Tule Luo
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"Tule luo" was the Finnish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
, performed in Finnish
by Katri Helena
. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision entry, in the 1979 contest
she sang "Katson sineen taivaan
" ("I Will Follow Starlight"), placing 14th in a field of 19.
The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Slovenia
's 1x Band
with "Tih Deževen Dan
" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina
's Fazla with "Sva Bol Svijeta
"). At the close of voting, it had received 20 points, placing 17th in a field of 25.
The song is a plea from the singer for someone (presumably a lover) to "come to me". She sings about the reasons this person should come to her, including that he or she will "bring a light to the dark night". The lyrics are notable for not containing any Ö
or Ä
sounds, as otherwise very common in the Finnish language. Katri Helena did not record "Tule luo" in any other language than Finnish.
It was succeeded as Finnish representative
at the 1994 Contest
by CatCat
with "Bye Bye Baby".
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
, performed in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
by Katri Helena
Katri Helena
Katri Helena is a Finnish singer who has been performing since the 1960s. She has been married three times and is now living as a single mother....
. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision entry, in the 1979 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the...
she sang "Katson sineen taivaan
Katson Sineen Taivaan
"Katson sineen taivaan" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Finnish by Katri Helena...
" ("I Will Follow Starlight"), placing 14th in a field of 19.
The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
's 1x Band
1X Band
1x Band is a musical band that represented Slovenia for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Their singer, Cole Moretti sang the song Tih deževen dan, which ended at 22nd place....
with "Tih Deževen Dan
Tih deževen dan
"Tih deževen dan" was the Slovene entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Slovenian by 1X Band.The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Luxembourg's Modern Times with "Donne-moi une chance" and preceding Finland's Katri Helena with "Tule luo"...
" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
's Fazla with "Sva Bol Svijeta
Sva Bol Svijeta
"Sva bol svijeta" was the Bosnia and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Bosnian by Fazla....
"). At the close of voting, it had received 20 points, placing 17th in a field of 25.
The song is a plea from the singer for someone (presumably a lover) to "come to me". She sings about the reasons this person should come to her, including that he or she will "bring a light to the dark night". The lyrics are notable for not containing any Ö
Ö
"Ö", or "ö", is a character used in several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter O with umlaut to denote the front vowels or . In languages without umlaut, the character is also used as a "O with diaeresis" to denote a syllable break, wherein its pronunciation remains an unmodified .- O-Umlaut...
or Ä
Ä
"Ä" and "ä" are both characters that represent either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter A with an umlaut mark or diaeresis.- Independent letter :...
sounds, as otherwise very common in the Finnish language. Katri Helena did not record "Tule luo" in any other language than Finnish.
It was succeeded as Finnish representative
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...
at the 1994 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
by CatCat
CatCat
CatCat is a Finnish duo that participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with the song "Bye Bye Baby". They reached 22nd place with 11 points...
with "Bye Bye Baby".