight paintin' silver to the sound of heartbeats
Magical emotions take control
Knowin' we will meet before the night is over
Then I'm gonna make you mine, love you till the end of time
Take me to your heaven, hold on to a dream
Take me to your heaven when my nights are cold and lonely
Flyin' high together on a journey to the stars
Won't you take me to your heaven, to your heart?
I can feel your body next to mine
Reachin' for a kiss that keeps me warm and tender
Seven steps to heaven show the way
When I'm there, I give myself in sweet surrender
Then I'm gonna make you mine, love you till the end of time
Take me to your heaven, hold on to a dream
Take me to your heaven when my nights are cold and lonely
Flyin' high together on a journey to the stars
Won't you take me to your heaven, to your heart?
As dawn is breakin' there is so much more to say
So will you be my one and only when nights are lonely?
Hold on tight forever
Take me to your heaven, hold on to a dream
Take me to your heaven when my nights are cold and lonely
Flyin' high together on a journey to the stars
Won't you take me to your heaven, to your heart?
Oh... so won't you take me to your heaven, to your heart?
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Aistė Smilgevičiūtė •  Vanessa Chinitor •  Lydia •  Doris Dragović •  Precious •  Darja Švajger •  Tuğba Önal & Grup Mistik •  Stig Van Eijk •  Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl •  Nayah •  Marlayne •  Mietek Szcześniak •  Selma Björnsdóttir •  Marlain Angelidou •  Charlotte Nilsson •  Rui Bandeira •  The Mullans •  Bobbie Singer •  Eden •  Times Three •  Sürpriz •  Dino Merlin & Béatrice Poulot •  Evelin Samuel & Camille
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| Songs | |||
| Strazdas • Like the Wind • No quiero escuchar • Marija Magdalena • Say It Again • For a Thousand Years • Dön Artık • Living My Life Without You • This time I mean it • Je Veux Donner Ma Voix • One Good Reason • Przytul mnie mocno • All Out of Luck • Tha 'ne erotas • Take Me To Your Heaven • Como tudo começou • When You Need Me • Reflection • Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet) • Believe 'n Peace • Reise nach Jerusalem • Putnici • Diamond of Night
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Trivia[]
- This song was Sweden's second winning song of the 1990s, having won the 1991 tiebreaker against France.
- This song also made it that Sweden hosted at least once each decade since 1975, as the contest in 2000 was hosted in Stockholm, however, Sweden did not win at all in the 2000s.
Videos[]
Charlotte Nilsson - Take me to your heaven (Eurovision Song Contest 1999)
1999 Charlotte Nilsson - "Take Me To Your Heaven" (Sweden)