KEiiNO is Norway's 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entry. The band mixes electronic pop with Nordic folk melodies and joik, the traditional form of song of the Sami people. The trio was formed in 2018 by award-winning platinum singer and songwriter Tom Hugo, Sami rapper/joiker Fred Buljo and singer Alexandra Rotan. They will perform 'Spirit In The Sky' in Tel Aviv.
Spirit in the Sky is inspired by the Sami belief that nature gives you strength in times of trouble. It is composed and written by the band in collaboration with Finnish hit-producer Henrik Tala, German producer R. Schramm and lyricist Alexander Olsson. KEiiNO won Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), Norway's televised pre-selection for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, by a landslide. Their song has already topped the Norwegian charts.
Spirit in the Sky
English, Sami > English
Can't you stay
Stay with me into the night
Stay, I need you close
You can go back when the sun rise again
Just stay tonight, just stay
Have you seen my spirit
Lost in the night
The violent nightshade
They took away my light
They call us nothing
My name is nothing
Come see me
Please see me
Cause I've been running with the demons now
They all see my fear
They say there's nothing
Nothing here
I see your spirit in the sky
When northern lights are dancing
He-lo e loi-la
I hear you calling me at night
Whenever wind is blowing
He-lo e loi-la
I can see your spirit in the sky
When northern lights are dancing
He-lo e loi-la
Čajet dan čuovgga
I'll follow you until the daylight
Shy us away
I need a hero
I need my light
Her shining lightwaves
Will break away the night
I call it freedom
Our name is freedom
Come find me
Please find me
Cause I am dancing with the fairies now
They all sing our name
I got my light here
Shining here
I hear you calling me at night
Whenever wind is blowing
He-lo e loi-la
I can see your spirit in the sky
When northern lights are dancing
He-lo e loi-la
Čajet dan čuovgga
I hear you calling me at night
Whenever wind is blowing
He-lo e loi-la
I can see your spirit in the sky
When northern lights are dancing
He-lo e loi-la
Čajet dan čuovgga
I can see your spirit in the sky
When northern lights are dancing
He-lo e loi-la
Čajet dan čuovgga
