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Bobby Ljunggren
Bobby Ljunggren (born 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 50 entries, reaching the milestone of half a century of entries at Melodifestivalen 2020. In Melodifestivalen 2008, he co-wrote both the winning song and the songs placing second and third. Eurovision Song Contest national finals entries ;Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden) ; Lithuanian national finals entries ;Eurosong entries (Belgium) ;Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark) ;''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (; abbreviated UMK; en, italics=yes, Contest for New Music) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as the new format for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovi ...'' entries (Finland) References Bobby Lju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Igen
"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. 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. The song won the 1988 Second Chance Contest. Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) 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 he ... was asked to compete with "Om igen", but said no.Kikki Danielsson - ''Fri - en samling'' - 2001. Chart positions References Lena P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Hedlund
Hanna Kristina Hedlund (born 24 January 1975, Kilafors, Bollnäs Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. Her sister Lina is also a singer. She has a son and a daughter with Martin Stenmarck. Career Hedlund competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the song " Anropar försvunnen" and finished in eighth place. She also competed with her sister Lina in Melodifestivalen 2002 with the song "Big Time Party" and finished in ninth place. Hedlund was a judge of the TV4 show ''Talang 2007'', the Swedish version of ''Britain's Got Talent'', with Bert Karlsson and Tobbe Blom. Hedlund currently hosts the singing competition '' Singing Bee'' on TV3 in Sweden. In 2009, she participated in the Swedish version of ''Clash of the choirs'' with a choir from her hometown Bollnäs, and won the final against Erik Segerstedt Mats Erik Segerstedt (born 20 April 1983) is a Swedish singer. Segerstedt was born in Uddevalla. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2000
Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 thanks to Charlotte Nilsson's victory the previous year. Sveriges Television chose to hold the contest in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. They were represented by Roger Pontare with the song " When Spirits Are Calling My Name". Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used; 1,394 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition and 10 progressed to the final. The final was held in the Gothenburg Opera House in Gothenburg on 10 March 2000, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Roger Pontare ( 1994 winner with Marie Bergman) won the MF again with the rock-inspired ballad " När vindarna viskar mitt namn", donning a folk-inspired costume and featuring Sámi dancers during his performance. The 2000 Melodifestivalen was presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kärleken är
"Kärleken är" (; literally " heLove Is"; English title: "Eternal Love") is a Swedish-language ballad about love. It was written by Ingela Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and , and sung by Swedish pop and country singer Jill Johnson in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998, where it won, gaining the right to compete for in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. It finished 10th with 53 points. It was the last Swedish entry in the contest to be sung in Swedish. Although lyricist Ingela "Pling" Forsman did not comment on the background of the song when it won Melodifestivalen and competed at Eurovision, she has since confirmed that the lyrics indeed were inspired by the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in France in 1997. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna, Premium förlag 2006 (first released 1999), page 263-265 - ''Melodifestival 1998, I schlagerns mikrokosmos...'' The chorus in Swedish translates as follows: "An angel flew by on her way to heaven, so free, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song "Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she entered Melodifestivalen for the second time with "Crazy in Love", which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several Gold and Platinum records and since 2014 even hosted her own Swedish TV-show from Nashville, '' Jills veranda''. Biography Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist, an aspiration towards which she was highly encouraged by her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1998
Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1998 Melodifestivalen 1998 was the selection for the 38th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 37th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,141 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition, with ten songs selected to compete. Five of the songs were eliminated and the remaining five were voted on by 11 regional juries. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 14 March 1998, presented by Pernilla Månsson and Magnus Karlsson, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 2,881,000 people and the winner was "Kärleken är", sung by Jill Johnson and composed by Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman. At Eurovision Ahead of the contest, Sweden were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest, featurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se På Mig
"Se på mig" (literally translating into "Look at Me"; an English version is titled "Another Night") is a song by Swedish singer Jan Johansen. It represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, Ireland, using the colloquial spelling "Se på mej". It was the 18th song that was performed on the night, following ' Alexandros Panayi with " Sti Fotia" and preceding 's Aud Wilken with " Fra Mols til Skagen". At the close of the voting, it had received 100 points, ultimately finishing 3rd out of a possible 23. It was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1996 contest by One More Time with "Den vilda". The song peaked on the Swedish '' Sverigetopplistan'' singles chart at #1 twice. On 21 April 1995 it reached No. 1 on the charts, staying there for five weeks and then returned to #1 on 9 June 1995 for another four weeks. Critical reception Pan-European magazine '' Music & Media'' wrote, "The number 3 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin proves to be a man of enduran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Johansen (singer)
Jan Christian Johansen (born 9 January 1966) is a Sweden, Swedish singer, best known for representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Life and career Jan Johansen represented Sweden at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Se på mig" and finished third with 100 points. The song stayed at the top of Svensktoppen for fifteen weeks, charting for thirty weeks in total. His father is the Norwegian jazz musician Egil Johansen (musician), Egil Johansen and his mother is the Norwegian-born 50s jazz singer Ellen Böbak. Johansen has participated in Melodifestivalen four times since "Se på mig" - fourth place in Melodifestivalen 2001, 2001 with "Ingenmansland", seventh place in Melodifestivalen 2002, 2002 with "Sista andetaget" and second place in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "Let Your Spirit Fly", a duet with Pernilla Wahlgren. After the second place in 2003 with "Let your spirit fly" followed 17 years were Jan Johansen did not participate in the Melodifestivalen. He has co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 1995
Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mig". Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 24 February 1995, presented by Pernilla Månsson Colt and broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people. At Eurovision On the night of the contest Johansen performed 18th, following Cyprus and following Denmark. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points. Voting References External linksTV broadcastings at SVT's open archive {{Melodifestivalen 1995 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 1995 File:1995 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ett Liv Med Dej
"Ett liv med dej" is a power ballad written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Håkan Almqvist, and performed by Towe Jaarnek at Melodifestivalen 1991, where it finished second. The single peaked at number 35 on the Swedish singles chart. The song also stayed at Svensktoppen ''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 cha ... for 10 weeks between 21 April-25 August 1991, peaking at number three. Charts References {{authority control 1991 songs 1991 singles Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman Songs written by Bobby Ljunggren Swedish-language songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towe Jaarnek
Towe Jaarnek, (born 13 June 1965) is a Swedish singer. At the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1991, she performed the song ''Ett liv med dej'', which finished 2nd. ("Where did they go? Part 9: Towe Jaarnek"). Retrieved 17 May 2010 In 1992, she recorded a with the Swedish singer . The song was '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |