"Om igen", written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman and

Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren (born 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the ...

, is a

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, performed by

pop singer

Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena Philipsson (born 19 January 1966), known by her stage name Lena Philipsson, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and media personality. She represented Sweden in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing fifth. Career Philipsson ...

at the Swedish

Melodifestivalen 1988 In order to choose an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Sweden held a national selection, namely Melodifestivalen 1988. The runaway winner was the ballad "Stad i ljus" sung by Tommy Körberg, who also had represented Sweden at the 1969 ...

. "Om igen" finished second. The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart. The song was also at

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...

for 12 weeks during the period 10 April-4 September 1988, with a second place during the debut week as best result there. It also became a

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, being at the list for 12 weeks during the period 10 April-4 September 1988, peaking at #2. The song won the 1988 Second Chance Contest.

Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952) is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She has gained notice for yodeling in some songs. Danielsson gained he ...

was asked to compete with "Om igen", but said no.Kikki Danielsson - ''Fri - en samling'' - 2001.

Chart positions

References

Lena Philipsson songs Melodifestivalen songs of 1988 Songs written by Bobby Ljunggren Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman Swedish-language songs 1988 songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub