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Blond (band)
Sweden was represented by Blond in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Bara hon älskar mig". Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1997 Melodifestivalen 1997 was the selection for the 37th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 36th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,229 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in Gothenburg on 8 March 1997, presented by Jan Jingryd and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network. The show was watched by 2,965,000 people. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by Stephan Berg. At Eurovision Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 12th out of the 25 entries. Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th. Voting References External linksT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Berg
Stephan Berg (born 11 February 1957) is a Swedish composer and songwriter. He was the writer of the Carola Häggkvist, Carola song Fångad av en stormvind, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, Eurovision Song Contest in 1991. See also *Carola Häggkvist *Fångad av en stormvind *Eurovision Song Contest 1991 References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Stephan 1957 births Swedish composers Swedish male composers Eurovision Song Contest winners Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Lundstedt
Björn Helge Andreas Lundstedt (born 20 May 1972) is a Swedish singer, best known as a member of the pop-dance group Alcazar. Biography Born in Uppsala, Sweden, since childhood, Lundstedt had wanted to be a singer. At the age of five, he took part in a talent competition for children and achieved second place. By the age of fifteen, he appeared regularly on television and in shows as a member of the band . The group consisted of four of the now most famous singers in Sweden; Lundstedt himself, Peter Jöback, Lisa Nilsson and . In 1998, Lundstedt was the founding member of Alcazar. They made their European breakthrough with the hit single "Crying at the Discoteque". After this success, Alcazar had several more hit singles. One of them was "This is The World We Live In" (2004). Alcazar reunited in 2007 after a two-year break and today consists of Tess Merkel, Lina Hedlund and Lundstedt. Lundstedt released one album and four singles in the years 1996–1997, and in 2006 he rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen By Year
Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") 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. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden;Television in Sweden Sweden.se (30 September 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2006. it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population. The festival has produced six [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the country of Wales is a component of a multi-part sovereign state, the United Kingdom. A country may be a historically sovereign area (such as Korea), a currently sovereign territory with a unified government (such as Senegal), or a non-sovereign geographic region associated with certain distinct political, ethnic, or cultural characteristics (such as the Basque Country). The definition and usage of the word "country" is flexible and has changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. The largest country by area is Russia, while the smallest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since making its debut in Eurovision Song Contest 1958, 1958, missing only three contests since then (Eurovision Song Contest 1964, 1964, Eurovision Song Contest 1970, 1970 and Eurovision Song Contest 1976, 1976). Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. At the contest, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden hosted the contest six times: three times in Stockholm (, , ), twice in Malmö (, ) and once in Gothenburg (). Sweden is one of the most successful competing participants at the Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of six victories, second only to 's seven wins. Sweden also has the most top five results of the 21st century, with 12; in total, Sweden has achieved 26 top five results in the contest. After finishing second with Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson in , Sweden went on to achieve its six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles: "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love (Robyn song), Show Me Love". Her second and third albums, ''My Truth'' (1999) and ''Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album), Don't Stop the Music'' (2002), were released in Sweden. Robyn returned to international success with her fourth album, ''Robyn (album), Robyn'' (2005), which brought a Grammy Award nomination. The album spawned the singles "Be Mine! (Robyn song), Be Mine!" and the UK singles chart, UK number one "With Every Heartbeat". Robyn released a trilogy of mini-albums in 2010, known as the ''Body Talk (Robyn album), Body Talk'' series. They received broad critical praise and three Grammy Award nominations, and produced three top-10 singles: "Dancing On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Du Gör Mig Hel Igen
