''I lågornas sken'' is a song written by Mårten and

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, and performed by

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. The song was appointed for

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, and participated in the second semifinal, in

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on 1 March 2008. From there, it made it to

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the upcoming week, from where it made it to the finals defeating Häggkvist &

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'' and Suzzie Tappers '' Visst finns mirakel''. In the final, inside the

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on 15 March 2008, the song finished in sixth place. The song was also released as a single. The lyrics describe 17th century witch processes, where women were accused of being witches. The Nordman members said during an interview before the contest that the message meant to be shown was how wrong things may end by spreading false rumors. The performance included a stage show, symbolizing the witch burnings at the stake, by a female dancer standing between artificial flames. During the period 4–25 May 2008, the song charted at

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for four weeks, with positions 7-7-9-9. The song also became the 80th most successful

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song of 2008. The music video was directed by Owe Lingvall.

Charts

References

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