Here in Brazil, I grew up listening to this song thanks to my father. I never imagined that this poem was from Eurovision until I heard about this event. This song is out of the ordinary. This is music!
*Fun Fact 1:* At Eurovision 1993, Fionnuala Sherry played violin in the orchestra and Rolf Løvland conducted the Norwegian entry "Alle mine tankar" performed by Silje Vige. In 1994 they met and formed the duo Secret Garden. *Fun Fact 2:* After winning the Norwegian National Final *Melodi Grand Prix 1995* Secret Garden became the representatives of Norway at Eurovision 1995 held in Dublin. "Nocturne" is noted for its almost complete absence of lyrics - with only 24 words being sung in the original Norwegian version and much of the rest of the song being given over to a violin intermezzo. Fionnuala and Rolf were joined on stage by: singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim, Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder. "Nocturne" also has a version in English.
Fun fact 3: Nocturne only just won their Norwegian SF duel with the televote score of 52% (the losing song got 48%). Fun fact 4: One of the few times Norwegian entry received 0 points from Sweden (and only 2 points from Denmark).
@@jdjj22 well , that's not surprising coming from someone who has both Norway and Yugoslavia in their top 5 of 1984 ( yes I watched some of your tops )
When people say they miss live instruments at Eurovision I think they are narrow minded, but then I realise, we’ll probably never experience this level of masterpiece on the Eurovision again. Three minutes of absolute chills.
The violin definitely isn't played live , there's no way we could hear it without the player standing in fron of a microphone, oh and the keyboard isn't even plugged in
@@undertakerunicorn2096 1. That still doesn't explain why can we hear the violin without a microphone near it , unless they used boom mics , but we could've seen it in the wide shots , the only explanation I can possibly think of is that the violin wasn't played by the woman on stage but by someone in the orchestra 2. There have been several moments where that rule was broken , for example Germany 1983 was done entirely with backing track and no orchestra , so was Italy 1979 , and arguably the pan flute for Switzerland 1981 wasn't played live , the clearly fake piano solo in Sweden 1986 , the guitarist for Spain 1990 starting to play the instrument a bit late , I don't even know If Iceland 1997 was accompanied by the orchestra , oh and forgot to mention that Celine Dion had a band " playing" the instruments in the back , but they were very well hidden
@@danuostret1900 the violin definitely has a mic. From 0:38 you can see the cable and it's a bit hard to tell but it looks like it's clipped to the tailpiece
For me it’s THE BEST Eurovision song ever! A Masterpiece! ❤️❤️❤️ Well done Rolf & Fionnuala (Secret Garden). I hope to attend a live concert of your wonderful melodic music soon 🙏🏻
Min favorittvinnersang og min favorittvinner av hele konkurransen. Så (1995) ga mitt land, Hellas, 12 poeng til vinneren Norge!! I Hellas kan det høres hele tiden i alle områder av undergrunnsbanen!! Gratulerer til Norge og dine fantastiske mennesker!! Med mye kjærlighet fra Athen og Hellas 🇬🇷💖🇳🇴
I was so happy and proud when Norway chose this song to represent us in Eurovision. I was convinced of a second win. I love the quiet feeling during the performance and as you actually almost can hear a safety pin fall to the floor.
I think it's safe to say that a song very much like this would never win Eurovision again, and I'm so happy that it won in '95. One of my favorite winners of all time, it's so atmospheric and beautiful. I just want to live in this song forever.
This is one example of ESC winners usually always bringing something new and exciting: an almost completely instrumental song. I might not think it is one of the best winners but at least it still feels fresh
This is the most legendary winner of the 90s, the golden decade of ESC by song quality, for sure. The "dark" stage is much more colorful than the "colorful" stuff we have nowadays... Just listen and let the beauty of the song captivate you... taking you back to the days when Eurovision was still a "Song Contest". Tusen takk fra Tyrkia
I know there’s an English version of this legendary masterpiece, but for me, it will always sound better in Norwegian, it just works better with the instruments.
Yes, the best song that has been composed for Eurovision in its history barely has lyrics, and what's wrong with it, it's still a song, there was a time when I listened to a lot of instrumental music, because it can express a lot without depending on the lyrics of the song.
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One of the best Eurovision songs ever! The proof that you can feel the music in different ways!
Here in Brazil, I grew up listening to this song thanks to my father. I never imagined that this poem was from Eurovision until I heard about this event. This song is out of the ordinary. This is music!
It's so peaceful ❤
*Fun Fact 1:*
At Eurovision 1993, Fionnuala Sherry played violin in the orchestra and Rolf Løvland conducted the Norwegian entry "Alle mine tankar" performed by Silje Vige.
In 1994 they met and formed the duo Secret Garden.
*Fun Fact 2:*
After winning the Norwegian National Final *Melodi Grand Prix 1995* Secret Garden became the representatives of Norway at Eurovision 1995 held in Dublin. "Nocturne" is noted for its almost complete absence of lyrics - with only 24 words being sung in the original Norwegian version and much of the rest of the song being given over to a violin intermezzo. Fionnuala and Rolf were joined on stage by: singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim, Hans Fredrik Jacobsen on penny whistle and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder. "Nocturne" also has a version in English.
the English version would have been covered by Celtic Woman as well
Fun fact 3:
Nocturne only just won their Norwegian SF duel with the televote score of 52% (the losing song got 48%).
