Kebabpizza Slivovitza is a song performed at

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by the group

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. Being knocked out at the semifinals, the song lyrics depict traditions by immigrants in

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, especially those from the

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, like kebab pizza and

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a, as well as prejudices. On 22 July 2008, the song was performed at SVT's

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Single

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"Kebabpizza Slivovitza" was released on 20 February

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/ref> peaking at 2nd position at the Swedish singles chart. On 2 March 2008 the song was tested for

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but it failed to enter the chart.

Single track listing

#Kebabpizza Slivovitza #Aldrig Lycklig #Kebabpizza Slivovitza (karaoke version)

Chart performance

References

Melodifestivalen songs of 2008 2008 singles Songs in Swedish 2008 songs {{2000s-Sweden-single-stub