Friends was a

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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 by ...

'' or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund,

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Nina Inhammar Nina Karin Elise Inhammar Allard (born ''Inhammar'' 22 May 1977 in Lidköping (grew also up in Svalöv and Klippan)) is a former Swedish singer. She studied music at secondary school and sang in a jazz band, and she also appeared in ''Hässlehol ...

Kim Kärnfalk Kim Charlott Kärnfalk Löwstedt (born 1 November 1974 in Uddevalla, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. Together with Nina Inhammar she sang in the duo ''Nina & Kim''; they competed in Melodifestivalen 2004 with the song ''En gång för alla'' and the ...

and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

show ''Friends på turne'' (''Friends on Tour''), made by

Bert Karlsson Bert Willis Karlsson (born 21 June 1945) is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, and former politician (Member of Parliament 1991-1994) and front figure of the New Democracy (''Ny Demokrati'') party. As the owner and manager of the rec ...

for

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. The show was a success and Friends competed on

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, reaching second place. They won

Melodifestivalen 2001 Sweden was represented by the group Friends in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with schlager song " Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 20 ...

with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" and represented Sweden at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2001 The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song " Fly on the Wings of Love" by Olsen Brothers. Organised by the E ...

with the English version of the song, " Listen to Your Heartbeat.” Following their Eurovision participation, the Swedish delegation was forced to pay royalties to the team behind " Liefde is een kaartspel", the 1996 Belgian entry, making the song the first admitted case of plagiarism in Eurovision history. The band split in 2002, with Inhammar and Kärnfalk forming their own duo ''

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''. In 2004, they attempted to represent Sweden with their song “En Gång För Alla” but came 7th in the second pre-selection round. After 2006, Kärnfalk continued as a solo artist.

Discography

Albums

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Friends på turné ''Friends på turné'' is the debut studio album by Swedish band Friends. It was released in 1999. The songs "Vi behöver varann" and "Friends" charted on Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Unti ...

'' — 1999 *''

Blickar som tänder ''Blickar som tänder'' is the second studio album by Swedish band Friends, released in 2000. The album was re-released in 2001 as "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" with two bonus tracks. The songs " När jag tänker på i morgon", "Holiday", "Vad pojkar ...

'' — 2000 (rereleased in 2001 as ''Lyssna till ditt hjärta'' with 2 additional songs) *''Listen to Your Heartbeat'' — 2001 *'' Dance with Me'' — 2002 *''Best of Friends Vol. 1'' — 2005 *''Best of Friends Vol. 2'' — 2006

Singles

*Vi behöver varann /

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— 1999 *Vad jag än säger dig / Friends — 2000 *När jag tänker på imorgon / När jag tänker på imorgon (singback) — 2000 *Holiday / Nu väntar världen här utanför — 2000 *Listen to your Heartbeat (P3 radio version) / Lyssna till ditt hjärta (Swedish original) / Listen to your Heartbeat (English original) / Lyssna till ditt hjärta/Listen to your heartbeat (instrumental version) — 2001 *Aldrig igen (original Swedish version) / The One That You Need (original English version) / The One That You Need (beat bangers clubbers guide mix) / The One That You Need (beat bangers radio clearance mix) — 2002 *In the Heat of the Night / Vår kärlek är het — 2002 *Let Love Be Love (with Johnny Logan)

References

Sources

"Friends firade hela natten"
''Aftonbladet'', Feb. 24, 2001.

''Aftonbladet'', May 11, 2001.

''Aftonbladet'', February 27, 2002.

''Aftonbladet'', February 11, 2002.

''Aftonbladet'', February 23, 2001.

''Aftonbladet'', December 17, 2006.

External links

Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2001 Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Dansbands Swedish pop music groups 1999 establishments in Sweden 2002 disestablishments in Sweden English-language singers from Sweden {{Sweden-band-stub