Fun fact 4:
One of the few times Norwegian entry received 0 points from Sweden (and only 2 points from Denmark).
Nocturne by Secret Garden is accublly the Most Underrated Masterpiece Winning Song in Eurovision
@@neosaintcolumbiamapper I wouldn't say underrated, out of all the UA-cam tops for 1995 I haven't seen a single one with Norway out of their top 10
@@danuostret1900 I had them 15th in my top. Though that was made in 2013, not sure if the exact position still stands. Anyhow it is an overrated song.
@@jdjj22 well , that's not surprising coming from someone who has both Norway and Yugoslavia in their top 5 of 1984 ( yes I watched some of your tops )
This song is an absolute masterpiece I love it sm
One of the best Winner Songs ever ❤😊
This is for sure one of the best Eurovision songs ever.
When people say they miss live instruments at Eurovision I think they are narrow minded, but then I realise, we’ll probably never experience this level of masterpiece on the Eurovision again. Three minutes of absolute chills.
The violin definitely isn't played live , there's no way we could hear it without the player standing in fron of a microphone, oh and the keyboard isn't even plugged in
@@danuostret1900 the rules were given that the instruments have to play on stage live till the year of 1999.
@@undertakerunicorn2096 1. That still doesn't explain why can we hear the violin without a microphone near it , unless they used boom mics , but we could've seen it in the wide shots , the only explanation I can possibly think of is that the violin wasn't played by the woman on stage but by someone in the orchestra
2. There have been several moments where that rule was broken , for example Germany 1983 was done entirely with backing track and no orchestra , so was Italy 1979 , and arguably the pan flute for Switzerland 1981 wasn't played live , the clearly fake piano solo in Sweden 1986 , the guitarist for Spain 1990 starting to play the instrument a bit late , I don't even know If Iceland 1997 was accompanied by the orchestra , oh and forgot to mention that Celine Dion had a band " playing" the instruments in the back , but they were very well hidden
@@danuostret1900 the violin definitely has a mic. From 0:38 you can see the cable and it's a bit hard to tell but it looks like it's clipped to the tailpiece
@@danuostret1900 you can see the cable at the violin
The most perfect winner of Eurovision ♥
My favourite Eurovision song of all time ❤🇳🇴
MASTERPIECE
The best song that ever competed in Eurovision, and certainly the best winner in history! love it so much
Best song in Eurovision ever
Simply a masterpiece
It makes me cry like a waterfall 😭😭😭 The visuals and the tunes during the countdown are so attractive wow 😎
For me it’s THE BEST Eurovision song ever! A Masterpiece! ❤️❤️❤️ Well done Rolf & Fionnuala (Secret Garden). I hope to attend a live concert of your wonderful melodic music soon 🙏🏻
I can think of Fiounalla Sherry doing the Irish jury points this May while Rolf Lovland doing the Norwegian points in Basel
When Eurovision was still all about music... TIMELESS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Brilliant. Superb. Out of this world. No.1 ❤️🍀
The Best Norway entry
Nocturne es otra de las canciones que AMABA (amo) sin saber que era una canción eurovisiva y que más adelante yo sería Eurofan 🥰🥰
Nocturne was atypical at least: it only had a twenty-four-word chorus, sung once at the beginning and once at the end.
Only 24 words!
MASTERPİECE OF EUROVISION
You know your song is legendary when you need few lyrics to win. One of my absolute favorites from the ESC! ❤️❤️❤️
Min favorittvinnersang og min favorittvinner av hele konkurransen. Så (1995) ga mitt land, Hellas, 12 poeng til vinneren Norge!! I Hellas kan det høres hele tiden i alle områder av undergrunnsbanen!! Gratulerer til Norge og dine fantastiske mennesker!! Med mye kjærlighet fra Athen og Hellas 🇬🇷💖🇳🇴
I'm in love with this song ❤️❤️✨️
I love her music!!! Respect Nocturne
I got goosebumps... Epic
Iconic
I was so happy and proud when Norway chose this song to represent us in Eurovision. I was convinced of a second win.
I love the quiet feeling during the performance and as you actually almost can hear a safety pin fall to the floor.
This is the definition of a masterpiece! Norway, please keep sending amazing songs. You are my favorite country at Eurovision!💙
The best Winner of all time
The definition of a Masterpiece
I think it's safe to say that a song very much like this would never win Eurovision again, and I'm so happy that it won in '95. One of my favorite winners of all time, it's so atmospheric and beautiful. I just want to live in this song forever.
Oh, I disagree! I think a song like this would blow Salvador's result out of the water.
