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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Members | Pär Stenhammar Robert Kragh Elena Boyadjyeva Emilie Fjällström |
| Website | www.lovestoned-music.com |
Lovestoned is a German-Swedish pop band from Stockholm. [1] They took part in the 2010 Melodifestivalen. [2]
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| 2009 | "Rising Girl" | 54 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Thursdays" | — | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I Know Nothing" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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