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 Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for ...

" ( en, "Like a Wind"). It won the 1990

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and went on to place sixteenth at the

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.Svensktoppen - ''1990''
/ref> 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 ''

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''. Two of the brothers released solo albums on Refuge in 1985. Bertil Edin released ''Cross the Border'', and Simon Ådahl ''I'm In Touch''. Lasse Edin formed a band called The Outsiders in 1990.

Discography

Swedish releases

*''Edin-Ådahl'', (Prim) 1980 *''Alibi'', (CBS/Royal) 1982 *''Maktfaktor'', (Royal) 1983 *''Tecken'', (Prim) 1986 *''Big Talk'', (Royal/Cantio) 1989 *''Into My Soul'', (Cantio) 1990 *''Reser Till Kärlek'', (Cantio) 1991 *''Kosmonaut Gagarins Rapport'', (Viva) 1992 *''Minnen: 1980—1992'', (Viva) 1994 *''Komplett'', (Media Point) 2009

English releases

*''Alibi'', (Refuge) 1983 *''X-Factor'', (Refuge) 1984 *''Miracle'', (Refuge) 1987 *''Big Talk'', (Royal Music/Refuge) (1989) *''Into My Soul'', (Alarma World Music) (1990) *''Revival'', (Alarma World Music/Cantio) (1991)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edin-Adahl Musical groups established in 1977 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 Swedish musical groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Sibling musical groups Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1990 Melodifestivalen winners Melodifestivalen contestants Christian pop groups