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Arvingarna is a Swedish
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formed in Gothenburg in 1989. The group consists of
Casper Janebrink Dennis Casper Janebrink (born 2 January 1970) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of dansband Arvingarna. Casper Janebrink is the son of Dennis Janebrink and Ing-Marie. He grew up in Partil ...
(vocals and bass guitar), Lars Larsson (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Kim Carlsson (vocals and guitars) and Tommy Carlsson (drums and vocals). At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '" Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the
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in Millstreet Co.Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th.


History

Arvingarna was founded in 1989, following the members earlier having played heavy metal, without any major successes. The band's name ("The heirs") refers to the group member's parents, who also were active in dansbands. Arvingarna plays a form of dansband music that is it inspired by
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and rock music, and has also being described as a
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. The band has competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in
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. In 2019 they participated in
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with the song "
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", where they placed 7th in the final scoring 64 points. The band returned two years later and participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "
Tänker inte alls gå hem "Tänker inte alls gå hem" is a song by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. It was performed in Melodifestivalen 2021 Melodifestivalen 2021 was the 61st edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen. The competition was organised by Sve ...
" taking part in the first heat on 6 February 2021 where they qualified directly for the finale.These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest
The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021 The finale was held on 13 March 2021 at the
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in Stockholm. Arvingarna finished 9th in the final with a total of 44 points.


Personnel

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Casper Janebrink Dennis Casper Janebrink (born 2 January 1970) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of dansband Arvingarna. Casper Janebrink is the son of Dennis Janebrink and Ing-Marie. He grew up in Partil ...
– vocals, bass (1989–present) * Lars Larsson – guitars, vocals, keyboards (1989–present) * Kim Carlsson – vocals, guitars (1989–present) * Tommy Carlsson – drums, vocals (1989–present)


Discography


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Compilation albums


Singles


Notes


Citations


External links

* * {{Authority control Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups from Gothenburg Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 Dansbands 1989 establishments in Sweden Sibling musical groups