Hallå Västindien is a song written by Anders Melander, originally intended to be a dansband parody song for the TV series '' Lycka till'' in

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. Recorded by Felix, it acted as a

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for the

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''Tomorrow''. A

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recording on the

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''. became one of the band's most successful hit songs ever. In 1981 the song was also recorded by

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and released as a single. The song was also performed by Date during Dansbandskampen 2008. However, not during the Sveriges Television live-broadcastings, but at the official compilation album of Dansbandskamepen that year.Information
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