Du gör mig hel igen (Swedish: "you make me whole again") was an entry in Melodifestivalen 1997, which was sung by Cajsalisa Ejemyr Cajsalisa Ejemyr (born 7 November 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and actress. Cajsalisa performed the song "Du gör mig hel igen" by Robyn in Sweden's preselection for Eurovision Song Contest 1997, Melodifestivalen 1997. The song .... Songwriter and part producer of the song was popstar Robin Carlsson (Robyn). The song placed 4th in the contest, and later entered the Swedish charts. Charts References SMDB Melodifestivalen songs of 1997 Swedish pop songs Songs written by Robyn Songs written by Ulf Lindström Songs written by Johan Ekhé 1997 songs Warner Music Group singles {{1990s-Sweden-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajsalisa Ejemyr
Cajsalisa Ejemyr (born 7 November 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and actress. Cajsalisa performed the song "Du gör mig hel igen" by Robyn in Sweden's preselection for Eurovision Song Contest 1997, Melodifestivalen 1997. The song ended up in 4th place. , . Retrieved 17 January 2010. Filmography * Jungfruresan (1988) * Bert: The Last Virgin (1995) as Victoria * |
Wille Crafoord
Carl-Henning William "Wille" Crafoord (born 8 February 1966) is a Swedish composer, songwriter, singer and rap artist. He became known in the late 1980s for introducing hip hop music in Sweden to a wider audience through his rap group Just D. He was a member of the group between 1989 and 1995. He has released several solo albums, and in 1997 he was awarded the Karamelodiktstipendiet. Just D was awarded the music award Rockbjörnen in 1995. He has twice participated in Melodifestivalen both as a performer and songwriter. Early life Crafoord is the son of psychiatrist Clarence Crafoord and Margareta Crafoord. His paternal grand mother, Elsa, née Kumlin, was a sister to the maternal grand father of English pop singer Leona Naess, making them second cousins. Career Along with Peder Ernerot and Gustave Lund he formed the hip hop group Just D and played in it between 1989 and 1996. They were awarded several gold records, Swedish Grammys and a Rockbjörnen award for albums such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Wester
Mats Wester (born September 1, 1964 in Botkyrka, Sweden) is a musician and plays the nyckelharpa. Mats studied at Adolf Fredriks Musik Skola in Stockholm. Together with the singer Håkan Hemlin he operates the musical group Nordman. During Nordman's long pause Mats created another group together with Py Bäckman (lyrics) and Elenor Ågeryd (vocals). Mats has also written a song for the group Garmarna "En gång ska han gråta" (Once he will cry). As many times before Py Bäckman wrote the lyrics to the song. Mats Wester was one of four musicians brought together by blues rock singer/guitar player Joe Bonamassa to perform on a variety of instruments in a July 3, 2012 acoustic concert at the Vienna Opera House. None of the five had ever worked together nor even met until they arrived in Vienna where three days later they put on a live performance. The event was released on March 12, 2013 on CD&DVD/Blu-Ray titled ''An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House'' and in 2014 was bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn (born 5 July 1948, Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica. Career Bäckman grew up in Iggesund (Gävleborg County) and started her career at nine years old when she was discovered by a touring radio show. After that, she was called up by the Swedish TV show host, Lennart Hyland Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestio ..., and came down to Stockholm, where she made her TV debut in 1957. After the television appearance, she toured around and sang songs in various public parks. As a teenager, she thought it was frivolous singing pop music and began instead with rock music. In 1973, she began touring across Europe as a lead singer wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garmarna
Garmarna is a Sweden, Swedish folk rock band. Their songs are mainly old Scandinavian ballads. Biography Garmarna was founded in 1990. Stefan Brisland-Ferner, Gotte Ringqvist and Rickard Westman were inspired by old Swedish music, which they had heard in a theatre. They began searching for old tunes and instruments. After two years of playing together, Jens Höglin joined the band on drums. In 1992 the band recorded their first Extended play, EP. They thought that female vocals would provide a contrast to the dark mood of their music and invited Emma Härdelin, a long-time friend of the band, as the guest vocalist on the EP. She officially joined the band in 1993. The debut EP sold well in Sweden, and helped the band tour in Scandinavia. On the album ''Vittrad'', the band decided to add Sampling (music), samples and Music sequencer, sequencers to the mix. In 1994, Omnium released ''Vittrad'' in the United States, with English translations of the old songs. Garmarna started a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
