| "Om igen" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lena Philipsson | ||||
| from the album Talking in Your Sleep | ||||
| A-side | "Om igen" | |||
| B-side | "Vem skall sova över" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | Grammophone record | |||
| Genre | Schlager | |||
| Label | Big Bag | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Bobby Ljunggren | |||
| Lena Philipsson singles chronology | ||||
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"Om igen", written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman and Bobby Ljunggren, is a ballad in Swedish, performed by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988. "Om igen" finished second.
Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer (1985), Se på mej (1995) and Kärleken är (1998). She has also written the text to psalm number 862 in the Swedish hymn book, Blomningstid, and two children's books.
Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden, and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries. In Melodifestivalen 2008, he co-wrote both the winning song and the songs placing second and third.
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "danced songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Ireland and Britain from the later medieval period until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America. Ballads are often 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form, consisting of couplets of rhymed verse, each of 14 syllables. Another common form is ABAB or ABCB repeated, in alternating 8 and 6 syllable lines.
The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart. The song was also at Svensktoppen for 12 weeks during the period 10 April-4 September 1988, with a second place during the debut week as best result there. It also became a Svensktoppen hit, being at the list for 12 weeks during the period 10 April-4 September 1988, peaking at #2.
Svensktoppen is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music.
The song won the 1988 Second Chance Contest.
Kikki Danielsson was asked to compete with "Om igen", but said no ". [1]
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 is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki 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.