Salvador's song wouldn't even get this much appreciation in the 50's or 60's , yet he won in 2017 , if He can do that so can Secret Garden
One of the most magical song from ESC
Amazing song ❤️
This is one example of ESC winners usually always bringing something new and exciting: an almost completely instrumental song. I might not think it is one of the best winners but at least it still feels fresh
Best Eurovision song ever made
Very good song ❤ love from Poland ☺
This is one of the many masterpiece that Eurovision makes each year this is one of my favourite, this would fit perfectly into a fantasy game/movie.❤
Beautiful piece of music , but my favourite songs in 95 are Sweden , Spain , Israel , Greece , Denmark,Portugal, Turkey .
Basically my favorite song ever. There's no piece of music more magical than this.
One of my absolute favorites of all time!!!
From Azerbaijan. This is my best Eurovision song ❤🇦🇿🇸🇯
Absolute winner and remained the best one in eurovision history!!
This is the best thing that happened to the Eurovision Song Contest ❤
Still the best eurovision song ever
I ❤ this Song. One of my favorite contributions to the ESC.
THEE ultimate winner of Eurovision
This legendary song is finally uploaded to the channel…
The soundtrack of pure love and peace. 💓💓💓
Scandinavian culture is magnificent.🤍🤍
The most gorgeous song in all of Eurovision history!
What a magnificent song.
Still totally awesome! 😁💓😁
Greatest Eurovision of all time 💖💖💖
1:29 I always thought that'd be Secret Garden themselves, but apparently not as I just learned. 😮
sublime...
I love it❤❤❤
Good Song.....Missed the old years
Upper class ❤❤❤ one of my faves
Song written by Rolf Løvland who also wrote "You Raise Me Up".
He also wrote and composed the winning song of ESC 1985, "La det swinge" performed by the pop duo Bobbysocks!
Serene and spiritual sounding. Much better than most modern ESC songs.
My favourite with some words,the music is amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
The best song to ever win Eurovision and my second-favorite Eurovision song ever (behind Cha Cha Cha). Much love from NYC. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇳🇴
Its so emotional. I hope soon win again a classic non-singer Song with music like that❤❤❤❤
I would like to see Norway win again the Eurovision in 2025.
Let’s hope 🥰
Ethereal! 🤍
I love this song! Please, The Voice -Ireland winner 1996🇮🇪
Magical ❤🇳🇴
Eurovision with LIVE music. Marvellous, magical masterpiece.
Nice Singer and good Viola Solo part, pizzicato background👍🏼
Simply sublime!
Åsa jinder on the keyharp
@@icesam931 Or "keyed fiddle"?
This is the most legendary winner of the 90s, the golden decade of ESC by song quality, for sure.
The "dark" stage is much more colorful than the "colorful" stuff we have nowadays...
Just listen and let the beauty of the song captivate you... taking you back to the days when Eurovision was still a "Song Contest".
Tusen takk fra Tyrkia
The Golden Age of ESC was rather in the 70s and 80s.
This and Ulveham are the best Norwegian entries ever! Masterpieces!
Fantástica música 💙
Eurovision Instrumental Contest
I love this song so much. I've made a video about my mother who passed away more than 5 years ago and I put this song in the video.
Great Waltz song!!!!
I know there’s an English version of this legendary masterpiece, but for me, it will always sound better in Norwegian, it just works better with the instruments.
The best winner. Ever.
Inceible song
Norway 🇳🇴 Spain 🇪🇸 Uruguay 🇺🇾🩵🏳️🌈
Muzic biuiful💓💗💖💙💚💛💗💓💝💝
One of the best winners ever!
nice nummer
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Sounds like a film score
Okay...a bit of song to sing and music play for the win.
it's a lovely piece of music but barely a song at all
This Song disrupted on Ireland of it could be 5 consecutive Times Eurovision Champion
The violinist is Irish, actually😁 It is an Irish entry in disguise literally🤣
Eurovisions own version of Enya
Leleleleleeeesh
The main violin rhythm sounds like pakistani singer Nazia Hassan song "Dum Dum Dee Dee" which was released back in 1983.
Even 30 years after this entry competed at ESC, I still don't think it should be called a song.
In a good or bad way ?
why? just bc it was 30 years after? ik it doesnt have that mutch singing in it, but its still a song
@GompBeanie Okay, I guess I forgot to put the word "even" at the beginning of my comment.
@@DanTony68 ok
You're right: it's a masterpiece
Was there a rule how many vocals a song must have?
Pls The Voice Eimear Quinn - Ireland winner 1996
Yes, the best song that has been composed for Eurovision in its history barely has lyrics, and what's wrong with it, it's still a song, there was a time when I listened to a lot of instrumental music, because it can express a lot without depending on the lyrics of the song.
30 years since this ART won, hopefully we will see a return of instrumentals, it’s not all about singing
Eurovision SONG contest though. This entry contained only one chorus with 24 words. Nothing more.
@@DanTony68It's still a song , any melody is a song
@@danuostret1900 A predominantly instrumental piece is not a song. Period.
@@DanTony68 it still has words in it , so it is a song
@danuostret1900 A song contains at least two verses and one chorus. Here we only have one chorus without any verse. So it can't be named a song.