"Spring för livet" is a 2011 song written by Fredrik Boström and

Sara Varga Sara Varga Madeleine Jonsson (born 14 April 1982), known professionally as Sara Varga, is a Swedish vispop singer, songwriter, author, and DJ. In Summer 2010, Varga went on concert tour together with Swedish boy band Rebound!. In Autumn 2010 she ...

, and performed by Sara Varga at

Melodifestivalen 2011 Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade, with the song "Pop ...

, during the third semifinal in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

, where the song reached Andra chansen, and later the final, ending up 9th. It also charted 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 35 weeks. The song's lyrics gained attention for its depiction of abuse, serving as a contrast to the less serious topics common 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 ...

Contributors

* Fredrik Boström - bass, programming, Rhodes, percussion, guitar, producer * Janne Robertsson - drums * Lars Hägglund - drums * Jesper Nordenström - piano *

Mattias Bylund Bengt Axel Mattias Bylund (born 16 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, music arranger and music producer who lives in Gothenburg. In 2016 he received a Grammy Award for string arrangement on Taylor Swift's ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989'' and h ...

- organ * Mija Folkesson - vocals

Charts

References

2011 singles Melodifestivalen songs of 2011 Swedish-language songs Sara Varga songs 2011 songs {{2011-single-stub