eurovision 1985

Kikki Danielsson

Kikki Danielsson represented Sweden at Eurovision 1985 in Gothenburg with “Bra vibrationer”, finishing 3rd of 19.

who
Swedish singer, accordinist and song lyricist
born
10 May 1952, Visseltofta, Sweden
contest
1985
best result
3rd, 1985
music
country pop, country, schlager, dansband music
plays
accordion
active
since 1969
record labels
Mariann
also in
Chips
sang for
Sweden

Biography

Kikki Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer who sometimes plays the accordion and has written lyrics. Danielsson sang for Sweden in the group Chips, eighth in Harrogate in 1982, and alone in 1985, when “Bra vibrationer” was the host country’s song in Gothenburg and finished third.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Kikki Danielsson”.

At Eurovision

One song, and what became of it.

  1. 1985 Gothenburg

    Sweden

    “Bra vibrationer”

    3rd of 19 Finished 3rd of 19, with 103 points.

    Sung in
    Swedish
    Written by
    Ingela Forsman, Lasse Holm
    Conductor
    Curt-Eric Holmquist
    Running order
    16th of 19
    Age on the night
    32
    Won that year
    Norway: Bobbysocks, “La det swinge”

    The story of Eurovision 1985: Norway, at last, and a skirt that came off on live television

Away from Eurovision

Other contests and shows

  • Melodifestivalen 1978
  • Melodifestivalen 1980
  • Melodifestivalen 1981
  • Melodifestivalen 1982
  • Melodifestivalen 1983
  • Melodifestivalen 1985
  • Melodifestivalen 1992
  • Melodifestivalen 2002
  • Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
  • Melodifestivalen 2006
  • Melodifestivalen 2018
  • Rampfeber
  • Så mycket bättre, season 8

As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.

In the drama file

The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Kikki Danielsson is part of.

In our contest stories

What we wrote about Kikki Danielsson, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.

  • 1985 Familiar faces

    The two women who made up Norway's duo, Bobbysocks, both had form. Hanne Krogh had sung for Norway in 1971. Elisabeth Andreasson had sung for Sweden in 1982, as half of a duo — and her partner from that night, Kikki Danielsson, was in Gothenburg as Sweden's entry.

  • 1985 Norway

    It won. "La det swinge", written by Rolf Løvland, finished on 123 points, eighteen ahead of Germany. Sweden and Danielsson were third and the United Kingdom fourth.

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