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The mezzo-soprano
Malena Ernman from Sandviken comfortably goes from the high culture opera
houses of Vienna and Paris to comedy sketches at award shows without regard
to the reactions from the sometimes-conservative world of opera.
"People also react when they hear me "speaking normally".
I guess it can come as a surprise, since an opera singer can sound like
a pompous actor just by ordering a regular cup of coffee."
Malena Ernman, (full name: Sara Magdalena Ernman) born November 4th 1970
in Uppsala is a Swedish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and member of the
Royal Academy of Music. She was educated at the Royal Academy of Music
in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France and at
the school of the Royal Swedish Opera.
"Fredrik Kempe, who wrote the song, is an old friend of mine. We
worked together at the Opera in Stockholm with Staden ten years ago. He
called me last summer and said he had a song that would suit me. It sounded
like a fun idea!"
Malena looks at her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest as a
"fun thing to try":
"I always watch the Eurovision Song Contest on the web. The whole
family will watch together in front of the computer, in whatever european
city we happen to be in"
"In the opera I´m on stage for three hours, singing without
a microphone. In the Eurovision Song Contest, I´m on stage for three
minutes, singing with a microphone. |
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La
voix
Can you keep a secret?
Can you keep a secret?
I'm in love with you
Can you make a promise?
Can you make a promise?
Stay forever true, oh...
But I'm forever yours
Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix
Je t'aime, ami, c'est jamais sans toi
J'vis ma vie pour toi, c'est l'univers pour moi
Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix
Tell me what you're feelin'
Tell me what you're feelin'
I just wanna know
Tell me what you're dreamin'
Tell me what you're dreamin'
Let your feelings show, oh...
Stay and don't let go
Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix
Je t'aime, ami, c'est jamais sans toi
J'vis ma vie pour toi, c'est l'univers pour moi
Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix
(Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix)
(Je t'aime, ami, c'est jamais sans toi)
J'vis ma vie pour toi, c'est l'univers pour moi
Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix
J'entends la voix, la voix...
(Je t'aime, amour, quand j'entends la voix) |
The
voice
Can you keep a secret?
Can you keep a secret?
I'm in love with you
Can you make a promise?
Can you make a promise?
Stay forever true, oh...
But I'm forever yours
I love you, my love, when I hear the voice
I love you, my friend, it's never without you
I live my life for you, it's the universe for me
I love you, my love, when I hear the voice
Tell me what you're feelin'
Tell me what you're feelin'
I just wanna know
Tell me what you're dreamin'
Tell me what you're dreamin'
Let your feelings show, oh...
Stay and don't let go
I love you, my love, when I hear the voice
I love you, my friend, it's never without you
I live my life for you, it's the universe for me
I love you, my love, when I hear the voice
(I love you, my love, when I hear the voice)
(I love you, my friend, it's never without you)
I live my life for you, it's the universe for me
I love you, my love, when I hear the voice
I hear the voice, the voice
(I love you, my love, when I hear the voice) |