“Kodjos secret tribute to his mom – with Johnny Logan”
“the Eurovision-legendarens emotional surprise in the live broadcast”
“NYKÖPING. Kodjo Akolor kept the big surprise a secret for half a year.”
“live, he surprised his mother by taking out her biggest idol, Johnny Logan, on the scene.”
“– She sat and shook afterwards, ” says Kodjo on the emotional tribute.”
“Just Kodjo Akolor and SVT knew about the evening’s big surprise.”
“During the mellanakten and tribute to his mother Grace with Johnny Logan’s ”Hold me now” climbed suddenly the artist himself in on stage. And Kodjos mom was so taken aback that she not only understood what had happened, whereupon she quickly stretched up the arm into the sky and waved to his great idol.”
“In six months the tisslats and tasslats behind the scenes before the big surprise.”
“– I began to lie about this type half a year ago, when I knew that it was actually something that would happen. I believe that the official version was that: ‘All parents of any race. You have got to Nykoping, it is just to show up”, says Kodjo Akolor.”
“It was also Kodjo Akolor who hatched the idea to bring in Johnny Logan to Mello. In just two weeks had the producer Henric von Zweigbergk come up with glädjebeskedet that, it is decided and clear. On Saturday morning flown Eurovision legend to the topic.”
“How shocked was my mother?”
“– Superchockad. She sat and shook afterwards. I went and talked with her after the song, just to check that she was okay. She said: ”I’m just in shock”. But it is also her great, great musikidol. What do you do for his mother, ” says Kodjo Akolor.”
