BlackJack is a Swedish
dansband
(; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired ...
formed in
Sundsvall in 1990. Their most famous hit song with "
Inget stoppar oss nu
"Inget stoppar oss nu", also known as "Inget kan stoppa oss nu" or "I natt, i natt", is a song written by Lasse Holm and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and originally intended to be performed by Haakon Pedersen at Melodifestivalen 1987. The song never ...
". Throughout the years, the band has scored several other
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 ...
hits, including "Om det känns rätt" in 1996.
Svensktoppen – ''1996''
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The band was founded by Tony Ljungström
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
, who also appeared in the film, and Torbjörn Eriksson (former Kapellmeister).
The band has played at TV shows like "Bingolotto
''Bingolotto'' is a Swedish primetime television game show lottery that was first broadcast 1989 on local TV and since 1991 nationwide on the Swedish network TV4. The show is a collaboration work between Swedish TV channel TV4, the Swedish lottery ...
", "Go'kväll
''Go'kväll'' is a Swedish daily television show broadcast at Sveriges Television. The show consists of interviews, singer performances and cooking. It has had different hosts, including Anja Kontor, Suzanne Axell and Beppe Starbrink.
It was ...
", "Jeopardy!
''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
" and " Mat-Tina". They have also appeared in a Europolitan commercial.
Personnel
* Kjelle Danielsson – vocals
* Peder Matz – keyboards, accordion
* Ove Olsson – guitar, vocals
* Mikael Östlin – drums
* Morgan Östlin – keyboards, saxophones
Discography
Albums
Compilation albums
Singles
*1991: "Den stora kärleken" (a 5-track CD)
#"Den stora kärleken" (Kent Carlsson)
#"Girl on Swing" (Bob Miranda)
#"Last Date" (Boudleux Bryant-Floyd Cramer)
#"Du är vinden" (Johnny Thunqvist)
#"Tillsammans genom gränden" (Keith Almgren-Lars-Åke Svantesson)
Charting in Svensktoppen
*1996: "Om det känns rätt"
*1997: "Torka tåren"
*1998: "Du vet"
*1999: "Vinden har vänt"
*2000: "Nu är det lördag igen"
*2001: "Sommar flickor"
*2001: "Får jag låna din fru ikväll"
*2002: "Ge mig en chans"
Citations
External links
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Musical groups established in 1991
Dansbands
Sundsvall
1991 establishments in Sweden