Highlights is a

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 ...

from

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, established in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

by Andreas Wistrand, who had participated at

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, together with Henrik Sethsson. In

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, the band released its debut album, which received five plus by

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. The band won the Guldklaven award in

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, in the category ''Newcomer of the year''. In

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

the single "Varje liten droppe regn" charted at Sverigetoppen for 24 weeks. In

, Andreas Wistrand recorded the Christmas single "Du är det enda jag vill ha" with

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, and the song was written by Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and

Ulf Georgsson Ulf Georg Georgsson (born 22 April 1962 in Kinna Parish in former Älvsborg County, Sweden), is a Swedish songwriter, who has participated at Melodifestivalen as a songwriter, and written songs recorded by, among other, Lasse Stefanz, Vikingarna, ...

. The band participated at

Dansbandskampen 2008 Dansbandskampen is a television show established by Peter Settman and his production company Baluba. Peter Settman is also the show host. The show is broadcast over Sveriges Television, with season 1 airing October–December 2008. In 2008, five b ...

and

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

. In 2010, the band participated at

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...

together with MiSt, performing the song ''Come and Get Me Now'', (written by Mia Terngård and Stefan Lebert), in which they were knocked out, finishing in 7th place.

Members

* Michael Mårtensson (vocals) *Tommy Gustafsson (drums) *Christian Lindholm (keyboards) *Rickard Johanssons (guitar)

Discography

Albums

* 2005: Highlights * 2008: Vi Lever Om Natten * 2012: Limited Edition Vol.1 * 2014: När Vi Är Tillsammans

Singles

* 2008: Här Är Mitt Liv * 2009: The Best Part of Me * 2010: Come And Get Me Now (feat.MiSt) * 2012: Tills Natten Blir Dag * 2012: Tro På Mig * 2017: Tell It To My Heart (

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will ...

cover)

Svensktoppen songs

Svensktoppen test (failed to enter chart)

*Jag stannar inatt – 2005

References

External links

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{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2004 Dansbands 2004 establishments in Sweden