Related Research Articles
Carola Maria Häggkvist, commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish pop singer. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music. Her debut album, Främling (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history. She has also worked as a songwriter. During her career, she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are "Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", "Fångad av en stormvind", "All the Reasons to Live", "I Believe in Love", "Genom allt", and "Evighet". She has released records in various languages: Swedish, Dutch, German, English, Norwegian and Japanese.
Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting Allsång på Skansen on Swedish television from 1994 up until 2003.
Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli, known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven".
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show.
Hanna Emilia Rydberg-Mitiku, known simply as Emilia, is a Swedish pop music and soul singer and one-hit wonder. Her 1998 hit single "Big Big World" reached number one in the music charts in several countries.
Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg is a Swedish singer.
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host.
"Eloise" is a Swedish-language song written by Gert Lengstrand and Lasse Holm and performed by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. It won the Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where it represented Sweden. The country had been one of the favourites to win that year. The highest sets of points, 10, came from Belgium, Austria and Israel, adding up to a total of 89 points.
"God morgon" is a pop song in Swedish, performed by the pop and country group Chips, just then named "Sweets 'n Chips", at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, where it finished 2nd. Its lyrics are about morning. "God morgon" was written by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg. With this song, Elisabeth Andreasson and made her Melodifestivalen debut. In 1981, "God morgon" was also released as a single. On 5 April 1981 the song entered number one on the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen. The song was also recorded with lyrics in English, as "Good Morning".
"Bra vibrationer", written by Ingela Forsman and composed by Lasse Holm, was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Kikki Danielsson.
"Främling" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist with music composed by Lasse Holm, Swedish lyrics written by Monica Forsberg, and arranged by Lennart Sjöholm. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 held in Munich, after winning the Melodifestivalen 1983.
Mycke' mycke' mer, written by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg, is a pop song in Swedish, which was performed by Swedish pop and country group Chips at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980, where it finished 4. it is a love song about being together, and was sung in a duet by Lasse Holm and Kikki Danielsson. The song was also recorded with lyrics in English, as A Little Bit of Loving.
Melodifestivalen is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959.
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, Sweden held a national final called Melodifestivalen 1978. The winner and representative was "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten", sung by Björn Skifs, and written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand.
Following Herreys' victory in the previous year, Sweden were the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The venue chosen for the show was the country's second city, Gothenburg.
Molly My Marianne Sandén, also known by her middle name My Marianne, is a Swedish pop singer and voice actress. As a teenager, she represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2012, and 2016. Her sisters Frida and Mimmi are also singers. In 2018, Sandén released her third studio album, Större. Her fourth studio album was released in early 2019, called Det bästa kanske inte hänt än.
Monica Kristina Ingeborg Törnell is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was discovered by Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1971, triggering a career spanning several decades in various genres, mainly folk and rock music. With Lasse Holm, she represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway.
Guenerina is a song written by singers Paul Sahlin and Monica Forsberg. The song stayed at Svensktoppen for 11 weeks from 17 April- 10 July 1977, topping the chart seven times.
"Canelloni, Macaroni" is a song written by Lasse Holm, and recorded by him released as a single in 1986.
Va' har du under blusen, Rut? is a song written by Lennart Witoslaw, and originally recorded by him releasing it as 1973 single with Porriga Billy acting as B-side. The song was also recorded by Schytts, releasing it as a 1974 single with En annan stad, en annan vän acting as B-side. and in 1974 it was also recorded by Stefan Rüdén, Tre blå, Winners and Zenits.
References
- ↑ "Sveriges Television". 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ↑ Johanna Hagström (18 November 2017). "Icona Pop gjorde slut i baktakt" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Miss Decibel". Swedishcharts. 1978. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
