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Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for the 29th time. Melodifestivalen 1990 was held on 9 March, where ten artists competed. Edin-Ådahl won the contest, beating 1983 representative Carola Häggkvist to second place. Their song, written by Mikael Wendt, was "Som en vind". Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1990 Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1,223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Rondo in Gothenburg on 9 March 1990, presented by Carin Hjulström and was broadcast on TV2 but not on radio. The show was watched by 5,964,000 people, the biggest recorded audience for the competition (74.1% of Sweden's 1990 population) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edin-Ådahl
Edin-Ådahl were a Swedish CCM band from 1977 to 1994, composed of brothers Bertil and Lasse Edin and Simon and Frank Ådahl. The group are best known for their 1990 hit "Som en vind" ( en, "Like a Wind"). It won the 1990 Melodifestivalen and went on to place sixteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest. The following year, the band placed second in the Melodifestivalen. Simon Ådahl participated in 1995 together with Lasse Edin. Another song, "Revival", rose to No. 3 on Sweden's radio charts. Their English albums had similar production quality when compared to secular albums, but also poor distribution and "lousy lyrics". Frank Ådahl was the voice of Simba in the Swedish version of the 1994 animated film ''The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...''. Two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Gång Till (song)
"En gång till" ("one more time"), written by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt, is the song that Swedish dansband singer Lotta Engberg performed when it competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1990, where it finished 8th. In 1990, Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester released the single ''En gång till'', with the song ''Bara du'' as B-side. The song charted at Svensktoppen for two weeks during the period 8–15 April 1990, with a 7th and an 8th place as best result there. Cover versions Danish singer Birthe Kjær Birthe Kjær (born 1 September 1948) is a Danish singer. She finished second at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before winning in 1989, and went on to finish third at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne. She also fin ... covered the song in a Danish as En gang til, with lyrics by Dan Adamsen, on her 1993 album Jeg ka' ikke la' vær'. References External links Lotta Engberg songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1990 1990 singles 19 ... [...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 1990
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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] |
Handen På Hjärtat
"Handen på hjärtat" is a Swedish song by Lasse Holm (music) and Ingela Forsman (lyrics) performed by Sofia Källgren in ''Melodifestivalen 1990'' and finished in 4th place. Källgren was backed up by three dancers wearing partially furry suits. The song charted on Svensktoppen for 18 weeks 1 April to 7 October 1990, peaking at no 3. Cover by Björn Kjellman feat. Salome Björn Kjellman feat. Salome performed a slow version with updated lyrics by Jesper Winge Leisner and Søs Fenger Charlotte Fenger (born 2 December 1961), known by the stage name Søs Fenger, is a Danish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. Since the mid 1980s she has been one of the most successful names in Danish music. She has released numerous albums, bot ... for the soundtrack of the 2000 film '' Livet är en schlager''. References Melodifestivalen songs of 1990 Songs written by Lasse Holm Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman Swedish-language songs 1990 songs {{1990s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Källgren
Anna Sofia Helena Källgren, known as Sofia Källgren (born 17 August 1970, Högsbo, Sweden), is a Sweden, Swedish singer. She sings in two other languages, English and Mandarin Chinese, in addition to in Swedish language, Swedish. In 1982 she debuted on the TV-program ''Gomorron Sverige'' on Sveriges Television. In 1986 she performed the song "I Know Him So Well" from ''Chess (musical), Chess'' in ''De okändas revy'' leading to participation in a televised talent show ''Folkparkernas talangjakt''. In 1987 she was awarded the Ulla Billquist-scholarship. Källgren performed a song, "Världen är vacker", entered to Melodifestivalen 1989. The song was not selected, but Källgren was offered to perform the song "Världen är vår" with ''Visitors''. In Melodifestivalen 1990 she entered again and performed "Handen på hjärtat" solo backed up by three dancers wearing partial fursuits. She has performed as Belle in the Swedish version of ''Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Beauty and ... [...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] |
Mitt I Ett äventyr
"Mitt i ett äventyr" is a song written by Stephan Berg, and performed by Carola Häggkvist at Melodifestivalen 1990, where the song ended up second, 15 points after Edin-Ådahl with "Som en vind". During Carola Häggkvist's the Nacka transmitter was knocked out. Urban rumors told about sabotage, since Carola Häggkvist had joined Christian denomination Livets ord. The single peaked at number five on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song stayed at Svensktoppen for 10 weeks during the period of 21 April-25 August 1990, peaking at number three. The song also entered Trackslistan. In 1990, the song was also recorded by Curt Haagers for the album " Curt Haagers 10". at Svensk mediedatabas
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Symfonin
"Symfonin" is a song written by Elisabeth Lord and Tommy Gunnarsson, and performed by Loa Falkman at Melodifestivalen 1990. Lyrical, it deals with using music and singing to unite the peoples of the Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa .... The single, which was released the same year, peaked at 17th position at the Swedish singles chart. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 12 weeks between 25 March-10 June 1990, peaking at second position. Chart trajectories References 1990 singles Anti-war songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1990 Swedish-language songs 1990 songs Songs about music {{2000s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loa Falkman
Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page After studying music, Falkman made his first major performance on the Royal Swedish Opera in 1973. In Melodifestivalen 1990 (Swedish preselection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest), Falkman got the last place with his song "Symfonin" ("The Symphony"). He often plays pompous, vile characters like Wall-Enberg in ''Lilla Jönssonligan'', Tillström in ''Newsmakers'' or Factory Owner Persson in '' Kronjuvelerna''. Filmography *2011 – '' Kronjuvelerna'' *2009 – ''Newsmakers'' *2006 – '' Lilla Jönssonligan & stjärnkuppen'' *2006 – ''7 miljonärer'' *2004 – ''Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo'' *1999 – '' Dödsklockan'' *1997 – '' Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' *1996 – ''Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen'' *1995 – ''Like It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: ''Doug and the Millsmen'', ''The Spacemen'' and ''The Moonlighters''. Holm and singer Monica Törnell represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek". As songwriter Holm is best known as a schlager composer. During the 1980s, he was a songwriter for Chips and country band Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. Holm often collaborated with Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Holm has, by himself or in collaboration with others, written five winning songs in the Swedish Melodifestivalen: "Dag efter dag" by (Chips, 1982), " Främling" (Carola Häggkvist, 1983), "Bra vibrationer" by (Kikki Danielsson, 1985), "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek" (a duet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
