United Kingdom 2012: Engelbert Humperdinck

Posted 28 March, 2012 - 20:54 by Ian Fowell

Artist name:

Engelbert Humperdinck

Song title:

Love Will Set You Free

Song writer(s):

Martin Terefe & Sacha Skarbek

Year:

2012

Language:

English

Country:

United Kingdom

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About the song:

Love Will Set You Free is a romantic ballad. Engelbert shows off his polished vocals on this uplifting song and this should work very well in the final. There is a nice Spanish guitar used in the song

About the participant:

Engelbert has sold over a 150 million songs over a period of 45 years. He has millions of fans all over the world. Engelbert still tours globally and has recently performed sell out concerts in Dubai and the USA.

He has 63 gold and 24 platinum records including massive hits like Please Release Me, The Last Waltz, Les Bicylettes De Belsize and Quando, Quando, Quando.

He was born under the name Arnold George Dorsey and his stage name was suggested by his manager at the time, Gordon Mills, who also managed popular stars like Tom Jones and Gilbert O'Sullivan.

He has had four Grammy nominations and has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Las Vegas Walk Of Fame.

About the selection:

After much speculation the BBC internally selected Engelbert to be the United Kingdom representative and the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was composed by Martin Terefe & Sacha Skarbek who have worked with recording artists such as Adele and James Morrison.

Lyrics:

So graceful and pure
A smile bathed in light
No matter the distance
A miracle of sight

Though I should have known
I could not turn away
When faced with your beauty
No reason can stay

As you kiss him in the moonlight
With heavy words I say

If you love someone
Follow your heart
'Cause love comes once
If you're lucky enough
Though I'll miss you forever
The hurt will run deep
Only love can set you free

Trust in your dreams
Run with no fear
And if you should stumble
Remember I'm near

As a ghost I will walk
I'll look deep in my soul
I might find another
You gave me that hope

So as you kiss him in the moonlight
With heavy words I say

If you love someone
Follow your heart
'Cause love comes once
If you're lucky enough
Though I'll miss you forever
And the hurt will run deep
Only love can set you free

And if you love someone
Follow your heart
'Cause love comes once
If you're lucky enough
Though I'll miss you forever
The hurt will run deep
Love will set you free

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